by Ashley Boarman | Nov 30, 2021
Two Northern California medical centers say that incorporating a bit fun into a child’s hospital visit can help minimize their emotional trauma and improve the hospital experience for the entire family. “As child life specialists, play is what we do,” says Lori...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 17, 2021
If your child under 5 gets sick, have them tested for COVID-19. That’s the advice of urgent care pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Louie with Sutter’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation, who says it’s best to rule out the COVID-19 virus right away to keep your family and other...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 16, 2021
Food banks provided record numbers of meals and groceries in 2020 as people and families grappled with the arrival of the novel coronavirus and the economic impacts that resulted. And, like COVID-19, the huge number of people needing food assistance has persisted in...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 11, 2021
“Did someone say there’s a dog on the unit?” ICU nurses at a bustling medical center in San Francisco are enjoying calming kisses and cuddles from Omega, California Pacific Medical Center’s resident “good boy.” Three-year-old Omega is no ordinary Labrador Golden...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 4, 2021
Surani Kwan recently walked into what she thought was going to be an administrative meeting at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital only to find a room full of flowers, family, colleagues and a catered meal in her honor. “What’s my mom doing here?” was Kwan’s first...
