by Gary Zavoral | Dec 21, 2022
Because she has radioactive ‘seeds’ implanted in her brain, she doesn’t need ongoing radiation therapy. They were two of California’s first COVID patients and lived to tell the tale. His young grandson’s quick response saved him of any noticeable brain loss from a...
by Karin Fleming | Dec 20, 2022
When Bob Warren, 87, of Davis, Calif., was experiencing a sudden loss of speech, his wife feared he was having a stroke and called their family doctor. He was taken to the emergency department at Sutter Davis Hospital, where tests revealed a surprising diagnosis:...
by Ashley Boarman | Dec 19, 2022
After noticing Novato Community Hospital needed a new rainbow flag, one Marin County, Calif., couple had a bright idea: get them a new one! During a recent hospital stay, Sutter patient Beth Reed and her wife Lolma Olson observed the Sutter hospital’s pride flag...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Dec 15, 2022
Two years ago, the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center launched a mobile mammography vehicle to provide breast cancer screening services in the community. The goal was to improve access to mammography for underserved women in the...
by Sutter Health | Dec 14, 2022
“The nurses’ union at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has called a 9-day strike from December 24 – January 2, its third strike of the year. The union is using patients as bargaining chips, just as the ‘tripledemic’ of flu, RSV and COVID is slamming hospitals...
by Liz Madison | Dec 13, 2022
Not-for-profit partners like Sutter Health invest in food banks’ efforts to help expand reach The importance of food banks has mushroomed since the onset of COVID-19. Feeding America estimates that more than 53 million people turned to food programs in 2021,...
by Sutter Health | Dec 8, 2022
Sutter Health Plus, an affordable HMO health plan that gives people access to many Sutter Health network hospitals and doctors, is proud of the top-performing medical groups in its provider network. Six Sutter-affiliated medical groups were recently recognized by the...
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...
