by Liz Madison | Aug 12, 2024
Sutter Health is doubling the size of its primary care services in the city of Tracy, officials announced in August. At a ceremonial groundbreaking with city, county, and national government representatives, the health system unveiled plans to transform a former...
by Sutter Health | Aug 9, 2024
By Nicole Young, Vitals contributor Less attention to schedules, homework and bedtimes can often make summer an enjoyable break from the regular routine. Getting children and teens back into the groove as the school year approaches can sometimes be a tough adjustment....
by Sutter Health | Aug 9, 2024
EMERYVILLE, Calif., – Northern California-based not-for-profit Sutter Health has named new executive leaders for two of its East Bay medical centers. Trevor D. Brand will be CEO of Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif. and Bradley (Brad) R. Goodson, will be...
by Karin Fleming | Aug 8, 2024
When Pat Sweeny was diagnosed with melanoma in 2014, she looked for treatments to help slow the progression of cancer that had spread to her lungs. However, she discovered few options existed. She asked her physician at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center...
by Emma Dugas | Aug 8, 2024
Sutter Health recently finalized the lease of a 64,222-square-feet building at 4480 Willow Rd., Pleasanton, as well as the lease of approximately 23,000 square feet of space at 5075 Hopyard Rd., a half-mile away. It intends to offer a range of services in the newly...
by Sutter Health | Aug 8, 2024
By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor The year was 1974. Young people wore bellbottom jeans, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman rumbled in the jungle, and Richard Nixon resigned the presidency. That same year, Dr. Bill Hoffman, a young physician from Allentown, Penn.,...
by Sutter Health | Aug 8, 2024
By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor Each August, parents and kids excitedly scramble to get ready for a new school year. It’s a busy time, filled with final camping trips and pool parties, shopping for new backpacks and lunchboxes, and pulling back bedtimes that...
by Sutter Health | Aug 2, 2024
by Craig Baize, Vitals contributor Sutter Health took a big step forward in advancing healthcare in the Greater Central Valley. On July 30, Sutter leaders and employees, elected officials and chamber representatives gathered at a ceremonial groundbreaking for a...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Aug 1, 2024
Health disparities are preventable differences in health and health care that stem from broader inequities, and for people of color in the United States, disparities are prevalent and persistent. Across the U.S., leading health systems are working to uncover,...
by Sutter Health | Jul 31, 2024
When choosing from among hundreds of healthcare options, today’s consumers comb through reviews to find hospitals with repeated high rankings from reputable sources. Even one star more can tip the balance toward a particular facility. With a focus on quality, safety...