by Nicole Young | Oct 6, 2025
Steven Mendoza, a veteran postal worker, crossed countless Santa Barbara neighborhoods every day for more than 30 years. Now retired, the 77-year-old grandfather was not about to let prostate cancer slow him down. He understood the importance of screening and early...
by Jerome Hubbard | Oct 6, 2025
When Lynn Anderson went in for her routine mammogram, she expected it to be quick and uneventful. Instead, it saved her life. “I felt absolutely fine. I had no pain, no symptoms – nothing. The only reason I went in was because Sutter Health and the Palo Alto Medical...
by Sutter Health | Oct 3, 2025
Thanks to a gift of surgery through the nonprofit SPIRIT and investments by Sutter Health, Angelica, right, had a cyst removed from her neck by Dr. Timothy Fife. By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor (Editor’s note: Out of respect for these patients’...
by Sutter Health | Oct 3, 2025
Sutter Health has been bargaining in good faith with SEIU–UHW since July and we remain committed to reaching a fair and sustainable agreement. It’s common for unions to take a strike authorization vote as part of the bargaining process, but SEIU–UHW has not called a...
by Sutter Health | Oct 2, 2025
(Left to Right) Luca Moretti (field representative for California-D Senator Mike Thompson); Bruno Sabatier, District 2 Supervisor (middle); and Tim Stephens, Sutter Lakeside Hospital CEO Lakeport, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital (Sutter Lakeside), part of Sutter...
by Sutter Health | Oct 1, 2025
Sutter Roseville teams celebrate the announcement of their Pathways designation. ROSEVILLE, Calif. — At Sutter Roseville Medical Center, a wave of celebration swept through the hospital this September as nurses and staff marked a rare and remarkable achievement:...
by Jennifer Modenessi-Gurule | Oct 1, 2025
Beverly Sullivan, left, a patient and intern at the Metabolic and Bariatric Institute at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, is using her experience to help patients. Beverly Sullivan woke up one morning and made a life-changing decision: she’d had enough. Years of...
by Kathy Engle | Oct 1, 2025
By Kathy Engle, Vitals Contributor A simple act at the grocery store checkout is making a profound impact on breast cancer care across Northern California. This year, the Safeway Foundation awarded $90,500 to six Sutter Health care centers, continuing its annual...
by Sutter Health | Sep 29, 2025
A new pilot Collaborative Care Model makes mental health care easier to access — reducing stigma, cutting wait times, and helping patients get care in weeks instead of months. by Pooja Nerkar, Vitals contributor Anxiety or depression can feel overwhelming, especially...
by Ashley Boarman | Sep 29, 2025
Photo: With the right care and support from Sutter Health, Valentina Cocchi overcame epilepsy and Ataxia to finally glide across Hawaiian waters by paddleboard. Fifteen-year-old Valentina Cocchi loves being active, but epilepsy and a rare neurological disorder called...
