Update on Sutter Health and Aetna Collaboration

SACRAMENTO, Calif.- Sutter Health and Aetna recently agreed to dissolve their joint venture healthcare company, Sutter Health | Aetna, by June 2023—the original relationship term and renewal date. The decision follows a comprehensive evaluation of the external...
Forget Candy; This Doctor’s Office Gives Books as Treats

Forget Candy; This Doctor’s Office Gives Books as Treats

By Anita Creamer, Vitals contributor A family medicine clinic in Elk Grove, Calif., doesn’t hand out suckers to pediatric patients. They give books. Mary Tucker, a family practice clinical assistant with Elk Grove Family Medicine, knew she loved books — and she knew...
Unforgettable Wedding: Couple Exchange Vows at Hospital

Unforgettable Wedding: Couple Exchange Vows at Hospital

By Clayton Warren and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Itzel Lopez was planning to marry her college sweetheart, Jonatan Spahn, this August, but those plans were put on hold when Lopez was admitted to Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in...