VIDEO: Thankful Dad Beats the Odds with Life-Saving Heart Care
By Clayton Warren, Vitals Contributor "When I close my eyes and think about what I could have missed, I see my family my wife Fiona, my kids Theo and Oscar. I would have missed out on just being with them.” —Christopher Dowd. It started as an ordinary morning last...
Sutter Expands Silicon Valley Care with New Medical Center
Investment marks the largest in the organization’s history, encompassing two new campuses totaling one million square feet of ambulatory space and a new medical center NORTHERN CALIF. — As part of its vision to be the most comprehensive, integrated health system in...
Baby Born with Rare Condition Thrives at Sutter
Parents find support and expert care through Sutter’s Neonatal Special Services after a rare prenatal diagnosis. When Shweta and Pratik Pandey of Sonoma County learned their baby girl would be born with a rare congenital condition, their joy quickly turned to fear....
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Summer at CPMC Sparks Aspiring Physician’s Interest in Interventional Radiology
As winter arrives, it's a good moment to reflect on the incredible learning and growth fostered during this summer’s Margaret Page Program at Sutter's California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. The summer internship provides hands-on experience for...
Sutter Health Brings Advanced Kidney Care to Fremont
(Left to right): Dr. Shalini Sundar, Donella D'Souza, CMA, Dr. Luis Alvarez, Rodelia Sena, RN, Manager, and Eddie Paz, Director, are part of the Fremont Nephrology team. With renal disease rising among adults in the United States, Sutter Health is increasing...
Navigating Lung Cancer with Heart
Photo caption: Calli Keller (left) and Jodi Bobbitt (right) at a GO2 for Lung Cancer fundraising event in April. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” For lung...
How Doctor’s Gymnastics Journey Shapes Caring for Athletes
For Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) podiatric surgeon Dr. Tenaya West, the foundation of her medical career was built long before she ever stepped into a hospital. It began on a balance beam. A lifelong gymnast, Dr. West started training at just 4 years...
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Breaking Stigma Through Leadership and Compassion
Tracy Constantine leads his employees by example because it’s the right thing to do and because his leaders do the same. Over the past three years, Constantine has openly shared his mental health struggles with his team, including his severe depression, anxiety,...
Deep Brain Stimulation Restores Life for Parkinson’s Patient
When John Crews held his newborn grandson for the first time, he couldn’t stop smiling. For years, Parkinson’s disease had made that moment impossible, until deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery at Sutter Health gave him back control. “I remember looking at my...
‘Dimmer Switch’ for Pain Offers Patients a Brighter Future
By Marycon Young, Vitals contributor For years, Jessica lived by the clock. Short-acting opioids eased her chronic pain for only 30 to 45 minutes at a time, leaving her counting the minutes until the next dose. Living with a connective tissue disorder since...
Running Toward a Second Chance
Five years ago, Timothy Stephens, CEO of Sutter Lakeside Hospital, never imagined he would himself be a runner. At the time, he was more than 100 pounds overweight, struggling with prediabetes and feeling the effects of years spent in healthcare leadership roles...
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