Volunteer Shares Healing Notes

by Kathy Engle | May 14, 2025

Many Thursday afternoons, visitors to the San Carlos clinic of Sutter’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation hear the soothing sounds of guitarist Vance Daddi. As patients stop to listen, many smile and thank Vance. But recently, something truly astonished him. “I was playing...

New Rural Health Clinic Breaks Ground in Los Banos

by baizec | May 13, 2025

Sutter Health and Memorial Hospital Los Banos officially broke ground on a new rural health clinic that will expand care options to the growing Central Valley community. With ceremonial shovels in hand, local leaders, care teams and community officials helped mark the...

Sutter Health Names Jonathan Ma as System’s Chief Financial Officer

by Sutter Health | May 13, 2025

NORTHERN CALIF. — Sutter Health announced today that Jonathan Ma has been appointed as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) following a national search. Ma has served as interim CFO since January 2025, leading a range of high-impact initiatives and...

The House Hope Built: From Ashes to a Home for Rural Healers

by Sutter Health | May 13, 2025

Dr. Paul Beatty and Debra Lawlor in front of the Jackson, Calif. home their philanthropic gift made possible to support resident physicians and visiting medical students training at Sutter’s Rural Family Medicine Residency program. By Rachel Lee, Vitals...

Sutter Hospitals Named Among Nation’s Best for Patient Experience

by Sutter Health | May 13, 2025

Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center earned recognition this week as the only Healthgrades’ “triple crown” award recipient in California — earning honors in Patient Safety, Patient Experience and America’s 50 Best Hospitals — and one of just five hospitals in the...

Sutter Physician Strikes Balance Between Motherhood, Career

by Sutter Health | May 9, 2025

California Pacific Medical Center’s Dr. Heba Ismail has been honored by the American Lung Association with an Outstanding Mother-Physician of the Year award. By Jennifer Modenessi, Vitals contributor Dr. Heba Ismail, an interventional pulmonologist and medical...

Sutter Leaders Take the Stage to Help Shape Healthcare Dialogue

by Sutter Health | May 9, 2025

(Left to right) Anup Singh, Dr. Lindsay Mazotti, Genea Wilson, Megan Gillespie, Darian Harris, and Leon Clark pose together from the 2025 Becker’s Annual Meeting in Chicago. Credit: Dr. Lindsay Mazotti As the healthcare landscape undergoes rapid...

Compassion in Action: Four Honored as Sutter ‘Nurses of the Year’

by Stephanie Breitbart | May 6, 2025

Nurses are at the heart of patient care, offering compassion and expertise while shaping the healing journey of those they serve. It’s no surprise that for 23 straight years, nursing has been named America’s most trusted profession, according to Gallup surveys. This...

Sutter Health and Anthem Blue Cross Announce New Contract Agreement

by Sutter Health | May 5, 2025

NORTHERN CALIF. – Sutter Health (Sutter) and Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) are pleased to share a new, multi-year agreement that extends a relationship through 2028, ensuring continued access to care for Anthem members across Northern California and the Greater Central...

Expanding Access: Sutter Adeline Care Center Opens in Berkeley

by warrenc | May 2, 2025

Front row: Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett, Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii, Tosan Boyo, Genea Wilson, Farah Montalvo, Dr. Arzou Ahsan Back row: Dr. Derek Johnson, Dr. Onouwem Nseyo, Ryan Brennan, Dr. Pavithra Venkat   By Clayton Warren, Vitals contributor Sutter...