by Sutter Health | Jun 17, 2023
Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, TX in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. By the late 1800s, widespread celebrations sprang up across Texas within the Black community to commemorate...
by Ashley Boarman | Jun 15, 2023
Sutter’s travel medicine clinic specializes in preventing and treating health problems related to international travel and provide services including vaccinations, health advice and in-person or tele-health consultations. Whether it’s a business trip, bucket...
by Liz Madison | Jun 15, 2023
Growing numbers of healthcare systems recognize that wellness goes beyond what conditions you have or diagnoses you receive. Healthcare needs to account for who you are as well—your experiences, the social drivers surrounding your circumstances and your preferences....
by Sutter Health | Jun 13, 2023
By Lara Azar, Vitals contributor This week, 17-year-old Tyson Wasser walks the graduation stage at C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento. Picking up that diploma is the next step toward his plans to study business and finance at California State University,...
by Liz Madison | Jun 7, 2023
Leaders from across Amador County recently gathered to hear from several healthcare experts about how they are addressing ongoing needs in the community. Participants in the lunchtime panel at Hotel Sutter on May 24 included Kristi Beaufore, operations executive for...
by Ashley Boarman | Jun 7, 2023
Tara Jasper’s breast cancer diagnosis brought clarity about genetic testing as a powerful cancer prevention strategy. She’s working with Sutter Health to spread awareness about its no-cost genetic testing & counseling program called GREAT. Knowing your...
by Emma Dugas | Jun 6, 2023
Looking for a kid-friendly explanation for why oral hygiene is important the next time your young one bristles at brushing their teeth? Meet the sugar bug! A “sugar bug” is the common nickname given to bacteria in your mouth that run rampant if you don’t brush your...
by Stephanie Breitbart | Jun 5, 2023
It’s one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States, and a procedure — when not medically necessary – that public health efforts are focused on reducing. For some mothers, cesarean deliveries (C-sections) can be the safest or only way to deliver a...
by Sutter Health | Jun 5, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif., – Sutter Health has named Todd Smith, M.D., to the newly created role of senior vice president and chief physician executive. He will officially start in this new role on June 12. Dr. Smith will serve on Sutter Health’s executive leadership team...
by Sutter Health | Jun 2, 2023
Robot-assisted Surgery Offers Advanced Care & the Comforts of Home for Local Patients By Lara Azar, Vitals contributor The newest member of the Sutter Davis Hospital surgery team was born an expert—keenly observant, uncommonly adept and coolly collected under...
