Testing is conducted to diagnose, understand and help prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2/novel coronavirus. Follow our Educational Series on testing to stay abreast of the latest updates at Sutter. In Part 2 of this series, we describe antibody tests for SARS-CoV-2.
On your way to your doctor’s office or the urgent care?
Depending on your symptoms it might be better to call first, so you can be seen in your car or asked to enter through a different door.
As the novel coronavirus pandemic ushers in uncertainty that may evoke anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns for today’s youth, what would a new vision for their mental health look like? New screening tools for early detection of severe depression and suicide risk, as well as a novel program called Youth Mental Health Reimagined may be part of the path forward.
Differences in How People Access Care Contribute to Inequalities SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout the U.S., evidence is mounting that racial and ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups are bearing a disproportionate burden of illness and death. Here in California, African Americans are about 6% of the California population, but make …
Sutter Imaging and other Sutter Health diagnostic imaging centers have added safety measures and deeper cleaning in order to make mammograms and other radiology services safer during the COVID-19 crisis.
Follow our Educational Series on testing to learn about polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology testing, and stay abreast of the latest updates at Sutter. In Part 1 of this series, we describe SARS-CoV-2 testing with PCR.
Rural counties struggle to attract well-trained primary-care, family physicians. Sutter Health developed a program to help solve this, and it is now on track to start next year.
When a global health crisis began endangering communities across Northern California, Sutter research and operational staff started brainstorming new ways to track the spread of COVID-19 and launch strategies for early detection and ongoing surveillance. Learn how these data detectives are partnering to bring top-quality care to patients and communities across Sutter’s integrated network.
Whether at home or in the hospital, patients getting the support they need “It is transformative—I don’t think we’ll ever go back to practicing medicine in the same way we did B.C. — before coronavirus.” SACRAMENTO –In what may herald a cultural shift in how patients and their doctors interact, video visits have increased at …
rapy to medication for treating insomnia in rural adults. Results may be especially important as physicians seek alternative ways of providing sleep therapy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.