by Sutter Health | Mar 29, 2023
By Marika Rose, Vitals contributor March 30 is National Doctors’ Day, and several Northern California doctors were asked what they wished they’d learned in medical school and what their patients have taught them. The common theme: the importance of the doctor-patient...
by Sutter Health | Mar 23, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Sutter Health posted its audited financial statements for 2022. The integrated health system experienced increased operating revenues last year due in large part to the hard work and dedication of employees, physicians and clinicians providing...
by Sutter Health | Mar 21, 2023
By Rachel Merriman, Vitals contributor Ruby stood proudly on the edge of the bed. Her wagging tail told a story of its own – and how could it not, with all the love she had received from hospital employees and visitors that day? “You remind me of my dog at home,”...
by Sutter Health | Mar 21, 2023
By Kathy Engle and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Oakland resident Brian Jeffs was doing the right thing when he scheduled his first colonoscopy in late 2020. He had delayed the procedure about a year due to his busy work schedule and the pandemic,...
by Liz Madison | Mar 17, 2023
This content is also featured in Becker’s Hospital Review The doctor is in. Or is she? A physician shortage has been well documented and appeared to only grow more serious as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on. It can feel like daunting circumstances, as healthcare...
by Sutter Health | Mar 17, 2023
Graduate Medical Education Programs Poised to Expand Even More Across Health System SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Sutter Health welcomes 86 medical doctors into residency programs for the coming academic year—filling 100% of its residency program openings throughout the...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Mar 16, 2023
Orinda residents Michelle Meyers and Maureen Matthews have shared a lot over the past four decades: studying late into the night as roommates at UC Davis, joining a sorority, marriages, children and challenging careers. One thing the best friends didn’t plan to share...
by Sutter Health | Mar 16, 2023
By Lena Kauffman, Vitals contributor When Martin Hyland awoke from his procedure in the neuro intensive care unit at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center’s Davies campus, he was amazed to find his body and mind functioning as if the massive stroke...
by Liz Madison | Mar 14, 2023
Jose Ayala embodies the term “neighborly.” He has cared for many from the home he and his wife, Teresa, have made for themselves in Merced County, Calif. He’s offered counsel and comfort to those going through hard times and even given food to those who are hungry. “I...
by Sutter Health | Mar 14, 2023
Mills-Peninsula Is Only ‘Triple Crown’ Winner in California Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center was recognized this week as the only “triple crown” award recipient in California and one of five hospitals in the nation to receive...
