by Sutter Health | Dec 22, 2021
By Karin Fleming and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Video visits are finally seen as a viable way to enhance access to healthcare. But what about other digital health tools that help maximize results for times in between or during healthcare appointments—video or...
by Sutter Health | Dec 17, 2021
By Angela Borchert and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Building a website comes easily to software engineers. But a team of them venture out of their comfort zone every year by sewing capes for hospitalized kids. For more than a decade, a group of information...
by Emma Dugas | Dec 16, 2021
Donaldo Hernandez, M.D., an internist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, has been named president-elect of the California Medical Association (CMA), a non-profit professional organization of nearly 50,000 physicians dedicated to protecting public health and...
by Sutter Health | Dec 16, 2021
The Sonoma County Medical Association (SCMA) has recognized three Sutter-affiliated physicians for their exemplary service and contributions to the Sonoma, Calif., community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The recipients of SCMA’s 37th Annual Physician Awards...
by Sutter Health | Dec 14, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Longtime Sutter leader Rachael McKinney will step into the role of CEO of Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, effective Jan. 3, 2022. McKinney currently is the CEO of Sutter Davis Hospital in Davis, Calif., a position she has held since 2017. During...
by Sutter Health | Dec 12, 2021
Your health is vitally important to you … and to us. That’s why we launched this news site, Vitals, in December 2020 right in the middle of a pandemic. We wanted to give Northern Californians a venue for accurate, reliable health news, with stories written and...
by Sutter Health | Dec 10, 2021
On the heels of a recent announcement from the Biden administration to bolster the ranks of healthcare workers, the call also continues for a more diversified workforce. Nurses in particular can play a significant role given they “are often the first and most frequent...
by Gary Zavoral | Dec 8, 2021
While the world grapples with the newest COVID-19 variant – omicron – flu cases continue to rise. That’s why it’s important to get your flu shot as well as being vaccinated for COVID-19 and getting your booster when the time comes. That’s the recommendation of Dr....
by Sutter Health | Dec 8, 2021
In the photo above, NBC reporter Kate Snow, left, interviewed Dr. Phyllis Napoles and pancreatic cancer survivor Jim Ford, whose cancer was detected by a blood test that Sutter Health helped to study. By Gary Zavoral and Karin Fleming, Vitals contributors Jim Ford of...
by Emma Dugas | Dec 8, 2021
Cynthia Mendoza is comfortable with contradictions. The 40-year-old mother of three is shy with strangers but bold with family, friends and co-workers. Equal parts loyal and restless, she says being a medical assistant is the perfect job. No two days have been the...
