by Sutter Health | Jul 15, 2024
In the United States, nearly one of three American babies enters the world through a surgical birth. For some mothers, cesarean deliveries (C-sections) can be the safest or only way to deliver a healthy newborn. However, some women undergo surgery for no medical...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jul 15, 2024
TeleCARE Program Improves Access to Care, Resources through Video Visits by Monique Binkley Smith and Catlin Valles, Vitals contributors The distraught woman arrived at an Antioch, Calif. hospital emergency department with nothing: Her car, wallet and cell phone were...
by Liz Madison | Jul 10, 2024
If you were to paint a portrait of Anaissa Medina, it wouldn’t be a complete picture without William and Juanita Huerta, Medina’s maternal grandparents. Their constant presence has had a tremendous impact and influence over her life, most notably in her pursuit to...
by Sutter Health | Jul 10, 2024
By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Naomi Dillard knows what it’s like to feel different. While the high school she attended in Sacramento is one of the most diverse in the state, the students in its International Baccalaureate program were not. Dillard was often...
by Liz Madison | Jul 10, 2024
Growing up in a Latino working-class environment, Eric Arauza worked toward a life similar to those in his community: working a labor job in areas such as construction or food services. After all, his father, Candelario, Sr., is a truck driver, and together with...
by Sutter Health | Jul 10, 2024
By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Priscilla Covarrubias didn’t just grow up in a bicultural home; she grew up in a bicultural community. Covarrubias is from Salinas, an agricultural community along the Central Coast with a Hispanic population of 79%. Her parents...
by Sutter Health | Jul 10, 2024
Photo: Leanne Westphal (left) stands with her granddaughter Charlotte Moore (middle) and daughter Hannah Moore (right). By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Home. A four-letter word that evokes feelings of comfort, familiarity and safety. Now imagine being far away from...
by Liz Madison | Jul 10, 2024
Derrick Agbemenu’s journey has been one of many firsts. He is the first-born child of Divine and Bertha, natives of Ghana, the second-most populated country in West Africa. When he immigrated to America at 17, his father already stateside, he was the first of his two...
by Emma Dugas | Jul 10, 2024
Sutter Health and the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group are working to broaden pathways to support a more diverse healthcare workforce, with the hope that the future pool of clinicians will better reflect the diversity of the patients they serve. As part of this...
by Liz Madison | Jul 10, 2024
Derrick Agbemenu, Eric Arauza, Priscilla Covarrubias, Naomi Dillard and Anaissa Medina are names you may not be familiar with now. However, these first-year medical students are ready to leave their mark and change healthcare for the better. Learn more about their...
