by Sutter Health | Jul 20, 2024
By Nicole Young, Vitals contributor Healthcare is often viewed as the ultimate team sport where nurses are valued players. A winning approach supports both patients and doctors, and it must include the best training. When an experienced operating room nurse explains...
by Sutter Health | Jul 19, 2024
Five Sutter Hospitals Named Among Best in State Three Sutter Health hospitals earned national rankings in medical specialties this week from U.S. News & World Report, a global leader in quality rankings. Additionally, an impressive five Sutter Health hospitals...
by Sutter Health | Jul 18, 2024
by Celia Skipton, Vitals contributor The doctor’s office can be a scary place if you are part of the LGBTQ+ community, with many—especially transgender people—experiencing negative or discriminatory treatment from healthcare providers. Large healthcare organizations,...
by Emma Dugas | Jul 17, 2024
Seventeen hospital campuses within Sutter’s not-for-profit system received recognition today from the American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines” program. Four campuses earned two or more awards. Started by the AHA nearly 20 years ago, the Get With The...
by Gary Zavoral | Jul 17, 2024
At left, teenage university student Catherine Cai lies in a Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento cardiovascular ICU bed hooked up to a number of machines to keep her alive. Just a few weeks later, right, she was fully recovered, and she and her parents returned to their...
by Sutter Health | Jul 16, 2024
By Jessica Springgay Frantzich, Vitals contributor When 19-year-old Luis Suarez started work as a part-time janitor at Peninsula Hospital back in 1973, he felt grateful he’d found a job where he could work flexible hours while continuing his education. He could not...
by Sutter Health | Jul 15, 2024
In the United States, nearly one of three American babies enters the world through a surgical birth. For some mothers, cesarean deliveries (C-sections) can be the safest or only way to deliver a healthy newborn. However, some women undergo surgery for no medical...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jul 15, 2024
TeleCARE Program Improves Access to Care, Resources through Video Visits by Monique Binkley Smith and Catlin Valles, Vitals contributors The distraught woman arrived at an Antioch, Calif. hospital emergency department with nothing: Her car, wallet and cell phone were...
by Liz Madison | Jul 10, 2024
If you were to paint a portrait of Anaissa Medina, it wouldn’t be a complete picture without William and Juanita Huerta, Medina’s maternal grandparents. Their constant presence has had a tremendous impact and influence over her life, most notably in her pursuit to...
by Sutter Health | Jul 10, 2024
By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Naomi Dillard knows what it’s like to feel different. While the high school she attended in Sacramento is one of the most diverse in the state, the students in its International Baccalaureate program were not. Dillard was often...
