From Devastating Ski Crash to Dramatic Recovery
San Francisco man’s remarkable comeback after a severe traumatic brain injury San Francisco resident Martin "Marty" Dalton had always felt at home on the slopes of Palisades Tahoe. A lifelong skier, he never imagined a single run on the mountain would change...
Off-Duty Nurse Rescues Missing Woman in Mountain Search
Sutter Lakeside Hospital ER nurse Danielle Arriaza with Julie, the missing Kelseyville woman she helped rescue during the summer of 2024. By Cat Valles, Vitals contributor Lake County, located about three hours north of San Francisco, is a tight-knit community where...
Sutter Health Brings Primary Care Center to Morgan Hill
Community leaders and healthcare executives gathered on Feb. 27 to celebrate Sutter Health’s latest expansion of healthcare services in Morgan Hill. The addition of primary care services at the Morgan Hill Care Center marks a significant step in improving local access...
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Behavioral Health, Primary and Specialty Care Expands in the Central Valley
By Craig Baize and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Demand for healthcare services continues to rise. Mental health and primary care are at the top of the lists. But California’s Central Valley, home to some of the fastest-growing communities in the state, is...
Personalized Statin Prescriptions: Tailored to Match Your Genes
By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Each year, 50 million people are prescribed statins to manage high cholesterol—a vital step in preventing heart disease. Yet, half of them stop taking their medication, putting millions of patients at risk for worsening heart...
Journey to Healing: Gastroparesis Patient Finds Relief
Photo caption: Patient Allison Villegas embraces Dr. Mimi Lin before undergoing surgery for a gastric stimulator implant at California Pacific Medical Center's Van Ness campus. By Jennifer Modenessi-Gurule, Vitals contributor Minutes before her surgery at...
Shouldering the Load: RN’s Surgery and Road to Healing
Working at Sutter Health’s Santa Cruz Maternity and Surgery Center, Diana Bastin has assisted in countless procedures, ensuring the best outcomes for her patients. But earlier this year, Diana found herself in a different position — on the other side of the operating table.
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Shaping The Future of Healthcare Through Mentorship
If "experience is the best teacher," than mentorship is what makes the experience the most meaningful. Feb. 28 marks a special day to honor tomorrow’s leading physicians: residents. To commemorate ”Thank a Resident Day,” medical education leaders and program...
Hospital Care Team Makes Couple’s Wish for a Wedding Come True
Photo caption: Melissa Force and Joe Dea | Photograph by Stuart Bass By Clayton Warren, Vitals contributor A dedicated team of caregivers at Sutter's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland helped support a dream come true for a special wedding couple. Joe Dea...
Navigating Congenital Heart Defects as an Adult
Nearly 2 million adults in the U.S. live with congenital heart defects or CHDs. These patients survived the repair of structural abnormalities in their hearts while infants or children and they require lifelong attention from a cardiology specialist. While only 20%...
Sutter Unveils East Bay Expansion Plan to Improve Patient Access
Growth plan features a new acute care medical center, primary and specialty care clinics, destination advanced care centers, urgent care facilities and ambulatory surgery centers. NORTHERN CALIF. -- Building on its 120-year tradition of caring for Northern...
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