by Sutter Health | May 30, 2024
SEEING HALF: Maureen Hagar is about half the size she used to be thanks to a whole-person health approach that included diet, exercise and emotional healthcare. By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Maureen Hagar of Citrus Heights, northeast of Sacramento, has used...
by Sutter Health | May 30, 2024
By Bryan Gardner, Vitals contributor The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts an estimated national shortage of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, including shortfalls in both primary and specialty care. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Labor...
by Sutter Health | May 28, 2024
By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor Super Bowl Sunday in the Stice household is typically a festive occasion filled with friends and a smorgasbord of tempting snacks. But in 2019, Ryan Stice and his wife found themselves at the Sutter Center for Psychiatry instead,...
by Sutter Health | May 28, 2024
Dr. David Yee, right, and his family visit the Chew Kee Store in the Gold Rush town of Fiddletown, east of Sacramento, where their pioneer ancestor Yee Fung Cheung was an herbal doctor. By Kathy Engle and Gary Zavoral, Vitals contributors The memory of Dr. David Yee’s...
by Sutter Health | May 28, 2024
by Craig Baize, Vitals contributor In the heart of California’s Central Valley, significant advancements in healthcare are underway. With a growing population in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties and evolving healthcare needs, the demand for accessible and quality...
by Sutter Health | May 24, 2024
Recognition Based on Clinical Outcomes, Operational Efficiency and Patient Experience Results SACRAMENTO – Sutter Health was named this week among the top 15 health systems in the country, according to an independent quality analysis performed by Premier, Inc. Sutter...
by Sutter Health | May 24, 2024
Becker’s Hospital Review has named Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Sutter Health, to its 2024 list of Great Leaders in Healthcare. Thomas assumed leadership of Sutter Health in late 2022 as the first externally appointed CEO in more than 40 years. Since that time,...
by Gary Zavoral | May 23, 2024
SACRAMENTO – Sutter Health is expanding its flagship hospital in Midtown Sacramento by constructing 42 new adult inpatient rooms. This development at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is part of a larger strategy to accommodate the growing demand for healthcare...
by Sutter Health | May 23, 2024
by Marycon Young, Vitals contributor Facing a stark choice between a decade behind bars or a chance at rehabilitation, Angus MacBain’s decision to enter the Merritt Peralta Institute in Oakland was a reluctant bid to dodge prison time. Yet, this choice became the...
by Ashley Boarman | May 20, 2024
Jennifer Morrice (left) praises her Sutter care team, including Sutter’s Dr. Heba Ismail (right), for bringing on the latest tech for diagnosing and treating lung cancer. Jennifer Morrice’s stage 3 lung cancer diagnosis came as a total shock. The 35-year-old had...
