by Karin Fleming | Aug 16, 2023
The Sutter Health Telestroke Program facilitates access to remote specialty care for patients across Northern California. Individuals who experience a stroke know well that life can change in an instant: Brain cells begin dying seconds after a stroke-induced clot...
by Sutter Health | Aug 15, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sutter Health, a not-for-profit, integrated health system, is responding to the devastating wildfires on Maui by donating $250,000 to relief efforts with a particular focus on providing immediate assistance to those grappling with the impact of...
by rosemvv@sutterhealth.org | Aug 1, 2023
For 13 years, Catherine lived with undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), a condition associated with stroke risk. Symptoms such as irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath and fatigue manifested sporadically, sometimes with months in between. “Every other month or...
by Ashley Boarman | Jul 28, 2023
Katie Davis once weighed only as much as six sticks of butter, recalls her mom, Phyllis Davis. “She easily fit in the palm of her dad’s hand,” Phyllis says. “Her head was the size of a small lemon.” Born at 24-weeks (a full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks), Katie was a...
by Sutter Health | Jul 27, 2023
By Bryan Gardner and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors Within 10 years, the U.S. health system will face a critical shortage of up to 124,000 doctors, according to the American Medical Association. What will this shortage mean for patients? Experts say it...
