Sutter Health Free Youth Physicals Score Big in Santa Cruz
For more than 30 years, Sutter Health, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF), and local healthcare providers have come together to offer free youth sports physicals across Santa Cruz County. This year, the annual Pre-Participation Evaluation (PPE) events will be...
New Arrhythmia Center Transforms Care Access for Heart Patients
In just a few short months, Sutter’s Arrhythmia program in Palo Alto has already transformed how care is delivered to patients with complex heart rhythm disorders, offering faster access to specialty care, improving clinical outcomes and significantly reducing patient...
Transforming Lives Through Transplant Innovation
From innovation to impact, Sutter Health continues to further transplant medicine and advanced organ therapies care. April marks National Donate Life Month, a time to reflect on the power of organ and tissue donation. But for those who don’t think beyond checking a...
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Autism Acceptance Month: Julian’s Story of Strength, Resilience, and Community
Leave no stone unturned. Jona Bernabe took that approach when she spoke with her son’s pediatrician at his 1-year-old checkup four years ago. She noticed that Julian wasn’t babbling as much as he should be. She was referred to start speech therapy by her...
Sutter Doctors Use AI to Help Prevent Colorectal Cancer
By Melissa Fuson, Vitals contributor In recent years, Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has become increasingly integrated into our daily routines. If you’ve ever asked Siri to play your favorite song or clicked on a product recommended to you based on your previous...
Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Launches Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program
Michelle R. Williams carries inside her what represents the kind of “first and only” that marks innovation and excellence. With a decades-long career consulting in California’s entertainment industry, the Santa Rosa, Calif. resident is no stranger to fame. But...
New Lease Brings Sutter Pediatric Specialty Care to Campbell
Families in the South Bay will soon have expanded access to high-quality pediatric specialty care with Sutter Health’s lease of a new facility in Campbell, California. The new pediatric center, located in an office suite at 900 East Hamilton Avenue, will replace...
Dive Deeper
Hospital Volunteer’s Surprising Final Act of Devotion
By Liz Madison and Michelle Grant, Vitals contributors Colette Scott was buried in her hospital volunteer uniform. The 96-year-old entered the afterlife this past February adorned in a lanyard studded with pins and fastened with badges — a symbol of volunteer...
How Cracking the Age Code is Redefining Longevity
Sutter patient participants in grip strength test According to the World Health Organization, people worldwide are living longer than ever. At Sutter Health, researchers are at the forefront of decoding the mechanisms of aging, revealing clues to unlock how aging...
Breast Surgeon Helping Pioneer the Future of Women’s Healthcare
Image provided by California State Senate | From left to right: Republican Minority Leader, Senator Brian Jones (R-San Diego), Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Dr. Katrina B. Mitchell, Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), and Senate President Pro Tempore Senator...
Behavioral Health, Primary and Specialty Care Expands in the Central Valley
By Craig Baize and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Demand for healthcare services continues to rise. Mental health and primary care are at the top of the lists. But California’s Central Valley, home to some of the fastest-growing communities in the state, is...
Closer Look
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