Stomach Procedure and Comprehensive Care Transform Woman’s Life
Beverly struggled with severe obesity for years. Thankfully, the team at the Metabolic and Bariatric Institute at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital were there to help.
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New Conditioning Treatment Improves Survival Rate for Children Who Receive Stem Cell Transplants
At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital’s Blood & Marrow Transplant Clinic, Christopher Dvorak and his team developed a new conditioning treatment that helps eliminate unnecessary chemotherapy and radiation.
Woman Leaves Eye Checkup with More than A New Prescription
When Doretha left her eye checkup at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, she found housing support as a bonus. Thanks to a resource specialist, she received legal aid and found a new home.
Section Updates for October 22, 2025
CENTRAL VALLEY: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties are cutting services due to budget constraints. San Luis Obispo’s 2025-26 budget cuts crisis intervention services, and Santa Barbara County’s cuts clinic and specialty care clinic services for people with unsatisfactory immigration status. Hospitals in San Luis Obispo are already seeing additional pressure to compensate, as patients’ needs remain constant even if funding is no longer...
One Big Bill, 50 Different Impacts
It’s scarcely been three months since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law, but its anticipated $911 billion cuts in Medicaid spending over the next decade have already started reshaping how California thinks about spending. Consider:
Upcoming Webinar Highlights AI’s Promise for Human Resources
On Oct. 29 from 9–10 a.m. (PT), Hospital Council members have an opportunity to explore how Lebra’s AI-powered platform helps health care leaders save time, strengthen team relationships, and foster a culture of care. Lebra seamlessly integrates with human resources information systems to support better connections with staff, board, and community members while advancing a...
Prolucent’s Workforce Blueprint Helps Leaders Identify Workforce Opportunities, Design Strategy
Prolucent has joined the Hospital Council as a Corporate Associate Member, supporting hospitals across the state in building a more sustainable, flexible, and future-ready workforce.
Nurse Overcomes Pregnancy Complications, Delivers Healthy Baby
After learning her pregnancy was high risk, Dana was anxious about her son’s upcoming birth — but the Family Birth Center helped her deliver a healthy baby boy.
Motorcycle Accident Survivor Looks Forward to Future
After a near-fatal motorcycle accident, former high school athlete Diego was in a coma for 40 days — until his care team at Community Regional Medical Center used an innovative procedure to help direct air to different parts of his lungs. Following the procedure, Diego awoke from his coma and began various therapies that helped him relearn how to walk, talk, and eat. Today, he’s back to the gym and enjoying outdoor activities with his friends and family.
Cancer Survivor ‘Back in the Saddle’
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Amber’s back pain was caused by a tumor in her large intestine. She turned to the Adventist Health care team for help and is now cancer-free.