by Emma Dugas | Apr 29, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor When you book a hotel, pick a restaurant or buy products online, you can review star ratings from other consumers. Did you know that there is also a national star-rating systems for hospitals? Since 2016, the Centers for Medicare...
by Sutter Health | Apr 26, 2021
Why the lessons we learned in 2020 must propel us forward An opinion piece by Albert Chan, M.D., M.S., Sutter Health’s Chief of Digital Health If there’s a silver lining to glean from the COVID-19 crisis, it’s that necessity fueled rapid adoption of...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 26, 2021
Opening the Sutter Santa Cruz Pride Care Clinic has been a career defining moment for Leila Kramer, Certified Physician Assistant with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF). “I am so proud to open a clinic that concentrates on the gender care and sexual health needs...
by Ashley Boarman | Apr 26, 2021
Two California kidney donors and their recipients—each other’s parents—held a virtual reunion on April 22 during National Donate Life month. As recently as a few weeks ago, these two families had never met but are now connected through the gift of life and say they’re...
by Liz Madison | Apr 25, 2021
Think Grandma can’t navigate a video visit with her doctor? Think again. In a survey conducted by Sutter Health, 52% of people aged 65 and older reported having used telehealth during the pandemic. Ninety-three percent of these same patients reported having a positive...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Apr 22, 2021
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicates that Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe for pregnant women. CDC researchers tracked the health of more than 35,000 pregnant...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Apr 19, 2021
Making the community healthier is in the DNA of one Northern California not-for-profit healthcare network. For years, Sutter Health has worked to foster a healthier environment. From combating food waste to using green construction techniques to turning to solar...
by Emma Dugas | Apr 19, 2021
By Emma Dugas, Vitals contributor Two high-school students brought origami cranes and healing wishes to a hospital’s youngest patients—and showed that a small gesture can have a big impact. Tiffany Le and Trista Pradhan, seniors at Oakland Technical High School and...
by Liz Madison | Apr 14, 2021
While Nathan Streeter’s time on Earth was brief, he leaves an impact that will be felt for many years to come. The 31-year-old loved filmmaking, baseball, traveling by plane and having books read to him. He also had several chronic health diagnoses, including cerebral...
by Sutter Health | Apr 13, 2021
Clayton Warren and Monique Binkley Smith contributed to this story Talk about loyalty! One amazing Berkeley native is retiring having worked 75 years for the same East Bay hospital. Ninety-five-year-old Elena Griffing has broken records, charmed everyone she...
