by Sutter Health | Nov 1, 2022
By Karin Fleming and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Cancer treatment has come a long way since the days of Mad Men where characters appeared to smoke as much as they spoke. Yet cancer is still one of the most foreboding diagnoses one can hear—especially when it...
by Sutter Health | Nov 1, 2022
November 1 marks the start of open enrollment when thousands of Northern Californians shop for health coverage through Covered California. It’s here that individuals can find affordable coverage and see if they qualify for financial help to lower their monthly...
by Sutter Health | Oct 28, 2022
Hundreds of virtual attendees and dozens of in-person guests gathered on Oct. 14 to hear health equity experts, researchers and change agents at a symposium focused on unconscious bias in healthcare in Sacramento. “We can and must do better,” said Kristen M.J. Azar,...
by Sutter Health | Oct 27, 2022
Online symptom checkers have grown in popularity, offering the public a convenient way to consider their next steps for care. But now one symptom checker goes beyond stomach aches and skin rashes to include offering direction to mental health resources. Users now...
by Sutter Health | Oct 25, 2022
By Anita Creamer, a Vitals contributor During his 35-year career in healthcare, Sutter Health Interim President & CEO James Conforti has seen the traumatic impact of cancer on patients, their families and their caregivers. That’s why, as a healthcare leader, he...
