by Sutter Health | Nov 7, 2024
The Van Ness campus at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco was recognized as one of the nation’s best hospitals for cardiac care when Healthgrades announced its 2025 Quality Achievements. In addition, the Van Ness campus is ranked No. 5 in...
by Emma Dugas | Nov 6, 2024
Karen Williams (left), poses next to her dad, retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Doug Williams Built like Fort Knox, the VA’s electronic medical record system puts a premium on security. Good at preventing data breaches, the impenetrable system is challenging if you...
by Sutter Health | Nov 5, 2024
By Jennifer Modenessi, Vitals contributor When Doug Sheehan decided to shake up his career and pursue his dream job, he knew exactly where to turn for help. As a client of AbilityPath, a Redwood City-based nonprofit that serves individuals with autism, ADHD, Down...
by Sutter Health | Nov 1, 2024
Yanet Munoz, third from left, with the Sutter surgical team that includes Dr. Saad Aziz, to her left. By Yanet Luna, Vitals contributor Farmworker Yanet Munoz of Williams got some disappointing news after doing a non-invasive colon cancer test at home: Her test came...
by Sutter Health | Oct 31, 2024
Yuba-Sutter Cancer Patients to Benefit from Generosity of Enterprise Rancheria and the Enterprise Community Fund YUBA CITY, Calif. — The Enterprise Rancheria Tribe, owners of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento, announced a $1 million gift to Sutter...
by Sutter Health | Oct 29, 2024
Every year, an estimated 17 million strokes occur worldwide. Stroke is also the leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. Sutter Health is proud of its outstanding stroke care and strong patient outcomes. On October 29, its care teams...
by Nicole Young | Oct 28, 2024
At age 36, Lindsay Himmetoglu was 8 months pregnant and breastfeeding her young son, Lev when she assumed pain in her breast was just a plugged duct. “It’s probably my body ramping up for the new baby,” she told herself. The lump unfortunately turned out to be...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 28, 2024
East Bay resident Ronellyn Junius knew something wasn’t quite right –she felt a pain in her left beast. So she made an appointment to see her doctor who recommended she get a mammogram at the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center. Her subsequent breast...
by Sutter Health | Oct 25, 2024
By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Kelly Hamamoto joined Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s Los Altos Center as a medical assistant in August 2019 to gain the patient care experience she needed to apply to physician assistant programs. When COVID hit a few months...
by Sutter Health | Oct 23, 2024
By Yanet Luna, Vitals contributor Access to healthcare is a nationwide challenge and in California, it is proving to be one of the most significant health policy challenges we face. According to the U.S. Bureau of Health Workforce an estimated 8 million Californians...
