by Angie Sheets | Mar 16, 2020
Tips to keep you safe Many people are making trips to the grocery store or using food delivery services right now. So how do you know your food is virus-free when it gets to your doorstep?According to the USDA, “We are not aware of any reports at this time of human...
by Sutter Health | Mar 13, 2020
by CNBC Sutter Health, a Northern California hospital chain, emailed its patients over the weekend of March 7 to encourage them to use a new online tool if they have symptoms resembling the coronavirus. The app works by leading patients through a set of questions to...
by Ashley Boarman | Mar 13, 2020
One man’s struggle with seizures is silenced thanks to a medical device implanted on his brain. Andy Fiannaca, a college student at the time, first discovered he had epilepsy when he woke up in an ambulance. His head was gouged and bleeding—the result of falling...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Mar 13, 2020
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.— With the World Health Organization’s recent declaration of a COVID-19 pandemic, an avalanche of advice from a variety of sources—some of it accurate, some of it misleading or even downright dangerous— can be overwhelming for anyone. Now Sutter...
by Sutter Health | Mar 9, 2020
by NBC News AS COVID-19 SPREADS across 13 states and public health officials urge Americans to work from home, wash their hands, and stop touching their faces, hospitals and urgent care clinics are preparing for an onslaught of feverish, coughing, and highly...
by Sutter Health | Mar 9, 2020
by NBC News At the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, patients who are worried that they may have the coronavirus no longer enter the hospital itself. Instead, they are treated just outside in big tents, where physicians donning protective gear test them...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 6, 2020
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Santa Cruz Community Health (SCCH) and Dientes Community Dental Care (Dientes), today announced a $1 million dollar investment from Sutter Health to support the construction and operation of a 19,000-square-foot...
by Sutter Health | Mar 5, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Integrated healthcare delivery system Sutter Health has announced its financial performance for 2019. Investment income helped offset the losses associated with operations as the organization ended the year with $114 million in 2019 income. The...
by Sutter Health | Feb 27, 2020
by Sutter Health SACRAMENTO, CALIF. AND SAN FRANCISCO–From the moment a woman realizes she’s pregnant, there’s so much to think about, from coping with morning sickness to remembering to take prenatal vitamins and preparing for delivery. In hopes of making it easier...
by Sutter Health | Feb 18, 2020
by BioWorld Ferrum Health Inc., of San Francisco, is looking to prevent medical errors with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). That caught the eye of Sutter Health, a not-for-profit health care network in Northern California. To that end, the two have unveiled...
