by Ashley Boarman | Mar 19, 2024
For many transplant patients, the good news of a life-saving organ match is accompanied by feelings of uncertainty and a whole new set of challenges, especially if they are traveling to receive care. This creates a burden for many transplant patients, especially those...
by Sutter Health | Mar 15, 2024
By Debbie Ritenour and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors “It’s a match” can be a powerful statement, particularly in medicine. The phrase can spark feelings of elation whether talking about finding the right organ donor or discovering the precise DNA sequence...
by Sutter Health | Mar 14, 2024
JACKSON, Calif. – For the fourth year in a row, Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Out of the 60-plus rural hospitals in California, Sutter Amador is the only...
by Sutter Health | Mar 12, 2024
Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center is recognized this week as the only “triple crown” award recipient in California and one of seven hospitals in the nation to receive Healthgrades’ honors in three award categories: Patient Safety, Patient Experience and...
by Sutter Health | Mar 11, 2024
PHOTO: From left, Shannon Yrigoyen, lead transplant operation nurse, Dr. Assad Hassoun, senior transplant surgeon, Annie Southall, lead liver transplant physician assistant, and Dr. Kidist K. Yimam, transplant hepatologist and medical director of CPMC’s Autoimmune...
by Sutter Health | Mar 8, 2024
An original version of this article appeared in California Works, an article series hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce, November 2023. Dwindling access to health care is a nationwide issue with a big impact on California, and it is proving to be one of the...
by Sutter Health | Mar 8, 2024
Citing her leadership and the lasting impact of her work, Reuters has named Sutter Health’s Jennifer Bollinger to its list of Trailblazing Women in Healthcare, released today in recognition of International Women’s Day. Bollinger joined Sutter Health in early 2023 as...
by Gary Zavoral | Mar 7, 2024
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Children’s Center Receives Highest ECMO Award Twenty weeks into her pregnancy, Lisa and Luckson Emmanuel’s boy was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition called congenital diaphragmatic hernia. With CDH, the organs in the...
by Sutter Health | Mar 7, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rachael McKinney, president of Sutter Health’s Greater Sacramento Market, welcomed Hollie Seeley this week as the new chief executive officer for the health system’s flagship hospital, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. Seeley brings a wealth of...
by Sutter Health | Mar 7, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif.,—Sutter Health’s (Sutter) audited financial statements for 2023 show the integrated health system is in a healthy financial position, due in large part to an increase in the number of patients cared for by Sutter care teams across California. The...
