by Sutter Health | Nov 6, 2023
Three Sutter hospitals today received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit focused on patient safety. An additional eight hospital campuses in Sutter Health’s not-for-profit system earned a “B” grade for prioritizing patient...
by Sutter Health | Nov 3, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sutter Health has received notification that one of its vendors was affected by the MOVEit ransomware attack, leading to an unauthorized user gaining access and potentially extracting Sutter Health patient information. Welltok, Inc., a...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 3, 2023
Just in time for Lung Cancer Awareness Month, an interventional pulmonary team in San Francisco is celebrating its 200th robotic bronchoscopy for the early detection of lung cancer. The minimally invasive procedure is available at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical...
by Sutter Health | Oct 31, 2023
BAY AREA, Calif. – Sutter California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus and Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center have been named by Newsweek as America’s Best-In-State Hospitals 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a...
by Sutter Health | Oct 30, 2023
By Anita Creamer, Vitals contributor It was eight years ago. Imelda Martinez was in great shape, training for a half-marathon and working out. One leg was chronically painful, but she expected aches and pains. She took ibuprofen and had massages, but the leg...
by Sutter Health | Oct 26, 2023
Winter is around the corner, bringing an intensity to the respiratory illness season that has already begun. And whether last year’s “triple-demic” — marked by simultaneous flu, COVID and RSV infections — repeats itself or not, healthcare workers are already focused...
by Sutter Health | Oct 26, 2023
By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Sixteen years after the publication of Something that Matters: Life, Love, and Unexpected Adventures in the Middle of the Journey, this collection of essays from the Oakland-based Wednesday Writers is still making an impact in our...
by Karin Fleming | Oct 25, 2023
Many people with cancer know well the challenges of taking the right chemotherapy medicine at the right time. “I take pills for several different chemo drugs to treat my breast cancer, and all have varying instructions for proper use. Some days it’s like finishing a...
by Sutter Health | Oct 24, 2023
Dyad leadership structure aims to increase patient access and further elevate clinical excellence, expertise SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Northern California-based Sutter Health announced market presidents and chief medical officers in its collaborative new dyad...
by Sutter Health | Oct 23, 2023
By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Lucky number seven has been anything but for Ramona Villanueva. Since age 50, Villanueva has been diligent about getting an annual mammogram. Seven years into the habit she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite the unwanted news,...
