Sutter Health and Presidio Trust Launch Partnership
Founding partnership creates new model for sustaining public spaces and advancing community health through nature Media can access downloadable photos, fact sheets and additional resources here. SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 15, 2026) — As communities look for new ways to...
What Comes Before Stomach Cancer? Researchers Are Finding Out.
Call it a "gut feeling." For some stomach cancers, the first signs may appear years before a diagnosis. At Sutter Health Research Institute, Dr. Su-Ying Liang is helping lead that work. Through Gastroshare, she and researchers at Stanford University are using...
Sutter Investment Helps API Families Access Health Services
Chronic conditions such as hepatitis B, diabetes and hypertension continue to affect many Chinese, Asian and Pacific Islander communities across San Francisco. Yet language, cultural and financial barriers can make it harder for people to access preventive care, find...
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Sutter’s CPMC Earns Highest Cardiac Certification
Sutter's CPMC Kanbar Cardiac Care Center in San Francisco has earned its first Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association. CPMC is now among only four hospitals in Northern California and 29 hospitals...
Free Screenings for Healthier Futures
Good health begins with knowledge, prevention and taking the first step. Sutter Health’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center and the Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council (BACHAC) will again welcome community members to the annual Men’s and Women’s Health Fair, an...
Finding Solid Ground Through Serious Illness
Photo (L to R): Alicyn (Craig's daughter), David (Craig's husband), Craig, Evelyn (Craig's stepdaughter), Sue (Alicyn's mom), and their dog Annie By Pooja Nerkar, Vitals contributor Cystic fibrosis was part of Craig Whitley’s life. It was never the whole story. ...
S.F. Architect Is First at Sutter to Receive MRI-Guided Prostate Treatment
Photo: Using real-time MRI imaging, the radiologist outlines the exact area targeted for treatment. Everything inside the black line will receive therapy, allowing physicians to precisely treat diseased tissue while avoiding surrounding healthy structures. Sutter’s...
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The Daughter at the End of a Long Journey
By Jenn Lonzer, Vitals contributor Nisha Patel almost brushed it off. Patel and her husband had already traveled a long road to parenthood. After struggling to conceive and undergoing multiple rounds of IVF, their first successful embryo transfer led to the birth...
More Time for Stronger Bones
By Dr. Leila Haghighat, Vitals contributor Midday, fifteen patients with osteoporosis trickle into a virtual meeting, each with the results of a recent bone density scan close at hand. “Alright, is everyone ready?” asks Dr. Amy Culver, a family medicine physician...
Summer Sports Camp Sets Stage for School Year for 300 Youth
By Yanet Luna, Vitals contributor Who knew all that summer play could get kids ready for the upcoming school year? Regular physical activity can improve children's academic performance, attention, memory and mental health, while reducing symptoms of depression,...
Future Doctor Sees Trust as the Starting Point of Treatment
When Warsan Ali’s aunt was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, Ali found herself doing more than translating medical terms. She was helping her Somali immigrant family make sense of fear, prognosis and treatment, while seeing firsthand how trust can...
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