by Sutter Health | Mar 10, 2022
By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor Every year in the United States, about 1 million people have surgery to help relieve pain and restore mobility in their hip or knee. For many people, an ambulatory surgery center offers a safe, convenient option for the procedure....
by Sutter Health | Mar 4, 2022
Healthcare experienced a digital revolution during the pandemic and the transformation is only accelerating as people become more digitally savvy. In Digital Health Insights, Dr. Albert Chan, vice president and chief of digital health at Sutter Health, shares how we...
by Sutter Health | Mar 3, 2022
By Meg Walker, Monique Binkley Smith and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Tina Reed could be referred to as a “first face of medicine.” As a medical assistant at Santa Rosa Same Day Care, she is one of the initial care team members who welcome patients into the busy...
by Sutter Health | Feb 25, 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif., —Today, not-for-profit integrated healthcare system Sutter Health announced its participation in Medicare Direct Contracting. This innovative, value-based payment model with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is designed to...
by Sutter Health | Feb 24, 2022
By Marycon Young and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors A teenager’s bedroom—once a safe haven for young people—transformed in the time of COVID. Rather than serve as sanctuary, bedrooms morphed for many into lonely places of isolation. A recent photo essay in The New...
