---
title: "Vitals | Health News and Stories from Sutter Health"
description: "Vitals connects you to vital health information from Sutter Health — patient stories, research news, community impact and expert perspectives."
url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/"
---

# Vitals | Health News and Stories from Sutter Health

Welcome to Vitals

## Health stories  
worth telling

Vitals brings you real stories from patients, caregivers and clinicians across Northern California and the Central Coast — plus expert guidance to help you live and feel your best.

![Dr. Andrew Tam with medical staff and the NanoKnife system used to deliver focal therapy for localized prostate cancer at Sutter East Bay Medical Group.](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/patient-stories/Nanoknife_group_picture_under_2MB-e1793114738172.jpg?h=1027&iar=0&w=1553)

## [Treating Prostate Cancer While Preserving What Matters Most](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/treating-prostate-cancer-while-preserving-what-matters-most) 

![Dr. Matthew Solomon presenting on stage](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/Dr-Matthew-Solomon-presenting-on-stage.png?h=680&iar=0&w=981)

## [5 key takeaways from NorCal Research Symposium](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/5-key-takeaways-from-norcal-research-symposium)

![Roxanne Beltran and Patrick Robinson sit on a blanket on a coastal bluff holding their baby, Remy, with a picnic basket beside them and the ocean behind](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/patient-stories/Roxanne-and-Patrick-Picnic-with-Remy.jpg?h=416&iar=0&w=624)

## [Santa Cruz Sets State Standard for Low C-Sections](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/santa-cruz-sets-state-standard-for-low-c-sections)

## Editor's picks

### [Personalized vaccine targets melanoma recurrence?](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/personalized-vaccine-targets-melanoma-recurrence)

![Gloved hands administer shot to bare arm](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/research-and-innovation/Gloved-hands-giving-a-shot-to-a-bare-arm.jpg?h=632&iar=0&w=831)

### [At the Register, Small Gifts Add Up for Breast Cancer Patients](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact/small-gifts-add-up-for-breast-cancer-patients)

![Woman with scarf and grocery bag shopping](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/Woman-with-scarf-and-grocery-bag-shopping.jpg?h=608&iar=0&w=1080)

### [It Takes a Team: Spotlight on Sacramento Hospital’s Heart Valve Care](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/our-people/spotlight-on-sacramento-hospital-heart-valve-care) 

![SMCS Cardiac Team](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/our-people/smcs-structural-heart-team.jpg?h=1086&iar=0&w=1448)

### [Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital NICU Delivers for Michigan Mom](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/ssrrh-nicu-delivers-for-michigan-mom)

![mother, father and newborn baby in the NICU](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/patient-stories/ssrrh-nicu-patient-and-child.png?h=670&iar=0&w=960)

## Community impact

![Red ambulance in hospital loading bay](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/IMG_9051.jpeg?h=4284&iar=0&w=5712)

### [SF EMS Adds Sutter’s CPMC Mission Bernal to Stroke Care Network](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact/sf-ems-adds-sutters-cpmc-mission-bernal-to-stroke-care-network) 

![Woman with scarf and grocery bag shopping](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/Woman-with-scarf-and-grocery-bag-shopping.jpg?h=608&iar=0&w=1080)

### [At the register, small gifts add up for breast cancer patients](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact/small-gifts-add-up-for-breast-cancer-patients)

![Site Updates: Sutter Advanced Neuroscience Complex at Mission Bernal](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/community-impact/IMG_6730-18cdf761.jpeg?h=1536&iar=0&w=2048 "Site Updates: Sutter Advanced Neuroscience Complex at Mission Bernal")

### [Site Updates: Sutter Advanced Neuroscience Complex at Mission Bernal](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact/mission-bernal-care-complex-updates)

[See all community impact](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact)

## Research & innovation

![Gloved hands administer shot to bare arm](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/research-and-innovation/Gloved-hands-giving-a-shot-to-a-bare-arm.jpg?h=632&iar=0&w=831)

### [Personalized vaccine targets melanoma recurrence?](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/personalized-vaccine-targets-melanoma-recurrence)

### [5 key takeaways from NorCal Research Symposium](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/5-key-takeaways-from-norcal-research-symposium)

![Dr. Matthew Solomon presenting on stage](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/Dr-Matthew-Solomon-presenting-on-stage.png?h=680&iar=0&w=981)

### [What Will It Take for AI to Deliver on Its Promise in Healthcare?](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/What-Will-It-Take-for-AI-to-Deliver-on-Its-Promise-in-Healthcare)

![Digital welcome sign for AI Leadership Forum at Sutter's Innovation Center](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/research-and-innovation/AI-Leadership-Forum-4.jpg?h=1267&iar=0&w=1900)

### [Sutter First in Northern California to Use New Robot for Complex Spine](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/sutter-first-in-northern-california-to-use-new-robot-for-complex-spine) 

![Doctor using robotic tools](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/research-and-innovation/doctor-using-robotic-tool.jpg?h=1536&iar=0&w=2048)

### [Digital Progress Reaches Across the Care Journey](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/digital-progress-reaches-across-the-care-journey)

![Sutter Health's Digital Health Most Wired badges: Level 9 Acute Care, Level 9 Ambulatory Care, Level 9 Long-Term and Post-Acute Care](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/Most-Wired-Awards-2026-2-Vitals-1200x630.png?h=630&iar=0&w=1200)

[See all research & innovation](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation)

## Patient stories

![Dr. Andrew Tam with medical staff and the NanoKnife system used to deliver focal therapy for localized prostate cancer at Sutter East Bay Medical Group.](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/patient-stories/Nanoknife_group_picture_under_2MB-e1793114738172.jpg?h=1027&iar=0&w=1553)

### [Treating prostate cancer while preserving what matters most](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/treating-prostate-cancer-while-preserving-what-matters-most)

### [Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital NICU delivers for Michigan mom](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/ssrrh-nicu-delivers-for-michigan-mom)

![mother, father and newborn baby in the NICU](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/patient-stories/ssrrh-nicu-patient-and-child.png?h=670&iar=0&w=960)

### [Santa Cruz sets state standard for low C-sections](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/santa-cruz-sets-state-standard-for-low-c-sections)

![Roxanne Beltran and Patrick Robinson sit on a blanket on a coastal bluff holding their baby, Remy, with a picnic basket beside them and the ocean behind](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/patient-stories/Roxanne-and-Patrick-Picnic-with-Remy.jpg?h=416&iar=0&w=624)

### [The Blood Pressure Check That Changed Everything](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/she-almost-went-back-to-sleep-then-she-checked-her-blood-pressure)

![A smiling mother in a blue jacket looks down at her newborn, who gazes back up at her, wearing a gray patterned outfit](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/patient-stories/Sara-Caraballo-and-Newborn-Daughter.jpg?h=938&iar=0&w=1475)

### [At 83, She Wants to Hear Every Conversation](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/at-83-she-wants-to-hear-every-conversation)

![Dr. Varun Varadarajan, in a white coat over teal scrubs, stands with an arm around Maritha de Werk, a smiling older woman in a gray T-shirt, in an exam room](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/patient-stories/Maritha-de-Werk-and-Dr-Varadarajan.jpg?h=750&iar=0&w=1000)

[See all patient stories](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories)

## Perspectives

![New Podcasts featuring Sutter Health Leaders graphic with headshots of Warner Thomas, Laura Wilt, Dr. Ashley Beecy, Dr. Veena Jones, Jonathan Ma, Jennifer Bollinger and Carole Bennett beside a silver microphone and the Sutter Health logo, on a teal background](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/perspectives/Leader-Podcast-Graphic.jpg?h=1080&iar=0&w=1920)

### [Beyond Buzzwords: How Sutter Leaders Create Healthcare’s Blueprint](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/beyond-buzzwords-how-sutter-leaders-create-healthcares-blueprint)

![Breastfeeding Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/perspectives/Breastfeeding-1-Vitals-resized-scaled-63944659.jpg?h=1440&iar=0&w=2560 "Breastfeeding Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction")

### [Breastfeeding Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/breastfeeding-myths-separating-fact-from-fiction)

![Why Exercise Is One of the Best Health Habits You Can Have](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/perspectives/AdobeStock_1781775684_under_2MB-4-c77d6539.jpg?h=1080&iar=0&w=2048 "Why Exercise Is One of the Best Health Habits You Can Have")

### [Why Exercise Is One of the Best Health Habits You Can Have](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/why-exercise-is-one-of-the-best-health-habits-you-can-have)

[See all perspectives](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives)

![Sutter Health doctor consulting patient](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/92d109723c13b85d521aee1b5e812cbc0c712dd7.png?h=1275&iar=0&w=2048)

## Media resources

Sutter Health’s media relations team assists journalists supporting print, broadcast and
online content.

[View the media kit](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/media-resources/resources-for-journalists)

![Sutter Health doctor consulting patient](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/92d109723c13b85d521aee1b5e812cbc0c712dd7.png?h=1275&iar=0&w=2048)

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