by Sutter Health | Dec 14, 2022
“The nurses’ union at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has called a 9-day strike from December 24 – January 2, its third strike of the year. The union is using patients as bargaining chips, just as the ‘tripledemic’ of flu, RSV and COVID is slamming hospitals...
by Sutter Health | Dec 8, 2022
Sutter Health Plus, an affordable HMO health plan that gives people access to many Sutter Health network hospitals and doctors, is proud of the top-performing medical groups in its provider network. Six Sutter-affiliated medical groups were recently recognized by the...
by Sutter Health | Dec 7, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that this year’s influenza vaccines appear as a “good match” to the flu strains making their way around the U.S. It’s encouraging news as Northern California—along with the rest of the country—faces a unique...
by Sutter Health | Dec 6, 2022
This content by Kristen M.J. Azar, scientific medical director of Sutter Health’s Institute for Advancing Health Equity, originally appeared on LinkedIn. Inequity in healthcare is both the greatest challenge and greatest opportunity facing the healthcare industry...
by Sutter Health | Dec 6, 2022
By Lara Azar, Vitals contributor Brian White was building furniture at a Berkeley workshop one moment and was the subject of a frantic 911 call the next. Less than 30 minutes later, the stroke victim was being evaluated by a dedicated team at Alta Bates Summit Medical...
