by Monique Binkley Smith | Jun 26, 2026
As communities gather to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, fireworks will once again light up the sky. But behind the spectacle, health experts say the risks are real—and often overlooked. Each year, trauma teams and emergency departments across the country treat...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jun 11, 2026
Care teams across Sutter Health will soon have easier access to hands-on clinical training thanks to a new mobile simulation lab — a 44-foot lab on wheels that will travel to hospitals and clinics across the not-for-profit, integrated health system. Believed to be the...
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 19, 2026
Pictured above: Susan Friedland, CEO of Satellite Affordable Housing Associates; former state senator Nancy Skinner; Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee; Natalie Aguilera, CEO of Native American Health Center; Dr. Rob Nordgren, chief medical officer of Sutter Health’s Greater...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jan 6, 2026
Above: New Year baby Conner James Kerr with parents Marisa and Shane Kerr Across Sutter hospitals, families and care teams are celebrating the first babies of 2026. These joyful beginnings reflect more than tradition: they highlight Sutter’s nationally recognized...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 30, 2025
Seventeen years ago, philanthropist Peter Read sold a prized car to fund a gift that changed the landscape of breast health care in the East Bay. That initial gift led to the creation of the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center at Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical...
