by Emma Dugas | 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...
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...
