Are you brave enough to bring back a ’stache for the month of November? If so, you will be among an increasing number of men who are raising awareness of men’s health issues by growing the stylish facial feature.
Movember is an annual event involving growing moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and men’s suicide. Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths.
“Raising awareness for men’s health issues—such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention—is essential for long-term health,” said Dr. Ori Melamud, Urologist, Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. “We are proud to support these critical efforts during Movember and beyond.”
Sutter Health is doing its part to treat prostate cancer and several of its care centers were recognized by Healthgrades when the organization announced its latest round of specialty care awards, including men’s health. This was the first year that Healthgrades incorporated prostate care into its recognitions.
- Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Alta Bates Campus (Berkeley, Calif.) – Excellence Award for Outpatient Prostate Care
- Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center – Davies Campus (San Francisco, Calif.) – Excellence Award for Prostate Care
- Sutter Davis Hospital – Excellence Award for Prostate Care
- Sutter’s Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley, Calif.) – Excellence Award for Prostate Care
- Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento – America’s 100 Best Hospitals for prostate surgeries
- Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame, Calif.) – Excellence Award for Outpatient Prostate Care
- Sutter Roseville Medical Center – America’s 100 Best Hospitals for prostate surgeries
“We are honored to receive this recognition from Healthgrades for 2025 which reflects Sutter Health’s ongoing commitment to providing the highest level of care and resources for our patients,” Dr. Melamud added. “These awards are a testament to the dedication and hard work of our frontline staff, who are devoted to delivering exceptional care every day.”
Sutter Health has a longstanding commitment to suicide prevention and is continually enhancing its ability to meet evolving needs and implement best practices. Clinicians are implementing standardized, best-practice care for individuals at risk of suicide. Key components include screening and risk assessment, safety planning, evidence-based interventions and seamless transitions of care.
- Sutter’s commitment extends beyond practice into community engagement and stigma reduction. Through partnerships with organizations like the Lotus Behavioral Health Crisis Center, critical support is provided in community-based settings—serving as a voluntary urgent care hub for mental health services.
- Sutter is working toward the Zero Suicide framework, a targeted approach to suicide prevention that includes using evidence-based tools and best practices for screening, treatment, safety planning and post-discharge follow-up.
- To bolster safety measures, Sutter implemented ObservSMART, a state-of-the-art platform for performing patient safety checks. The tool offers a proximity-based, watch-like wearable that ensures precise and timely safety checks at all in-patient behavioral health facilities. This advancement builds on established safety protocols, providing a secure environment essential for those at risk of self-harm, falls or injury.
Sutter Health’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades helps consumers find and select a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.
