Younger Colon Cancer Diagnoses Prompt Clinicians to Act
By Nicole Young, Vitals contributor In early 2021, frequent upset stomach and troublesome trips to the bathroom prompted Zack Kramer to seek medical attention. “Many things were happening at the same time, COVID, a stressful job, but it was becoming a bigger deal,” he...
Groundbreaking Demonstrates Commitment to Helping Unhoused
Navigation Center to Offer Crucial Support to Homeless Vallejo and Solano County Residents Community leaders in Vallejo officially broke ground on a project to transform what is now a dirt lot into a welcoming place where people experiencing homelessness can find...
Language Bonds Doctor & Patient, Lays Ground for Hybrid Care Plan
By Angela Borchert and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Hearing a cancer diagnosis, in any language, can feel disorienting for the person on the receiving end. Helen Laffin, a 58-year-old grandmother from Folsom, Calif., learned she had stage 3 ovarian cancer in...
Editor’s Picks
The Reviews Are In: Sutter Recognized for High Reputation Among Patients
Sutter Health was recently named a Top Performer in Reputation’s 2024 Healthcare Reputation Report. Reputation, a global leader in reputation management, looked at the top 50 acute care hospitals from integrated delivery networks by revenue and ranked them by...
Much-needed Primary Care Resources Coming to Central Valley
Sutter’s Latest Investment in Medical Education Gains National Accreditation in Modesto While individuals may be disappointed and frustrated by their inability to schedule primary care appointments, it may also leave them sicker. A recent study, “The Health of U.S....
New Leader Sees Synergy Between Medical Education, Research
By Debbie Ritenour, Vitals contributor Dr. Lindsay Mazotti joined Sutter Health as the system’s first chief medical officer of medical education and science in April. Learn more as she shares her perspectives on how medical education is undergoing a modern-day...
Hospital Marks Lung Cancer Milestones, 20 Years Apart
From its history as the first hospital in the Bay Area to offer early detection, to its investment in the latest technology, Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center has kept lung cancer care at the forefront for the past 20 years. With new, state-of-the-art...
Dive Deeper
Unique Recycling Project Gives New Life to Needle Caps
Single use plastic is widespread in health care because it meets the industry’s need for sterile material. But more medical providers are looking for ways to reduce and recycle some of their plastic waste when it’s safe to do so. A doctor at Sutter’s Palo Alto...
Medical Assistant’s Quick Thinking Saves Two Lives
Pictured: Medical Assistant Dakota Burr (left) stands with Sutter OB-GYN Dr. Natasha Kahl (right) By Jennifer Modenessi, Vitals contributor It was supposed to be a routine appointment. But Dakota Burr, a medical assistant at Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods,...
She Had Help with Her Grief; She Gives to Help Others with Theirs
By Mark McCoubrey, Vitals contributor Laura Casey of Alameda, Calif., understands grief perhaps more than she would otherwise hope to, having had to deal with the loss of both her mother and her sister within a three-year span. Laura’s relationship with her mom was...
New Program Hopes to Solve Food Inequity Among Ag Workers
A new Yolo County study unearthed an ironic trend: Those who work hard to bring others their food are the ones who are most food-insecure. That is one of the most alarming findings of the study made public Friday during the first State of Food Insecurity in Yolo...
Closer Look
Hepatologist’s Medical Mission to Ethiopia
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Chief Resident Committed to Her Latinx Community
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