by Sutter Health | Feb 1, 2022
By Karin Fleming and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors It’s no surprise to hear that pregnant people can experience shortness of breath, swollen feet and fatigue. But for some of those who are expecting, these and other clinical symptoms can be signs of misdiagnosed or...
by Sutter Health | Jan 28, 2022
By Nicole Townsend and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors The relentless COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on mental health. Long-term stress is turning into burnout. This phenomenon is rapidly surfacing across industries and it’s considered a key driver to the “Great...
by Sutter Health | Jan 19, 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dave Cheney, CEO of Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento since 2017, has been named CEO of Sutter Health Hospitals, which includes overseeing all 23 Northern California acute-care facilities in Sutter’s integrated network. In addition to his...
by Sutter Health | Jan 19, 2022
By Stephanie Breitbart and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Eighteen years ago, Kim Watson took her first steps inside a hospital as a registered nurse. There were many unknowns in that moment. Perhaps one consideration that didn’t cross Watson’s mind was how she and...
by Sutter Health | Jan 7, 2022
If you have cold-like symptoms and fear you have COVID-19 but aren’t sick enough to go to the hospital, stay home and take care of yourself. That’s the consensus of healthcare professionals as they grapple with short supplies of COVID-19 tests and long waits for...