Acing Women’s Health: Venus Helps Advance Breast Cancer Care
Pictured above: Venus Williams was the keynote speaker at the 21st Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation Women’s Health Luncheon and Lecture. Photo by Drew Altizer Photography. Tennis Star Venus Williams Teams Up with San Mateo Community to Advance Breast Cancer...
Ray Dolby Brain Health Center Prepares for the Future
Sutter's Ray Dolby Brain Health Center has expanded to a second location at CPMC’s Davies Campus, increasing its capacity to provide cutting-edge treatments for Alzheimer's and other memory disorders, with plans to move to the Mission Bernal Care Complex in 2028. By...
Mental Health Support App Helps Thousands in First Year
By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor In a world where mental health challenges are more visible than ever, Sutter Health has taken a bold step to offer vital support to young people. Last fall, the healthcare system expanded its Scout app, an innovative tool initially...
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Sutter Health Launches Addiction Medicine Fellowship in Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2024) – The Sutter Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program, part of Sutter Health, has launched a new Addiction Medicine Fellowship to improve high-quality, de-stigmatized care for people with substance use disorders (SUDs). In...
Foundational $1.2M Gift Expands Healthcare, Access in Central Valley
MODESTO, Calif. -- The Antone & Marie Raymus Foundation has awarded Sutter Health more than $1.2 million in support of driving healthcare innovation and transforming care across Central Valley communities. Since 2020, the Raymus Foundation has contributed more...
Latino Doctor Keeps Health Education from Being Lost in Translation
Dr. Juan José Vergara Saavedra believes that mass media can be a powerful tool for promoting health. He also knows that health education must be easy to understand and remember, if you want people to act on it. Taking these truths to heart has spurred Dr. Vergara...
Maiden Names are Making a Comeback, For Good Reason
Employers are increasingly encouraging their workforce to bring their genuine selves to their jobs. They know that when people show up with authenticity it can transform team dynamics. It can also create deeper connections, spark innovation and foster an...
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Sutter Researchers Help Nab $67M NIH Grant for Study on Aging
Sutter Health Researchers Help Secure Nearly $70 Million NIH Grant to Advance Landmark Study on Healthy Aging SAN FRANCISCO – Sutter Health announced today researchers at its Sequoia Center for the Science of Aging will receive $21 million from a $67.7 million...
Luck, Timing and a GREAT Program
By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Marina Montes had not considered genetic testing until she received an email from Sutter Health describing a free program in Santa Rosa—the Genetic Risk Evaluation and Testing (GREAT) program. Started in 2022, the complementary...
‘Never Been a Better Time to Work in Healthcare’
Sutter Health CEO Sits Down With Modern Healthcare to Talk Impact By Lara Azar, Vitals contributor Find out in this in-depth, wide-ranging interview with Dan Peres, president of Modern Healthcare, why Sutter Health President & CEO Warner Thomas believes there’s...
Two Torn ACLs Won’t Keep Teen from Her Sports Dream
By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Few injuries are more devastating to an athlete than a torn ACL or anterior cruciate ligament. Common among soccer, football and basketball players, an ACL tear occurs when sudden force is inflicted on the knee, often from a...
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