National Honors for Heart Care That Saves Lives

National Honors for Heart Care That Saves Lives

by | Feb 24, 2026

For more than a century, heart disease has remained the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for 22% of all lives lost. Yet most heart attacks and strokes are preventable with healthy habits and early detection and management of risk factors. As...
Healthy Smiles Grow with Community Support

Healthy Smiles Grow with Community Support

by | Feb 20, 2026

Above: Christina Oh, president of Sutter Health’s Greater San Francisco and East Bay Division, John Mascali, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Dr. Joe Whitehouse cut the ribbon to officially open the...
Caregivers Support a Special Patient Wedding

Caregivers Support a Special Patient Wedding

by | Feb 13, 2026

Wyatt Dressel and his longtime partner Nancy got married at Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Scott Lu and Chaplain Stevie Stennis provided spiritual counsel. Some of the seventh floor patient care unit team even...
Guiding Breast Cancer Care with New GPS-like Approach

Guiding Breast Cancer Care with New GPS-like Approach

by | Feb 11, 2026

Women who are at high risk for breast cancer can now access a smart GPS-style program that switches on right after their mammograms. Not-for-profit Sutter Health is taking a bold step with this innovation by piloting through its Advanced Cancer Service Line the...
How a Pharmacist Became One Bay Area Couple’s Lifeline

How a Pharmacist Became One Bay Area Couple’s Lifeline

by | Feb 11, 2026

By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor Bill and Elizabeth Weagle have been inside more emergency rooms than they care to admit. And with each visit, the transition from hospital to home became harder…for both of them. Elizabeth, 79, is non-verbal due to a prior stroke...