How One Health System Is Quietly Raising the Bar on Quality

How One Health System Is Quietly Raising the Bar on Quality

Delivering exceptional healthcare quality and safety isn’t a matter of chance—it’s the result of deliberate focus and commitment from physicians, clinicians and care team members. That’s why not-for-profit health system Sutter Health counts these professions as...
Smart Starts: A Healthy Kickoff to the School Year

Smart Starts: A Healthy Kickoff to the School Year

The start of a new school year is the perfect time to get organized, get moving and have some fun. Whether your child is starting kindergarten or heading into a new grade, it’s a great opportunity to check in on their health and set them up for success. Dr. Kelly...
Family Finds Strength and Support in the NICU

Family Finds Strength and Support in the NICU

Photo: Arthur and Angel Lam bring home baby Alfred after 25 days in the CPMC NICU (July 2025) No one imagines their pregnancy will end in the neonatal intensive care unit. But for Bay Area parents Arthur and Angel Lam, what began as a season of heartbreak and fear...
Ride Like a Tour Pro, Help Avoid Injury

Ride Like a Tour Pro, Help Avoid Injury

Above: Team Sutter riders took part in Rock the Ride Napa County, with Sutter Health proudly serving as title sponsor for the event. As the 2025 Tour de France nears its finale, cycling is having a major moment. But it’s not just pro riders drawing attention —...
Visiting Physician Finds Relief for Chronic Care

Visiting Physician Finds Relief for Chronic Care

By Jerome Hubbard and Kathy Engle, Vitals contributors While away from home on a work trip to the Bay Area, Dr. Ellen Cunningham, a physician from New Jersey, found herself in a familiar but distressing situation: a painful flare-up of her ulcerative colitis, now...
Fairfield Woman Defies Odds with Liver-Directed Chemo

Fairfield Woman Defies Odds with Liver-Directed Chemo

“Unbeknownst to me, I was walking around with stage four colon cancer,” says Fairfield, Calif. resident Denise Hathcock. “My life expectancy was four years. I was told to travel and enjoy my family.” The news Hathcock received in February of 2020 was jarring. Even...
Wearables Unlock New Insights for Neurological Disease

Wearables Unlock New Insights for Neurological Disease

The Apple Watch broke barriers by detecting irregular heart rhythms. Now researchers are potentially uncovering new powers in the tech to help one of the more mysterious neurological conditions: Parkinson’s disease. In May, Dr. Minal Bhanushali, neurologist at...