--- title: "Preventable Hospitalizations Shed Light on Health Equity | Sutter Health" description: "Sutter's Alice Pressman spoke with U.S. News about new measures for hospital contributions to racial health equity, including a COVID Vaccine Equity Index." url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/preventable-hospitalizations-can-shed-light-on-health-equity" --- 1. [Home](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Research & innovation](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation) / 3. Preventable Hospitalizations Can Shed Light On Health Equity # Preventable Hospitalizations Can Shed Light on Health Equity Sutter's Alice Pressman spoke with U.S. News about new measures for hospital contributions to racial health equity, including a COVID Vaccine Equity Index. August 24, 2021 by Sutter Health ![Preventable Hospitalizations Can Shed Light on Health Equity](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/research-and-innovation/Senior-patient-using-mask-looking-through-window-at-hospital-stock-photo-78765bfd.jpg?h=1414&iar=0&w=2120 "Preventable Hospitalizations Can Shed Light on Health Equity") The glaring realities of health inequities continue to come into focus. U.S. News & World Report recently [developed measures](https://health.usnews.com/media/best-hospitals/Best-Hospitals-Health-Equity-2021-22) aimed at capturing how effectively hospitals contribute to racial health equity in their communities. ![Alice Pressman, PhD](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/research-and-innovation/Alice-Pressman2-e1626135350205-9ce2da96.jpg "Alice Pressman, Ph.D., M.S.") Alice Pressman, Ph.D., M.S., Sutter Health’s executive director for the Center for Health Systems Research and the scientific research director of Sutter’s Institute for Advancing Health Equity, spoke with [U.S. News & World Report](https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-08-12/how-preventable-hospitalizations-can-shed-light-on-health-equity) about its newly launched measures. She also highlighted Sutter’s work in the health equity space, including the [COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Index](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/sutter-health-launches-new-tool-to-increase-covid-19-vaccine-equity-for-communities-of-color/) and the [research showing disparities within hospitalized COVID-19 patients](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/study-shines-light-on-covid-19-racial-disparities/). ## Topics [Screenings and Immunizations](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/search?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_healthTopics.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22Screenings+and+Immunizations%22%5D%7D%5D&verticalKey=articles) ## Related articles ### [Flu and COVID Vaccines: What You Need to Know](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/flu-and-covid-vaccines-what-you-need-to-know) ### [Smart Starts: A Healthy Kickoff to the School Year](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/smart-starts-a-healthy-kickoff-to-the-school-year) ### [Flu's Clues: Sniffing Out Symptoms & Solutions](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/flus-clues-sniffing-out-symptoms-solutions) ### [Autumn Alert: Arm Up for Flu Season](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/autumn-alert-arm-up-for-flu-season) [See all from Research & innovation](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation) ## Check your Vitals Get the latest in health innovation, community impact and patient care from Sutter Health — delivered straight to your inbox. 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