by Gary Zavoral | Mar 27, 2024
Ian Brodie, then 34, gives a “heart” sign right before being wheeled into surgery for a heart transplant at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. Brodie says his physicians and surgeons showed him a lot of heart during his medical journey. After surviving a...
by Karin Fleming | Mar 27, 2024
Outfitted with a new pacemaker, bicycling enthusiast Bruce Patt is back on Sacramento County’s American River Bike Trail doing what he loves. Patt’s speed and endurance while cycling were aided by the expertise of a care team with Sutter Health’s Cardiac Device...
by Liz Madison | Mar 27, 2024
While “pajama time” may sound relaxing, the term has a different interpretation by doctors. It is the time doctors spend after hours — and usually away from their families — on clinical documentation in patients’ electronic health records. While essential and...
by Sutter Health | Mar 27, 2024
Pittsburgh, Penn. & Northern Calif.– Today, Abridge and Sutter Health announced they will make Abridge’s generative AI tool for clinical documentation available to groups of its physicians across California. Sutter Health expects the broad deployment to improve...
by Sutter Health | Mar 20, 2024
By Karin Fleming and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Modern society loves “early.” A chance at an early flight check-in or an early preview of an artist’s new music are viewed as perks. And yet, the same enthusiasm hasn’t fully translated into early cancer...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 20, 2024
Your blood sugar level is more than a number. The amount of sugar in your bloodstream is an indicator— and driver—of your overall health. If blood sugar is too high, or too low, it can make you sick or prevent you from healing. These repercussions are especially...
by Ashley Boarman | Mar 19, 2024
For many transplant patients, the good news of a life-saving organ match is accompanied by feelings of uncertainty and a whole new set of challenges, especially if they are traveling to receive care. This creates a burden for many transplant patients, especially those...
by Sutter Health | Mar 15, 2024
By Debbie Ritenour and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors “It’s a match” can be a powerful statement, particularly in medicine. The phrase can spark feelings of elation whether talking about finding the right organ donor or discovering the precise DNA sequence...
by Sutter Health | Mar 14, 2024
JACKSON, Calif. – For the fourth year in a row, Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Out of the 60-plus rural hospitals in California, Sutter Amador is the only...
by Sutter Health | Mar 12, 2024
Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center is recognized this week as the only “triple crown” award recipient in California and one of seven hospitals in the nation to receive Healthgrades’ honors in three award categories: Patient Safety, Patient Experience and...
