by Monique Binkley Smith | May 11, 2020
According to the National Council on Aging, more than 75 percent of falls happen inside or near the home where people often feel safer and roam without thought to the safety hazards around them. With the current shelter in place orders keeping people home, focusing on...
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 11, 2020
Whether at home or in the hospital, patients getting the support they need “It is transformative—I don’t think we’ll ever go back to practicing medicine in the same way we did B.C. — before coronavirus.” Albert Chan, M.D. SACRAMENTO –In what may herald a...
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 8, 2020
Fears of the coronavirus are causing some patients to delay or avoid seeking emergency care for a stroke or heart attack. Doctors say every delayed second could put patients at risk for a worse outcome. If you or someone you know is experiencing an emergency, seek...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Apr 28, 2020
Sutter Hospitals and Emergency Departments are Prepared to Treat You, Keep You Safe If you or someone you know is experiencing an emergency, seek care immediately by calling 911 or going to the nearest emergency department. Given scenes of overwhelmed hospitals on the...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Apr 14, 2020
Leif Hass, M.D. OAKLAND, Calif. — The world-wide pandemic is causing worry and uncertainty for many. Leif Hass, M.D., a family practitioner with Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation and a hospitalist at Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, is working to...
