by Sutter Health | Dec 7, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that this year’s influenza vaccines appear as a “good match” to the flu strains making their way around the U.S. It’s encouraging news as Northern California—along with the rest of the country—faces a unique...
by Sutter Health | Dec 6, 2022
This content by Kristen M.J. Azar, scientific medical director of Sutter Health’s Institute for Advancing Health Equity, originally appeared on LinkedIn. Inequity in healthcare is both the greatest challenge and greatest opportunity facing the healthcare industry...
by Sutter Health | Dec 6, 2022
By Lara Azar, Vitals contributor Brian White was building furniture at a Berkeley workshop one moment and was the subject of a frantic 911 call the next. Less than 30 minutes later, the stroke victim was being evaluated by a dedicated team at Alta Bates Summit Medical...
by Sutter Health | Dec 6, 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Warner L. Thomas was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2022. The complete ranking can be found in the Dec. 5 issue of MH magazine. Profiles of all the honorees are available online at...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 29, 2022
Sudden onset liver failure transformed one woman’s life by giving her a new path forward after receiving a life-saving liver transplant. Now, Goldie Williams’ purpose is clear, and it’s beginning with a parade send-off event to raise awareness for organ donation. “I...
by Karin Fleming | Nov 28, 2022
Jazlyn Lara, a joyful 5-year-old in Sacramento, wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up. She expressed this dream to her parents even before being diagnosed in June 2020 with B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia — a type of blood cancer also called B-ALL that starts...
by Sutter Health | Nov 28, 2022
Recognized nationally as a digital innovator in the healthcare field, Warner L. Thomas this week takes over as president and CEO of Sutter Health, an integrated health system in the heart of the high-tech capital of the world – Northern California. Thomas will lead...
by Emma Dugas | Nov 21, 2022
While the dining table is sure to get extra attention this Thanksgiving, experts say that eating as a family shouldn’t just be reserved for special occasions. A child psychiatrist and a registered dietitian explain why kids benefit when families regularly eat together...
by Gary Zavoral | Nov 17, 2022
Dr. Dineen Greer, inset, conducts a video visit with a patient in the Sutter Health commercial. “We adopted video visits very quickly in our office when the pandemic hit” in 2020, Dr. Greer says. Dr. Dineen Greer says her mother “brainwashed” her into becoming a...
by Sutter Health | Nov 17, 2022
by Anita Creamer and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Dulcy Wilson was 18 when she was diagnosed with leukemia. She received a life-saving bone marrow transplant in 1997 at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento and was so impressed with the nurses who cared for...
