by Sutter Health | Apr 4, 2024
$442 million investment will expand services and increase patient access to innovative, comprehensive neurological and neurosurgical treatment closer to home SAN FRANCISCO – Sutter Health today announced, as part of its long-term vision to expand services and increase...
by Ashley Boarman | Mar 28, 2024
If you’ve ever watched “Golden Girls,” you know (and love) Blanche, Dorothy, Sophia, and spacey Rose. The silly foursome exude energy and curiosity about the world around them, serving as poster children on how to embrace one’s later years with confidence and...
by Sutter Health | Mar 28, 2024
Eileen Richardson is the president and CEO of Peninsula Healthcare Connection, a not-for-profit healthcare organization dedicated to providing primary care and support services to people experiencing homeless. In celebration of Doctor’s Day, Eileen wanted to publicly...
by Sutter Health | Mar 28, 2024
SACRAMENTO — Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento recently achieved The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The certification,...
by Gary Zavoral | Mar 27, 2024
Ian Brodie, then 34, gives a “heart” sign right before being wheeled into surgery for a heart transplant at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. Brodie says his physicians and surgeons showed him a lot of heart during his medical journey. After surviving a...
by Karin Fleming | Mar 27, 2024
Outfitted with a new pacemaker, bicycling enthusiast Bruce Patt is back on Sacramento County’s American River Bike Trail doing what he loves. Patt’s speed and endurance while cycling were aided by the expertise of a care team with Sutter Health’s Cardiac Device...
by Liz Madison | Mar 27, 2024
While “pajama time” may sound relaxing, the term has a different interpretation by doctors. It is the time doctors spend after hours — and usually away from their families — on clinical documentation in patients’ electronic health records. While essential and...
by Sutter Health | Mar 27, 2024
Pittsburgh, Penn. & Northern Calif.– Today, Abridge and Sutter Health announced they will make Abridge’s generative AI tool for clinical documentation available to groups of its physicians across California. Sutter Health expects the broad deployment to improve...
by Sutter Health | Mar 20, 2024
By Karin Fleming and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Modern society loves “early.” A chance at an early flight check-in or an early preview of an artist’s new music are viewed as perks. And yet, the same enthusiasm hasn’t fully translated into early cancer...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 20, 2024
Your blood sugar level is more than a number. The amount of sugar in your bloodstream is an indicator— and driver—of your overall health. If blood sugar is too high, or too low, it can make you sick or prevent you from healing. These repercussions are especially...
