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SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Sutter Health-affiliated hospitals were named as among the top hospitals in their regions by U.S. News & World Report. Sacramento Metro Area Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Ranked third overall in the Sacramento region.U.S. News and World Report rated these three other specialty programs "high performing": gynecology, neurology and neurosurgery, and orthopedics.This is the second year Sutter Medical Center has ranked among the...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sarah Krevans, Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region President, has been named "2011 Woman of the Year" by Women Health Care Executives. The Northern California-based professional organization for women in health care also celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year. "Sarah stands out as a remarkable leader and innovator among her peers," said Sutter Health President and CEO Pat Fry. "We've set a goal to reduce expenses across Sutter Health...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven hospitals affiliated with the Sutter Health network were recognized by the California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Task Force (CHART) with a January 2011 "Certificate of Excellence." A prestigious honor awarded bi-annually, only 36 hospitals across California received awards for key quality achievements in 50 categories. More than 240 hospitals across the state voluntarily submit data to CHART for review. Recognized Sutter Health...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Van R. Johnson Sutter Scholars program awarded college scholarships to 230 deserving students who are the children or grandchildren of Sutter Health and affiliate employees. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,000 and may be applied to continuing education at either a community college or four-year university. "These scholarships promote academic excellence, as well as assist and encourage the children and grandchildren of our employees in...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded the not-for-profit Sutter Health network a third multimillion-dollar grant for further expansion of its patient safety programs through the development of best practices in patient care. Beyond the Foundation's $3.6 million grant, Sutter Health committed an additional $7.2 million, bringing the total funds dedicated to further advancing clinical quality...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A 7-year-old boy who was brought to the United States to have his congenital heart defect repaired had successful open-heart surgery Thursday at the Children's Center at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento by pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon Teimour Nasirov, M.D., and assisted by Mohan Reddy, M.D., an internationally renowned pediatric heart surgeon from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. The boy was discovered in Haiti by a Sacramento...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Joint Commission has awarded Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento the Ventricular Assist Device/Destination Therapy certification, allowing the Sacramento region's only heart transplant program to implant left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as permanent therapy and not just as bridges to transplant. Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is the only hospital in Northern California to have this certification. Two hospitals in the Bay Area had the...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health received the prestigious "Certificate of Excellence" from the California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Task Force (CHART). Only 36 hospital campuses across California (of 218 participating hospitals) received this honor - one-third are affiliated with the Sutter Health network. They are: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Alta Bates and Summit campuses)California Pacific Medical Center (California...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Larry Clymer's heart was just plum wearing out. The 60-year-old Rocklin resident needed a heart transplant, and a temporary machine was implanted in his abdomen to keep his heart beating until the right heart was identified. Then, in February, Clymer received more devastating news. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) canceled Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento's contract for its Heart Transplant Program. That meant Clymer...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- More than a dozen children born or treated at Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sutter officials and community leaders "broke sand" today in a giant sandbox on the site where Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento's state-of-the-art Anderson Lucchetti Women's and Children's Center will soon stand in 2011. "When this facility opens, it will be among the finest hospitals for birthing and children's services in the state. The new hospital combines the renowned...
