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...
by Emma Dugas | Nov 1, 2021
Dr. Kimberly Moore Dalal was a 37-year-old active duty officer when she was deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. Already a highly trained surgeon, the United States Air Force said they needed Dr. Dalal near the frontline. She would care for American soldiers and coalition...
by Sutter Health | Nov 1, 2021
High-quality, affordable health plans available for selection now during open enrollment SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As the 2022 annual open enrollment period kicks off today in Northern California, Sutter Health announced its integrated network of hospitals, medical...
by Karin Fleming | Oct 29, 2021
Nancy Stuckey, seated in center, founded Think Pink Granite Bay to support breast cancer survivors and help fund research. At a fashion show to raise funds for breast cancer survivors and research in October, Think Pink Granite Bay organizer Nancy Stuckey gathered...
by Gary Zavoral | Oct 28, 2021
A quilt featuring Batman is dedicated in the memory of “two women (who) fought cancer like superheroes.” It is one of about 300 quilts being auctioned off this weekend with all proceeds going toward fighting breast cancer in Sacramento. Every three years since 1999,...
by Ashley Boarman | Oct 28, 2021
It took 38-year-old Jose Jimenez more than nine months into the country’s vaccine rollout to decide he was comfortable getting the shot. It’s a decision he says was suddenly made easy after spending more than a month in a Bay Area ICU battling COVID-19. “To everyone...
by Karin Fleming | Oct 27, 2021
Breast cancer continues to be one of the most common causes of death for women in the United States. We interviewed Kristie Bobolis, M.D., a clinical investigator, medical oncologist and hematology specialist at Sutter Roseville Medical Center, for her perspectives on...
by Sutter Health | Oct 27, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Twelve Sutter Health ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have been listed among Newsweek magazine’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for 2022. Newsweek partnered with research firm Statista to survey ASC staff, physicians, and leaders. They...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Oct 22, 2021
Get your mammogram; early detection saves lives. That’s the timely message from two breast cancer experts this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many women delayed getting their annual mammogram out of concern for COVID-19, says breast surgeon Anne Peled, M.D.,...
