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...
by Sutter Health | Jan 4, 2022
Research has continuously shown the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has on communities of color. More recent studies have also revealed that if infected with the virus, pregnant women and their newborn babies experience a higher prevalence of adverse outcomes than...
by Sutter Health | Dec 31, 2021
While the coronavirus has dominated health news for the past two years, there continue to be advances in all areas of medical care. We asked physicians throughout Northern California in many specialties an open-ended question: “What are you anticipating, hoping for,...
by Sutter Health | Dec 22, 2021
By Karin Fleming and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Video visits are finally seen as a viable way to enhance access to healthcare. But what about other digital health tools that help maximize results for times in between or during healthcare appointments—video or...
