‘Miracle’ Baby Home After 183 Days in the NICU
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...
Stroke Study Informs Future Clot-Busting Treatment
Pictured: Lyle Vanhorn and Terri Vanhorn By Karin Fleming, Vitals contributor With 30 years under his belt as a telecommunications network contractor, Lyle Vanhorn has scaled incredible heights and balanced irregular work hours that would flummox the best of us. So,...
4 Nurses Honored for Kindness, Contributions to Field
By Stephanie Breitbart and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Picture some of life’s most vulnerable moments. A baby, only seconds old, drawing in their first breaths and bellowing out tiny cries. The grimaces and grunts of someone who, despite a traumatic fall,...
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Younger Colon Cancer Diagnoses Prompt Clinicians to Act
By Nicole Young, Vitals contributor In early 2021, frequent upset stomach and troublesome trips to the bathroom prompted Zack Kramer to seek medical attention. “Many things were happening at the same time, COVID, a stressful job, but it was becoming a bigger deal,”...
Groundbreaking Demonstrates Commitment to Helping Unhoused
Navigation Center to Offer Crucial Support to Homeless Vallejo and Solano County Residents Community leaders in Vallejo officially broke ground on a project to transform what is now a dirt lot into a welcoming place where people experiencing homelessness can find...
Language Bonds Doctor & Patient, Lays Ground for Hybrid Care Plan
By Angela Borchert and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors Hearing a cancer diagnosis, in any language, can feel disorienting for the person on the receiving end. Helen Laffin, a 58-year-old grandmother from Folsom, Calif., learned she had stage 3 ovarian cancer in...
Much-needed Primary Care Resources Coming to Central Valley
Sutter’s Latest Investment in Medical Education Gains National Accreditation in Modesto While individuals may be disappointed and frustrated by their inability to schedule primary care appointments, it may also leave them sicker. A recent study, “The Health of U.S....
Dive Deeper
The Reviews Are In: Sutter Recognized for High Reputation Among Patients
Sutter Health was recently named a Top Performer in Reputation’s 2024 Healthcare Reputation Report. Reputation, a global leader in reputation management, looked at the top 50 acute care hospitals from integrated delivery networks by revenue and ranked them by...
Unique Recycling Project Gives New Life to Needle Caps
Single use plastic is widespread in health care because it meets the industry’s need for sterile material. But more medical providers are looking for ways to reduce and recycle some of their plastic waste when it’s safe to do so. A doctor at Sutter’s Palo Alto...
Hospital Marks Lung Cancer Milestones, 20 Years Apart
From its history as the first hospital in the Bay Area to offer early detection, to its investment in the latest technology, Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center has kept lung cancer care at the forefront for the past 20 years. With new, state-of-the-art...
Medical Assistant’s Quick Thinking Saves Two Lives
Pictured: Medical Assistant Dakota Burr (left) stands with Sutter OB-GYN Dr. Natasha Kahl (right) By Jennifer Modenessi, Vitals contributor It was supposed to be a routine appointment. But Dakota Burr, a medical assistant at Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods,...
Closer Look
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