by Sutter Health | Sep 10, 2024
Sally Baker (above) enjoys the weekly calls she receives from Tele-Care volunteers. Since 1970, Tele-Care Program Volunteers Have Made Tens of Thousands of Calls to Check on Vulnerable Bay Area Community Members By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor The challenges of...
by Sutter Health | Aug 9, 2024
EMERYVILLE, Calif., – Northern California-based not-for-profit Sutter Health has named new executive leaders for two of its East Bay medical centers. Trevor D. Brand will be CEO of Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif. and Bradley (Brad) R. Goodson, will be...
by Sutter Health | Jul 1, 2024
By Gary Zavoral and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors With the highest temperatures in several years arriving in California this week, emergency services physicians expect to see people suffering from heat-related illnesses as temperatures soar to 110 degrees...
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 22, 2024
A Bay Area Milestone: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is First to Perform 10,000 Robotic-Assisted Surgeries Gwen McCauley received a clean bill of health during her regular checkup in March. But just two weeks later, a racing heart and dizziness lead to a trip to the...
by Monique Binkley Smith | May 2, 2024
Paris Sweeney Austin is grateful for simple pleasures like taking her baby Seiori outside for a walk to feel the breeze and the warmth of the sun. It’s something the 29-year-old doesn’t take for granted after enduring six months during which her tiny newborn fought to...