Standing Tall Against the Surge

Standing Tall Against the Surge

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently unveiled a guide outlining when and how California may lift various coronavirus restrictions based on a set of six criteria, including hospitals’ ability to handle any potential COVID-19 patient surges. However, Newsom...
In Need of a Break: Art in Action

In Need of a Break: Art in Action

By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Nurse Tawnya Gilbert is normally the picture of positivity: upbeat and energetic. But one day in late March, after an especially long shift and a particularly challenging week, she felt down. Like all of us Gilbert was concerned about...
How a Pandemic Launched a NorCal Healthcare System

How a Pandemic Launched a NorCal Healthcare System

The pandemic started slowly in Sacramento. For weeks, residents of the city believed what was going around was just the usual flu that arrived every fall. But in just two months, thousands in the city had been infected and about 500 Sacramentans were dead. That...
To Our Healthcare Superheroes

To Our Healthcare Superheroes

As millions across the nation shelter at home to help minimize the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of individuals continues to step onto the front lines: our healthcare teams. Doctors, nurses, clinicians, hospital workers, pharmacists, transporters,...

Dr. Albert Chan | Mercury News: Video visits and telehealth

by The Mercury News SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Receiving sound medical advice is more important now than it’s ever been. Albert Chan, M.D., chief of digital patient experience at Sutter Health, shares how you can get advice and take action, all from your living room. View...