by Monique Binkley Smith | Feb 2, 2021
As the pandemic grinds on, it’s tough to keep on top of how to help protect yourself and your loved ones. We’ve got you covered. Here is a selection of Vitals’ best tips and most relevant stories to help keep you informed. Vaccines Answers to Questions About...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jan 15, 2021
So you or your loved one were diagnosed with COVID-19. You’re following doctor’s orders, isolating at home and taking precautions to protect other people from infection. But how do you know when it’s time to seek emergency medical attention for COVID-19, or time to...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Dec 24, 2020
As COVID-19 infections continue to surge across the state, California’s leading healthcare systems are offering a prescription to residents to help slow the spread of the virus: Stay home for the holidays. At a Dec. 22 virtual statewide joint press conference,...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Dec 14, 2020
Since the beginning of the pandemic, an integrated health network of hospitals has reduced the stays for COVID-19 patients from an average of 20 days to just eight days today, thanks to a coordinated response deployed by the healthcare system. Sutter Health’s 24...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Dec 7, 2020
At a critical time as more people experience food insecurity due to the pandemic, a first-of-its-kind project in Northern California is safely and quickly diverting hospital food that otherwise would go to waste and getting it into the mouths of the hungry. Since...
