by Karin Fleming | Nov 30, 2023
Few hospitals in the U.S. have the necessary equipment and expertise to treat large vessel occlusion (LVO) ischemic stroke. This challenges emergency medical services staff who must quickly and accurately identify stroke type to ensure individuals are transported to a...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 29, 2023
(Left to Right) Dr. Ranjan Ray, Leslie Barratt, Ted Jung, Nancy Jung, Dr. Brett Sheridan at Sutter’s CPMC | Nov. 2023 San Francisco resident Ted Jung was admitted to Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center with heart failure in 2019. Doctors told him he’d...
by Sutter Health | Nov 9, 2023
First CAR-T Cell Therapy Patient at Bay Area Community Hospital on Quick Road to Recovery By Kathy Engle and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Robert Vincent had been living cancer free for 14 years when a visit to the doctor for what he thought was a...
by Sutter Health | Nov 6, 2023
(L-R) Michael Chinnavaso, Mark Seiler, Sarah Price, Maddy Price | September 2023 By Kathy Engle, Vitals contributor Thanks to generous donations to Ride-On for Melanoma Research, a patient suite has been named in honor of Shawn Price on the cancer unit of the Van Ness...
by Ashley Boarman | Nov 3, 2023
Just in time for Lung Cancer Awareness Month, an interventional pulmonary team in San Francisco is celebrating its 200th robotic bronchoscopy for the early detection of lung cancer. The minimally invasive procedure is available at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical...
