by Gary Zavoral | May 14, 2021
Registered nurse Oksana Yarmola, who was born in the Russian-speaking country of Ukraine, has administered more than 3,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in the past two months at a large vaccination clinic in Sacramento, but only three were also Slavic. Considering the...
by Sutter Health | May 13, 2021
Ages 12-15 now eligible. “Sutter Health is now accepting appointments for those 12-15 years old to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, which was granted emergency use authorization by the FDA.” “Children ages 12-17 can only receive the Pfizer vaccine with consent. A...
by Liz Madison | May 13, 2021
Award-winning Platform Aims to Build Everyday Resilience for Adolescents and Young Adults, Gives Caregivers Insight on How Best to Support Youth SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Scout by Sutter Health™ launches as a one-of-a-kind, virtual tool that supports youths ages 12-26 who...
by Ashley Boarman | May 12, 2021
More than 200,000 individuals in Sonoma County, Calif., are now considered fully vaccinated, but many more will need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity. Among those still unvaccinated include some in the county’s Latino population. “Vaccine science is complicated...
by Karin Fleming | May 11, 2021
A 58-year-old San Francisco man whose failing heart is being kept beating by a mechanical pump known as a left ventricular assist device is thought to be the first LVAD patient in the world to have his mitral valve replaced without having open-heart surgery. The...
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 11, 2021
Experienced nurses know sometimes healthcare has less to do with medicine and more to do with caring and kindness. Recently, one radiation oncology nurse took special care of a young patient whose cancer had progressed and who was no longer a candidate for...
by Sutter Health | May 10, 2021
By Clayton Warren, a Vitals contributor When Intensive Care Unit nurse Shelby Delaney shared a photo of herself one year ago wearing Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors jersey under her scrubs, she had no idea that she would become an inspiration to so many of her...
by Ashley Boarman | May 10, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced it will ban both menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars within the coming year. As smoking is the leading cause of premature, preventable death in America, this is “a positive step,” says Vinayak Jha, M.D., a...
by Angie Sheets | May 6, 2021
Nurses understand what it takes to give safe, quality care that is service-oriented. That is why nurses bring a wealth of clinical understanding to the chief executives. Hamila Kownacki, R.N., MSHA and chief operating officer at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical...
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 5, 2021
Three incredible nurse leaders were recently recognized by the Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) for: Leading the evacuation of a hospital ahead of raging wildfire—twice! Re-establishing a nursing leadership organization;...
