by Gary Zavoral | May 25, 2023
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, left, listens intently as Sutter Roseville Medical Center trauma nurse and educator Kate Carleton, right, teaches a Rocklin Unified School District third-grade class how to control a bleed. Kate Carleton saw a...
by rosemvv@sutterhealth.org | May 24, 2023
Persistent tingling in her arms and legs, difficulty putting on her shoes and trouble urinating: these were symptoms Sutter patient Pamela Swint began experiencing in 2019. At first, like loose pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, these symptoms seemed indecipherable on their...
by Sutter Health | May 22, 2023
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)—the gold standard of healthcare simulation education credentialing programs—has recognized the Sutter Health University Simulation Center program with full accreditation, citing several of the SHU center’s processes and...
by Karin Fleming | May 18, 2023
In the mid-1700s, Scottish physician-researcher Dr. James Lind encouraged a group of sailors to join an experiment in which they ate oranges and lemons. Turns out the vitamin C-rich fruit helped prevent the onset of scurvy—an illness caused by severe vitamin C...
by Ashley Boarman | May 18, 2023
Photo: Norio Tajima, a technical specialist, performs a COVID-19 test in Novato Community Hospital’s new onsite lab. Novato Community Hospital’s 20-year-old clinical laboratory got a “glow up” this month. The newly opened facility puts efficiency and testing...
by Karin Fleming | May 17, 2023
At age 52, telecommunications specialist Gary Resurreccion has seen the launch of innovations from smartphones to Siri. “But I didn’t anticipate my sixth decade of life would include one of the world’s most cutting-edge technologies: robotic surgery,” says...
by Karin Fleming | May 16, 2023
Artificial intelligence advancements have come roaring back to life. From chatbots to image generators, content creation and conveniences abound for consumers. But what about the ways it can potentially have a more profound impact—like for one’s healthcare needs? A...
by Sutter Health | May 15, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Five Sutter hospitals have been named by Newsweek as America’s Best Maternity Hospitals of 2023. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Sutter network...
by Sutter Health | May 11, 2023
By Marika Rose, Vitals contributor We’ve heard a lot about the California Superbloom recently — the kaleidoscope of wildflowers carpeting California hillsides and state parks that typically results from years of drought followed by heavy and prolonged rain. This...
by Sutter Health | May 11, 2023
By Lena Kauffman, Vitals contributor Lynsey Chediak was born with a rare genetic bone disease called arthrogryposis and, for half of her life, couldn’t walk. “I’ve only been walking for the second half of my life because a team of surgeons took a risk on me and did...
