by Sutter Health | Aug 19, 2024
Alylean Smith of Oakland is all smiles resting in her hospital bed after having her tricuspid heart valve repaired by the new TriClip™ Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair system, shown at right. By Catlin Valles, Vitals contributor Alylean Smith of Oakland will turn 90...
by Sutter Health | Jul 10, 2024
Photo: Leanne Westphal (left) stands with her granddaughter Charlotte Moore (middle) and daughter Hannah Moore (right). By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Home. A four-letter word that evokes feelings of comfort, familiarity and safety. Now imagine being far away from...
by Gary Zavoral | Jul 8, 2024
Price Walker stands at the site of the future Sutter Care Complex, across East Bidwell Street from the upscale Palladio commercial center. For 40 straight days, Price Walker and his wife traveled more than an hour a day so she could receive oncology services in...
by Sutter Health | Jul 2, 2024
Photo: Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation Registered Nurse Rachel Heller visits the exact spot outside of Mel’s Kitchen where she performed lifesaving CPR on a collapsed man during her lunch break in June of 2023. By Clayton Warren, Vitals contributor In April...
by Sutter Health | Jun 27, 2024
By Karin Fleming and Ashley Boarman, Vitals contributors Every second counts when treating a stroke, a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked by a clot or there is bleeding in the brain. As one of the leading causes of permanent...
