12 Unforgettable Patient Comebacks to Close 2024

Dec 23, 2024

Sutter Health

photo collage of 12 pictures with a person or people in them

By Vitals editorial staff

This year, we’ve seen patients who didn’t just beat the odds – they redefined them! From groundbreaking firsts and participation in pioneering clinical trials to incredible triumphs over unexpected health emergencies, these stories show what happens when exceptional care and compassion meet human courage and resilience. Don’t miss a last look at these 12 incredible patient journeys from across Sutter Health that will truly inspire you.

Transplant Patient’s Remarkable Recovery a Team Effort

Asian woman in wheelchair is surrounded by her hospital rehabilitation care team

Suspicious Scan Spurs Woman’s Lung Biopsy Using Latest Tech

A patient and her doctor stand in front of new lung cancer diagnostic technology

Center Tracks Pacemaker So Cyclist Can Blaze Trails Worry-free

Man with bike helmet with bicycle and lake behind him

‘Miracle’ Baby Home After 183 Days in the NICU

Micropremie Seiori Sweeney Austin, wearing her NICU graduation 'mortar board,' leaves the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center for the first time since she was born six months ago.

Chicoan Gets New Lungs After 120 Days on Novel Life Support

Woman in hospital bed with doctors flanking her.

Riveting Video: How Teen from China Was Saved When Heart Failed

Girl in hospital bed and then smiling, having recovered

Stroke Study Informs Future Clot-Busting Treatment

A man and woman stand next to each other

Ultimate Frisbee Player Scores Big, Survives Heart Attack

Photo of heart attack survivor, Jennifer Carothers-Liske, with her care team at Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland.

Oakland Woman Turning 90 Gets Heart Repaired in Bay First

Bay Area Grandpa Ready to Hit Trails Thanks to Advanced Cancer Therapy

Clinical Trial Helps Steady the Heartbeat of Half Moon Bay Resident

A Caucasian woman sitting on a picnic table with her dog

How a New Approach Allows Beat to Go on Without Heart Surgery

Drummer in garage with drum kit

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