by Emma Dugas | Apr 29, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor When you book a hotel, pick a restaurant or buy products online, you can review star ratings from other consumers. Did you know that there is also a national star-rating systems for hospitals? Since 2016, the Centers for Medicare...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 26, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Opening the Sutter Santa Cruz Pride Care Clinic has been a career defining moment for Leila Kramer, Certified Physician Assistant with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF). “I am so proud to open a clinic that concentrates on the...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 19, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Two high-school students brought origami cranes and healing wishes to a hospital’s youngest patients—and showed that a small gesture can have a big impact. Tiffany Le and Trista Pradhan, seniors at Oakland Technical High School and...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 5, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Does the thought of going back to “the way things were” before the pandemic fill you with fear? You aren’t alone. The San Francisco Chronicle recently interviewed Mercedes Kwiatkowski, M.D., psychiatrist with the Sutter Bay Medical...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 22, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Medical breakthroughs benefit millions of Americans every day —from vaccines that help prevent illness to therapies that treat disease. While our understanding of how to better care for individuals has grown, gaps remain for racial...
