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About Saint Peters Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC)/Cohoes Outpatient Clinic
Saint Peters Addiction Recovery Center, commonly known as SPARC, operates a Cohoes outpatient clinic at 55 Mohawk Street, Suite 100, serving Albany County in New York’s Capital Region. The clinic is one component of SPARC, the addiction services arm of St. Peter’s Health Partners, a regional Catholic health system anchored by St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. SPARC’s Cohoes site provides community-based addiction recovery for adults whose treatment needs can be addressed without a residential stay.
Clinically, the Cohoes clinic offers medically supervised outpatient withdrawal management, standard outpatient treatment, and intensive outpatient programming. That continuum lets clients enter at the level of care that fits their current presentation and step up or down within the same clinic as treatment progresses. Care is anchored by cognitive behavioral therapy and individual and group counseling, with attention to co-occurring mental health conditions through the broader St. Peter’s Health Partners network when needed.
The clinic serves adult men and women and is configured to support deaf and hard-of-hearing clients. Accepted coverage includes Medicaid, private insurance, self-pay, and New York state insurance products. That breadth of accepted payers matters in a region where insurance coverage varies significantly from town to town, and it helps reduce financial barriers for clients seeking timely care.
SPARC’s Cohoes Outpatient Clinic operates inside a Joint Commission accredited health system. St. Peter’s Health Partners has been repeatedly recognized for clinical quality, with St. Peter’s Hospital ranked No. 1 in Albany and a U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Hospital for twelve consecutive years. That broader institutional context provides the clinic with backing on quality measurement, clinical infrastructure, and continuity of care into other St. Peter’s Health Partners services when clients’ needs evolve.
- Hospital-affiliated outpatient clinic through St. Peter's Health Partners network
- Telemedicine and telehealth capabilities for flexible treatment access
- Cognitive behavioral therapy specialization for substance use disorders
- Medicaid acceptance with cash and private insurance options
- Downtown Cohoes location serving Albany County residents