Women experiencing pelvic discomfort can learn about the latest advances in hormone replacement therapy, minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery at two free educational seminars being presented in Roseville and Sacramento in early June by the Sutter Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery. Both seminars will cover a range of medical issues, including pelvic discomfort, heavy menstrual bleeding, painful periods, pelvic pressure/bulge and lower back pain. Olivia Juhn, M.D., a gynecologist with Sutter Roseville Medical Center, encourages women to attend and learn about the numerous treatment options available for common gynecological problems that can affect women of nearly all ages.

Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento staff learned how they can be of even more assistance to their community by being ready for disasters at home and work during the Employee Emergency Preparedness Fairs, which were held on consecutive Mondays in April at Sutter Memorial Hospital and the Buhler Building. Approximately 200 SMCS employees learned about tools available for emergency preparation and how to be better prepared for handling situations ranging from fires and earthquakes to chemical spills and terrorist attacks. In addition to SMCS staff and volunteers, different private and local government agencies were also in attendance, handing out information brochures and pamphlets. A home em

When those two tall red cranes, A 290-foot crane and its slightly shorter twin are seen from many vantage points around Sacramento, it means construction is in motion and the completion of the expansion of Sutter General Hospital's Anderson Lucchetti Women’s and Children’s Center is closer to completion. In photo above, steel for the spanning structure  (low right corner) was erected over L Street in 2011. It Has been one of the most dangerous tasks. It is why L St is blocked between 28th and 29th Streets. “On a scale of 1 to 10, it was a 9 out of 10 on danger,” said Brian Baudot, a foreman with Boldt construction partner Austerman. “There was no room for error.” When the expansion proj

Cancer awareness activists have invited the public to attend the 4th Annual Night of Celebration on March 31 from 6 – 9:30 p.m. at the Momo Lounge on 2708 J St., in Sacramento. The event will be hosted by Sutter Medical Group family medicine physician Jennifer Cahn, M.D., and George Kovacs, benefitting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Admission is $10 and includes one raffle ticket and drink specials. In 2001, Dr. Cahn battled Hodgkin's Lymphoma while finishing her master's degree and starting medical school. As a survivor and as a physician in the community, she has been dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cancer charities. While her fight against cancer was one of the most di

Want to help end violence in our community? Right now, it's as easy as clicking a button. Sutter Medical Center has launched an innovative campaign to help raise $10,000 for a deserving charity. WEAVE is one of the nonprofits participating in the contest. By clicking a single button to cast your vote online, you can help WEAVE earn this critical grant. What will $10,000 pay for? WEAVE, a 501c3 nonprofit, is the only provider of comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Sacramento County.  The agency plans to eliminate violence by: educating kids to break the cycle; improving laws to protect victims; and healing survivors. You can help in three easy way

During a foggy morning, a construction worker walks along a steel beam two stories above ground level. Work is in progress on The Anderson Lucchetti Women’s and Children’s Center. This expansion of Sutter General Hospital will be a 242-bed, nine story building that will provide innovative technology in a patient-focused environment.  It also will feature a life-saving helistop near Capitol Freeway, which will allow helicopters to transport severely injured and sick patients for treatment, mostly newborn and pediatric patients. Anderson Lucchetti Women’s and Children’s Center will provide the highest level of neonatal and pediatric intensive care services, pediatric cardiac care, pediatric

SACRAMENTO — Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento has received the Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for one year to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients. Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for hear

Community leaders and supporters congregated at the corner of N and 27th streets to see the beginning stages of the new River City Food Bank. After a four-alarm fire destroyed the RCFB’s original location Oct. 21, the community immediately responded, and the Sutter Medical Center donated this space for the Food Bank to rebuild. The blaze, determined as arson by the fire department, heavily damaged the building and destroyed about 10,000 pounds of food. Though still a large empty room, save for a few hanging lights and fold-up tables, the new location promises to give clients a more comfortable space and volunteers a better ability to help the community, RCFB Executive Director Eileen Tho

As Harriet Tubman once said, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” On September 11th, as over 200 Sacramento community members gathered at the California Museum to celebrate the 30 years that Lilliput Children's Services has been serving the state's most vulnerable children and their families, Lilliput was humbled to remember exactly who they are helping and why.   Founded in 1980, Lilliput is committed to building families and making dreams come true, and has completed over 4,500 adoptions for California foster children.  Throughout the evening, guests enjoye

Later this month the next milestone in the expansion of the Sutter Medical Center in midtown will be the switchover from the existing Energy Center off of 29th Street to the new Energy Center in the basement of Sutter Capitol Pavilion on 28th Street. Demolition of the existing Energy Center is slated to begin later that month with steel expected to rise up for the Anderson Lucchetti Center site later this year

                                                                 Sutter Capitol Pavilion The Sutter Capitol Pavilion includes more than 200,000 square feet of new space for physician offices, procedure rooms and ancillary services. The artistically designed and inviting new four-story medical building will be home to 40 specialists’ offices and 128 exam and procedure rooms. In keeping with the goal of delivering excellent care and improved patient convenience and satisfaction, the building also features cardiac rehabilitation and a new all-digital imaging center. Other highlights of this project are a vascular laboratory, and leading outpatient services, including an ambulatory surgery c