by Sutter Health | Aug 28, 2023
by Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Celena Johnson appears to be a typical 20-year-old working hard to achieve a big dream. She attended California State University, East Bay full time, held down multiple internships and volunteered in her community, all with the goal...
by Sutter Health | Jul 28, 2022
By Clayton Warren and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Even on her day off, Aimee Johns is a caregiver. That is why the Sutter nurse didn’t hesitate to dive into action when someone called out in distress—even in her off hours, spent on one particular day...
by Sutter Health | May 10, 2022
By Anita Creamer and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals Contributors For 34 years as an intensive care nurse, Mary Blanchard has served on the frontlines, caring for patients through some of the worst epidemics—and now a pandemic—in modern times. For many people, providing...
by Sutter Health | May 5, 2022
By Sierra Bailey, RN, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Article and photos courtesy of Samuel Merritt University and SMU News On the nights and weekends I’m on call, I don’t venture much beyond my home. Even grocery shopping is tricky. When I get a page, I have just 30...
by Sutter Health | Dec 7, 2021
By Clayton Warren and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Sam Harris spent the first three months of his life in a Bay Area neonatal intensive care unit undergoing surgery and treatment for one medical challenge after another. Born 16 weeks early at 24 weeks (a...
