by Karin Fleming | Apr 11, 2023
Ben Moseley, a healthy 13-year-old, is known for speed and agility on the basketball court. But in August 2022 an alarming spread of bacterial infection in his body stopped him in his tracks and jeopardized his life. “It was truly frightening to see how quickly Ben’s...
by Ashley Boarman | Apr 11, 2023
April is National Donate Life Month Gabby Rojas has a big reason to smile. That’s because she just got a life-saving kidney from her sister-in-law, Danielle Rojas. “My energy is really through the roof,” says Gabby, 27. “I feel happy, blessed and grateful.” Both women...
by Sutter Health | Apr 11, 2023
By Stephanie Brown, M.D., MPH Dr. Brown shares this first-person narrative as we observe Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17, 2023. When I delivered my children in 2016 and 2018, I was afraid. I was there as a patient, but as a physician, I knew the data. I knew...
by Sutter Health | Apr 7, 2023
Statement from Dr. William Isenberg, Sutter Health Chief Medical and Quality Officer “Access to safe, personal, culturally equitable healthcare is core to our mission and should be afforded to every person in this country. We are troubled and disappointed by the...
by Sutter Health | Apr 6, 2023
By Marika Rose, Vitals contributor When a teenager in Rocklin, Calif., suddenly couldn’t remember how to play the piano — a remarkable talent he had honed since the age of 5 — his mother immediately knew something was wrong. Evan Hines’ ability...
by Sutter Health | Apr 3, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–Sutter Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. Sutter is one of only four healthcare systems in California to earn the distinction. This award, presented by Fortune and Statista Inc., the...
by Sutter Health | Mar 31, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sutter Health has named Mark Sevco to join the not-for-profit Northern California healthcare system as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Sevco will serve on Sutter’s executive leadership team and have broad responsibility for the...
by Sutter Health | Mar 30, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sutter Health was named a Healthcare System Industry Leader in Reputation’s “2023 Healthcare Reputation Report,” released earlier this week. The report ranks the top 30 U.S. healthcare systems based on online patient sentiment. Sutter Health...
by Ashley Boarman | Mar 30, 2023
When Candy Lee was having periods that lasted several weeks, she knew something was up. “They would just go on and on and on,” says the 52-year-old Corte Madera resident. A family history of uterine cancer plus a “funny feeling” led Lee to schedule an appointment with...
by Sutter Health | Mar 29, 2023
By Dr. Ken Ashley, Medical Director, Primary Care, Sutter Medical Group; Dr. Rebecca Fazilat, Chair, Board of Directors, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group; Dr. Rob Nordgren, Area CEO, Sutter Bay Medical Foundation Each day, pediatricians throughout the Sutter network...
