by Emma Dugas | Nov 1, 2019
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor A spine injury at age 19 left Santa Rosa resident Ken Kilgore with paralysis in both his arms and legs. Bedbound and dependent on a special electric mattress that circulates air to prevent bedsores, Kilgore was nervous about the...
by Emma Dugas | Oct 28, 2019
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor It was a 9-1-1 response three years in the making. On July 2, 2019, Tomás Goco had a stroke just moments after he deplaned at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Tomás’ wife and travel companion, Marisol, recognized the...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Sep 20, 2019
3-story expansion, plus a 10,000-square-foot renovation, will add 40 private room hospital beds, treatment areas in the emergency department and additional surgical suites SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital today broke ground on a major expansion...
by Sutter Health | Sep 11, 2019
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by Sutter Health | Jun 5, 2019
by Sutter Health SAN FRANCISCO (Calif.) – Type 2 diabetes is not curable, but it is controllable—but as any patient or doctor will tell you, managing diabetes comes with its own set of challenges. Given the disease’s complexity, patients and doctors need to maximize...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Apr 20, 2019
In the U.S., one out of seven people living with HIV don’t know it, and the majority of people living with hepatitis C might be undiagnosed. In Alameda County, HIV[1] and hepatitis C[2] infection rates have not declined significantly over the last 10 years, and a...
by Sutter Health | Mar 12, 2019
Tai-Seale M, Downing NL, Jones VG, et al. Health Affairs. 2019;38(3):383-390. View the study ABSTRACT: Patients’ journeys across the care continuum can be improved with patient-centered technology integrated into the care process. Misaligned financial...
by Sutter Health | Mar 6, 2019
Stults CD, Fattahi S, Meehan A, Bundorf MK, Chan AS, Pun T, Tai-Seale M Journal of Patient Experience. 2019 Mar;6(1):81-86 View the study ABSTRACT: Introduction: In response to reported difficulties in selecting a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, we designed...
by Sutter Health | Feb 23, 2019
by Healthcare IT News SANTA CLARA – At the Health 2.0 Provider Symposium on Monday, one physician leader opened the morning by taking a trip back in time, to 1999. It was a year of red pills (The Matrix, where Neo gulped down a tablet that showed him the true nature...
by Sutter Health | Feb 13, 2019
by The Sacramento Business Journal When a painful headache or a suspicious rash shows up, often the first step is consulting Google. Those early stages of onset are some of the most critical in setting the stage for care, which is why Sutter Health says it’s...
