SUTTER HEALTH

Two Sutter Health nurses from San Francisco recently flew overseas to help refugees fleeing Ukraine as the war drags on.

Two Sutter Health nurses from San Francisco recently flew overseas to help refugees fleeing Ukraine as the war drags on.

Sutter Health nurses and healthcare workers are on the picket lines Monday demanding better staffing and safety practices for themselves and patients. Kris Sanchez has the details.

Both sides say they want the best for patients, but nurses are demanding better staffing and protections from themselves and patients. Kris Sanchez has the details.

More than 8,000 Sutter Health nurses and health care workers across Northern California are planning to participate in a one-day strike Monday to protest the health network’s alleged refusal to address their concerns about safe staffing and health and safety protections.

More than 8,000 Sutter Health nurses and health care workers across Northern California are planning to participate in a one-day strike Monday to protest the health network’s alleged refusal to address their concerns about safe staffing and health and safety protections, the California Nurses Association said in a press release Sunday.

Thousands of Sutter Health nurses and health care workers plan to strike Monday. Nurses are striking for better health and safety standards they’ve been negotiating for 10 months now.

Santa Clara County is formally warning the area’s big health care providers to handle more local COVID-19 testing for patients or face steep fines. Damian Trujillo reports.

Santa Clara County is formally warning the area’s big health care providers to handle more local COVID-19 testing for patients or face steep fines.

Santa Clara County public health officials on Friday provided updates on COVID-19 testing priorities amid limited testing availability.

Just over a dozen parents who got their kids vaccinated at a popup clinic put on by Sutter Health in Antioch were told they got an incorrect amount of the vaccine. Cierra Johnson reports.

A major California-based medical provider has agreed to pay a total of $90 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, officials said Monday.

A second Bay Area health provider may have to postpone vaccination appointments due to the ongoing inconsistent supply. Ian Cull reports.

A second Bay Area health provider may be forced to postpone vaccination appointments due to the ongoing inconsistent supply.

Sutter Health says it is running out of vaccine, canceling 40,000 vaccination appointments across its system over the next week. It may have to cancel 50,000 more, it says, due to inconsistent supply from the state — all of them second shots for patients. Bob Redell reports.

The White House says there will be enough supply for every adult by the end of May, but for right now, supply is still an issue.

The White House says there will be enough supply for every adult by the end of May, but for right now, supply is still an issue. Ian Cull reports.

Sutter Health called on Bay Area residents and businesses Monday to donate personal protective equipment to the organization’s frontline clinical staff as they care for dozens of novel coronavirus patients around the region.  Sutter Health is anticipating a shortage of protective equipment like N95 masks, surgical masks and protective glasses and goggles as coronavirus cases continue to surge. In light...

The city of Vallejo on Monday announced it has secured the funding for the construction and operation of a proposed Navigation Center for people experiencing homeless.

One of California’s largest hospital systems has reached an agreement to settle a massive class-action lawsuit over allegations that it abused its market power and has been overcharging patients for medical bills.