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Celebrating the Life of a Spirited 75-Year Hospital Employee
By Clayton Warren, Vitals contributor Wearing her trademark pressed lab coat and heels, Elena Griffing clicked along the corridors of a Berkeley hospital for 75 years before retiring in 2021. Griffing, Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s longest-tenured...
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Championing the Legacy of Black History Month with Dana Beckton
In celebration of Black History Month, we spoke with Sutter Health Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Dana Beckton to explore the powerful contributions of Black individuals throughout history and their lasting impact on society. This conversation...
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Fighting ALS: New Therapy Has Potential to Change Lives
Sutter enrolls first patient in cutting-edge gene therapy clinical trial What if you couldn’t hug your child, speak a full sentence or lift your morning coffee mug? That’s the reality for thousands living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a disease that...
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How a Virtual Pharmacy Is Leading to Better Heart Health
By Debbie Ritenour and Marycon Young, Vitals contributors In the fall of 2023, Linda Miller was not feeling well. For months, she had been experiencing shortness of breath, fatigue and bloating, and she was taking a diuretic every day to control her symptoms. When...
Celebrating the Heartbeat of Sutter Health During Heart Month
American Heart Month takes place from Feb. 1-28 and includes National Wear Red Day, which raises awareness about heart disease. Heart Month overlaps with Black History Month, which celebrates the achievements of Black Americans. By Darian Harris, CEO,...
How Cancer Clinical Trials Bring New Hope for Tomorrow’s Best Medicines
Ask Dr. Christopher Jones, a radiation oncologist at Sutter Roseville Medical Center, what fuels his commitment to medicine. You’ll quickly find out his curiosity and compassion spark the research advances that help make elite cancer care possible. He and...
Sutter Achieves National Accreditation for New Residency Program
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center will be home to a new Transitional Year residency program for resident physicians. Sutter Health received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for its new Transitional Year residency program...
Dive Deeper
Music, Technology and Healthcare: Marsalis’ Journey of Impact
For Marsalis Peterson, sound is more than just an auditory experience; it is a force that connects people, drives emotion, and transforms industries. From his early beginnings in a Sacramento church to shaping the way vital healthcare messages are delivered at...
Can AI Help Scale Eye Screening, Equitably?
New sight-saving AI-enhanced technology now available in 28 Sutter primary care offices; more sites planned for 2025. The American Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes receive an annual eye exam to screen for diabetic retinopathy – the leading...
Clinical Shadowing Opportunities Illuminate Future Career Paths
Cardiologist Mahazarin Ginwalla, M.D., (pictured, center) has mentored students at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame. By Jennifer Modenessi, Vitals contributor As a former emergency medical technician, Bilal Arshadullah knows how to care for people in...
A New Year’s Blessing: Baby Holly’s 2025 Arrival
Miranda and Jordan Hastings began 2025 with a joyous milestone — the birth of their sixth child, Holly Jill, born at 12:01 a.m. at the Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz on New Year’s Day. For the couple, who have been married for 15 years, Holly’s...
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