by Ashley Boarman | Nov 16, 2021
Food banks provided record numbers of meals and groceries in 2020 as people and families grappled with the arrival of the novel coronavirus and the economic impacts that resulted. And, like COVID-19, the huge number of people needing food assistance has persisted in...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 11, 2021
“Did someone say there’s a dog on the unit?” ICU nurses at a bustling medical center in San Francisco are enjoying calming kisses and cuddles from Omega, California Pacific Medical Center’s resident “good boy.” Three-year-old Omega is no ordinary Labrador Golden...
by Sutter Health | Nov 9, 2021
By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Dave Johnson joined the military in 1962 as a 19-year-old enlisted airman. Over the course of his 23-year career, Dave and his wife, Ampai, raised their three children on Air Force bases in...
by Sutter Health | Nov 8, 2021
As we observe Veterans’ Day, we feature the personal story Ernesto Brizuela, R.N., nurse administrator of Alhambra Surgery Center in Sacramento, Calif., part of Sutter Health’s integrated network. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1998 and served 15 years on active...
by Sutter Health | Nov 5, 2021
By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the mental health and well-being of many around the world, particularly among women. A study recently published by the Lancet, led by academics at the University of Queensland,...
by Sutter Health | Nov 5, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Sutter Health has released its financial statements of its integrated healthcare delivery system for the third quarter of 2021. Rebounding patient visits and the hard work of staff and clinicians are driving improvement in Sutter’s finances, though...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 4, 2021
Surani Kwan recently walked into what she thought was going to be an administrative meeting at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital only to find a room full of flowers, family, colleagues and a catered meal in her honor. “What’s my mom doing here?” was Kwan’s first...
by Sutter Health | Nov 4, 2021
FDA approval, as well as other regulatory guidance, has cleared a path for the administration of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. Naturally, parents and other caregivers have lots of questions. Vitals tackle some of the top inquiries. Is the vaccine...
by Sutter Health | Nov 2, 2021
Lack of data is still viewed as a barrier to making progress with health equity. COVID-19 has uncovered some stark realities of how the virus has disproportionately impacted communities of color; however, the United States still needs more comprehensive data to make...
by Liz Madison | Nov 1, 2021
It was during the Colusa Duck Days—a well-known sportsmen’s expo that Patrick Kittle helped shape—when he started to “feel crummy.” The excitement he normally felt during this time, which always brings a lot of business to his local hunting and fishing store, was...
