Mom, Your Stroke Made Me a Better Daughter

Mom, Your Stroke Made Me a Better Daughter

Julie Montiel is a radiologic technologist with Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, part of the not-for-profit Sutter Health network. In celebration of Mother’s Day, Julie wanted to publicly thank her mom for helping her start her career at Sutter, 20 years ago. Julie...
Community Groups Address Vaccine Hesitancy

Community Groups Address Vaccine Hesitancy

  James Douglas, 66, of Sacramento, admits he is one of those most at-risk for COVID-19. The resident of Globe Mills, an affordable apartment complex for seniors, took precautions by limiting his outings and wearing masks. He acknowledges that still came at a...
Star Ratings Go from Hotels to Healthcare

Star Ratings Go from Hotels to Healthcare

By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor When you book a hotel, pick a restaurant or buy products online, you can review star ratings from other consumers. Did you know that there is also a national star-rating systems for hospitals? Since 2016, the Centers for Medicare...
Pride in Her Work Led to Focused Care for the LGBTQ+ Community

Pride in Her Work Led to Focused Care for the LGBTQ+ Community

Opening the Sutter Santa Cruz Pride Care Clinic has been a career defining moment for Leila Kramer, Certified Physician Assistant with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF). “I am so proud to open a clinic that concentrates on the gender care and sexual health needs...

Kidney Donors, Recipients Reunite Virtually

Two California kidney donors and their recipients—each other’s parents—held a virtual reunion on April 22 during National Donate Life month. As recently as a few weeks ago, these two families had never met but are now connected through the gift of life and say they’re...

COVID Vaccines Appear Safe for Pregnant Moms

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicates that Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe for pregnant women. CDC researchers tracked the health of more than 35,000 pregnant...