by Karin Fleming | Aug 23, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist worldwide, few defenses to stop its spread have been as effective as vaccines to help prevent the disease. In a historic moment toward stopping the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved...
by Sutter Health | Aug 19, 2021
By Emma Dugas and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors When she isn’t spending time with her family or taking care of patients, Liz Roman, a physician assistant at Palo Alto Medical Foundation, is writing. In fact, Roman’s writing habit has blossomed, from nightly journal...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Aug 18, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems get an additional dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. According to the CDC, an additional dose for this population is strongly...
by Ashley Boarman | Aug 17, 2021
Scott Grubb, M.D., is up earlier than usual and working to suppress the butterflies in his stomach. He’s trying to focus. It’s 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15, and Grubb has already performed his pre-race ritual of downing coffee and peanut butter toast. This will be the...
by Liz Madison | Aug 15, 2021
Call it the parental pickle. Society has been opening back up as COVID-19 vaccinations are available—with traditional in-person school right around the corner. And yet, the delta variant of COVID-19 cases are on the rise and those under 12 still do not have access to...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Aug 11, 2021
The highly contagious delta variant shocked an already-reeling world with the speed at which it spread and became the dominant strain of COVID-19. After this latest twist in the pandemic story, it may feel overwhelming to try and separate fact from fiction. But...
by Liz Madison | Aug 9, 2021
Sutter Davis Hospital officials and local leaders broke ceremonial ground today, signaling the next step in the facility’s expansion of healthcare services for the city and beyond. Positioned near what will be the expanded Emergency Department, Sutter Davis Hospital...
by Sutter Health | Aug 6, 2021
By Leslie Meiring and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors The pandemic has taught healthcare providers valuable lessons in how technological advancements can change healthcare delivery. But what do patients think? Can patients embrace tech in similar ways to share their...
by Karin Fleming | Aug 5, 2021
The United States is grappling with a surge in cases of the delta variant, a highly contagious COVID-19 strain that was first identified in India in December 2020. Delta is now the dominant COVID-19 variant nationwide and comprises more than 80% of all new novel...
by Sutter Health | Aug 5, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Sutter Health has released its financial statements for the second quarter of 2021. Sutter Health’s integrated healthcare delivery system’s financial challenges remain considerable and more difficult decisions lie ahead. For the three months ending...
