by Sutter Health | Mar 4, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The integrated healthcare delivery system Sutter Health released its financial statements—one of the toughest financial years in Sutter’s 100-year history. In 2020, Sutter Health responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and managed the pandemic’s vast...
by Sutter Health | Feb 25, 2021
By Anita Creamer, Vitals contributor All Haley Schneider wanted was some stickers to brighten up the life of her 5-year-old son, Noah, who was born with cystic fibrosis and, in December, was hospitalized with COVID-19. But when an adorable Paddington Bear arrived at...
by Sutter Health | Feb 24, 2021
This is part of a series celebrating those individuals who define themselves by what they can do, not what they can’t do. Kiren Rizvi Jafry is the area operations executive for Sutter Bay Medical Foundation in the San Francisco and Marin region. In her own words, she...
by Sutter Health | Feb 24, 2021
Becker’s Healthcare recently interviewed Albert Chan, M.D., Sutter Health’s chief of digital patient experience, about the digital transformation across the healthcare industry and how Sutter’s teams have worked to expand telehealth capabilities in the...
by Sutter Health | Feb 22, 2021
By Anita Creamer, Vitals contributor Celebrated every February for decades, Black History Month has been a time to remember battles won and hurdles overcome. A crucial hurdle remains: Because of traditional disparities in delivery and access to healthcare, stroke...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Feb 18, 2021
No burgers, fries or milkshakes are available at Alameda County’s newest drive-through — but on Wednesday people lined up in their cars and were smiling all the same. The reason? Instead of a double with cheese and extra pickles, Seniors 65+ and community healthcare...
by Emma Dugas | Feb 18, 2021
Not at a mega-center and not reliant on cars, San Francisco’s latest COVID-19 vaccine site has an unusual location, at SF Market, the city’s wholesale produce market. Located in the city’s Bayview neighborhood, experts believe vaccine clinics like these,...
by Sutter Health | Feb 16, 2021
A blog from John Boyd, PsyD, CEO for Mental Health & Addiction Care at Sutter Health The ability to see and be seen has always been an essential part of feeling connected to other human beings. Before we adopted mask-wearing to stay safe from COVID-19, some of us...
by Gary Zavoral | Feb 15, 2021
Vitals Managing Editor Angie Sheets contributed to this story. On Jan. 3, Edna Brown turned 107. On Feb. 4, she got a COVID-19 vaccination. Both historic events in the life of Edna, who has a lot of history herself. She grew up picking cotton in the South and riding...
by Sutter Health | Feb 10, 2021
The Sutter Health network continues to advance its digital capabilities to offer safe, convenient, affordable and seamless care for patients and clinicians during the pandemic. The organization recently launched an online COVID-19 vaccination scheduling feature on its...
