by Sutter Health | Aug 5, 2021
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — Over the last several days, Sutter Coast Hospital has seen a significant increase in the number of COVID positive patients seeking emergency medical care, which has required the hospital to activate its surge plan. This has put an...
by Sutter Health | Aug 4, 2021
Surging delta variant-related hospitalizations spurs additional action SACRAMENTO, Calif.—To help protect its patients, workforce and communities from the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant, not-for-profit Sutter Health today announced a new policy requiring its...
by Ashley Boarman | Aug 4, 2021
With the ever-increasing threat of wildfires and earthquakes, dozens of staff at Sutter’s Bay Area hospitals took part in a full-scale evacuation exercise to hone their emergency response skills and test their procedures. The four-hour exercise at three Sutter...
by Sutter Health | Aug 2, 2021
By Meg Walker, Vitals contributor Even before news surfaced that lifesaving vaccines would soon be available to protect the public from COVID-19, leaders and clinicians at Sutter Health knew they faced another challenge: What is the best way to safely get “shots in...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jul 29, 2021
Temperatures are soaring, wildfires are burning out of control and spewing toxic smoke, and yet another surge of COVID-19 is upon us. You could be forgiven if you think this summer seems a lot like a sequel to last year’s disaster movie of a summer. There are a few...
by Sutter Health | Jul 27, 2021
Contract extension protects affordability and access to high-quality care for consumers SACRAMENTO, Calif.–Anthem Blue Cross and Sutter Health today announced they reached an agreement on a multi-year extension to their previous contract, set to expire in 18...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jul 23, 2021
Fans of professional football owe Navdeep Singh, M.D., former chief medical executive for Sutter’s Eden Medical Center and a team doctor for the Raiders for 10 years, a debt of gratitude for helping keep their favorite teams playing throughout the 2020 season—despite...
by Sutter Health | Jul 20, 2021
By Anita Creamer, Vitals contributor July Marks 31st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act It was the 1960s, and they were young newlyweds. Within a few months, she was pregnant and he was serving at sea in the U.S. Navy. Then three months early, she gave...
by Sutter Health | Jul 19, 2021
Phoebe Cahill delivered her two babies the way women have for hundreds of years: with a midwife by her side. She could have chosen an OB doctor but felt confident that a certified nurse-midwife could help her have a natural childbirth or call in a specialist if...
by Sutter Health | Jul 19, 2021
The American Hospital Association features Stephen Lockhart, M.D., Ph.D., founding director emeritus, Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity, discussing the health network’s efforts to reduce first-birth C-section rates, particularly for women of color....
