The Road of Resiliency: Linda’s Path to Wellness
For Linda Shum, the past few years have been filled with significant milestones and challenges—none more meaningful than her recent total knee replacement surgery with Dr. Alexis Gaskin at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. Linda, who recently celebrated her 50th...
Practice Makes Perfect: Sim Lab Offers Realistic Experience
Casey Bell, right, and Trenton Jones lead the simulation trainings at Sutter Roseville Medical Center's simulation lab which feature realistic manikins for trainees to practice on. The patient on the operating table may not be real, but Dr. Andrei Callejas’ heart rate...
New Rural Health Clinic Breaks Ground in Los Banos
Sutter Health and Memorial Hospital Los Banos officially broke ground on a new rural health clinic that will expand care options to the growing Central Valley community. With ceremonial shovels in hand, local leaders, care teams and community officials helped mark the...
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Volunteer Shares Healing Notes
Many Thursday afternoons, visitors to the San Carlos clinic of Sutter’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation hear the soothing sounds of guitarist Vance Daddi. As patients stop to listen, many smile and thank Vance. But recently, something truly astonished him. “I was...
Sutter Leaders Take the Stage to Help Shape Healthcare Dialogue
(Left to right) Anup Singh, Dr. Lindsay Mazotti, Genea Wilson, Megan Gillespie, Darian Harris, and Leon Clark pose together from the 2025 Becker's Annual Meeting in Chicago. Credit: Dr. Lindsay Mazotti As the healthcare landscape undergoes rapid transformation—from...
Sutter’s Nurse Residency Program Builds Confidence, Skills for Success
Sutter Nurse Residency Program nurses take part in a simulation training with a mannequin. For a registered nurse, the first days on the job can feel like a whirlwind. Stress, pressure and information overload are some of the realities many new nurses face. But...
Compassion in Action: Four Honored as Sutter ‘Nurses of the Year’
Nurses are at the heart of patient care, offering compassion and expertise while shaping the healing journey of those they serve. It’s no surprise that for 23 straight years, nursing has been named America’s most trusted profession, according to Gallup surveys....
Dive Deeper
Sutter Physician Strikes Balance Between Motherhood, Career
California Pacific Medical Center’s Dr. Heba Ismail has been honored by the American Lung Association with an Outstanding Mother-Physician of the Year award. By Jennifer Modenessi, Vitals contributor Dr. Heba Ismail, an interventional pulmonologist and medical...
Manetti Shrem Gift Inspires Future of Aging and Nursing at CPMC
Feature story: A Legacy of Care Rachel Lee, Vitals contributor On an early spring afternoon in San Francisco, the lobby of Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Mission Bernal Campus & Orthopedic Institute became more than just an entrance –...
Retired Engineer Switches Gears to Support Those in Hospice
In the bike repair shop where he volunteers, Ed Roman displays his favorite quote from Saint Francis of Assisi: “He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his...
5 Ways Mental Health Access Will Expand in 2025
By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor A mother struggling to find mental health support for her child. A patient waiting in the emergency department for psychiatric care. A teen experiencing anxiety who doesn’t know where to turn. These are real situations happening...
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