Mom, Your Resolve Made Me a Success, Your Stroke Made Me a Better Daughter
Julie Montiel is a radiologic technologist with Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, part of the not-for-profit Sutter Health network. In celebration of Mother’s Day, Julie wanted to publicly thank her mom for helping her start her career at Sutter, 20 years ago. Julie...
Leading with Heart: How Nursing Background Benefits CEO
Nurses understand what it takes to give safe, quality care that is service-oriented. That is why nurses bring a wealth of clinical understanding to the chief executive roles. Hamila Kownacki, R.N., MSHA and chief operating officer at Sutter’s California Pacific...
Latino Group Providing Equitable Access to Lifesaving Vaccines
More than 200,000 individuals in Sonoma County, Calif., are now considered fully vaccinated, but many more will need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity. Among those still unvaccinated include some in the county’s Latino population. “Vaccine science is complicated...
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Nurse Leader Trio Earns Awards from CA Association
Three incredible nurse leaders were recently recognized by the Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) for: Leading the evacuation of a hospital ahead of raging wildfire—twice! Re-establishing a nursing leadership...
Breaking Down the Data on Breastfeeding
While childbirth can be romanticized as a “natural” experience, in reality it's often surprisingly complex and unpredictable. Breastfeeding frequently follows suit. Many new mothers struggle to produce milk right away. A baby may not know how to latch or suck at...
Health Systems Recognized as Top-Performing for Quality
Annual health system rankings are based on clinical outcomes, operational efficiency and patient experience data. IBM Watson Health recently announced its 2021 Fortune Media/IBM Watson Health Top Health Systems award winners, recognizing Sutter Health and Sutter...
Community Groups Address Vaccine Hesitancy
James Douglas, 66, of Sacramento, admits he is one of those most at-risk for COVID-19. The resident of Globe Mills, an affordable apartment complex for seniors, took precautions by limiting his outings and wearing masks. He acknowledges that still came at a...
Dive Deeper
Kidney Donors, Recipients Reunite Virtually
Two California kidney donors and their recipients—each other’s parents—held a virtual reunion on April 22 during National Donate Life month. As recently as a few weeks ago, these two families had never met but are now connected through the gift of life and say...
COVID Vaccines Appear Safe for Pregnant Moms
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicates that Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe for pregnant women. CDC researchers tracked the health of more than 35,000 pregnant...
Meet the First Couple of Heart Transplantation
It's a First: Married Couple Had 'Giant Hearts,' Both Needed New Ones Jim and Kaye Donovan have been married for 17 years, and over that time their love has grown immensely. So did their hearts. In fact, their hearts grew so much that they were each about three...
How Volunteers Made a Difference … From a Distance
Two high-school students brought origami cranes and healing wishes to a hospital’s youngest patients—and showed that a small gesture can have a big impact. Tiffany Le and Trista Pradhan, seniors at Oakland Technical High School and Alameda Science and Technology...
Closer Look
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