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...
by Ashley Boarman | Feb 10, 2021
As brother and sister, Jesse Elliott, 74, and Christine Veraldi, 63, grew up doing just about everything together, including smoking. Both were surrounded by cigarettes beginning at a young age, leading to severe lung damage later in life. Now they both share...
by Karin Fleming | Feb 10, 2021
Jane Finch*, 87, was hospitalized with a serious bacterial skin infection that caused significant loss of mobility and difficulty walking. Like many seniors, she wanted to return to her San Francisco home, but needed help with that transition. That’s where a...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Feb 9, 2021
Sutter Health and Stanford Medicine have formalized a joint venture between the two health systems to expand access to coordinated, state-of-the-art cancer services for patients and their families in the East Bay. The Stanford Medicine | Sutter Health Cancer...
by Gary Zavoral | Feb 6, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Seventeen Sutter Health ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have been listed among Newsweek magazine’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for 2021 — and Palo Alto Medical Foundation Surgery Center, Palo Alto is ranked No. 1 in California!...
by Sutter Health | Feb 4, 2021
Across the Sutter Health integrated network of care, we’ve rolled up our sleeves so more patients can roll up theirs. Sutter has worked to quickly expand our existing network of COVID-19 vaccine clinics by opening large-scale vaccination sites in Modesto, Roseville,...
by Sutter Health | Feb 3, 2021
By Meg Walker Through video visits, endocrinologists are learning more about a patient’s lifestyle, diet – even loneliness Doctors are discovering that video visits can actually enhance care for patients with chronic conditions, particularly those with diabetes. In...
by Emma Dugas | Feb 2, 2021
Since the start of the pandemic, healthcare workers have cared for patients with COVID-19 while helping protect the broader community from further spread. These doctors, nurses, pharmacists, emergency medical service personnel and others have answered the call to care...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Feb 2, 2021
As the pandemic grinds on, it’s tough to keep on top of how to help protect yourself and your loved ones. We’ve got you covered. Here is a selection of Vitals’ best tips and most relevant stories to help keep you informed. Vaccines Answers to Questions About...
by Ashley Boarman | Feb 2, 2021
Vaccine cards are being used to help track COVID-19 vaccination. But what are these cards? What do they mean, and how will you get one? Jeffrey Silvers, M.D., medical director of infectious diseases for Sutter Health and part of Sutter’s vaccine task force, explains:...
