by Monique Binkley Smith | Apr 7, 2020
Imagine if you were ordered to shelter in place and your only option was a homeless shelter. How would you get care for your existing health conditions? For low-income or homeless people who live in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, the coronavirus outbreak is...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Mar 23, 2020
Like all hospitals and health systems during this unprecedented health emergency, Sutter Health anticipates a shortage of medical supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE). “We are pursuing additional avenues to bolster and conserve our supplies,...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Mar 16, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Governor Gavin Newsom, echoing recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is calling for the state’s bars, wineries and nightclubs to close and for restaurants to observe social distancing to help curb...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Mar 13, 2020
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.— With the World Health Organization’s recent declaration of a COVID-19 pandemic, an avalanche of advice from a variety of sources—some of it accurate, some of it misleading or even downright dangerous— can be overwhelming for anyone. Now Sutter...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Mar 4, 2020
OAKLAND, Calif. –Alta Bates Summit Medical Center earned a distinguished three-star rating, the highest possible, from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for excellence in mitral valve replacement and repair (MVRR) surgery. Of the approximately 130 participating...
