How a Simple Cut Led to Urgent Medical Diagnosis

How a Simple Cut Led to Urgent Medical Diagnosis

By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Learn more about this serious condition. The cut on Carrie Detwiler’s leg seemed minor, the kind you rinse and forget. After returning home from a family trip to Hawaii — where she had swum in...
Smarter Charting Enables More Patient Connections

Smarter Charting Enables More Patient Connections

Christina Koopmans, second from the left, and her fellow nurses have more time to spend with patients thanks to the Nursing FOCUS project that was implemented in February. Christina Koopmans became a nurse so she could care deeply for her patients—and offer support...
NorCal Man’s Perseverance Helps Him, Others Heal

NorCal Man’s Perseverance Helps Him, Others Heal

For Rond Allen “Rond” De Leon, life has never been a straight path. It’s been a series of climbs, setbacks, recoveries, and triumphs—much like the marathons, triathlons, and endurance cycling events that have shaped his athletic journey. Today, as a...
First Signs of New Cancer Center Spotted in Modesto

First Signs of New Cancer Center Spotted in Modesto

Richard Leal, vice president of strategy for Sutter Health’s Greater Central Valley, and Diane Walton, imaging supervisor for Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, high-five each other as other employees tour the newly remodeled diagnostic imaging center on 600...
Physical Rehab Care at Sutter Among America’s Best Again

Physical Rehab Care at Sutter Among America’s Best Again

NORTHERN CALIF. — Three Sutter Health hospitals have earned recognition on Newsweek’s 2025 list of America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers, highlighting excellence in inpatient rehabilitation care across the United States with commitment to personalized,...