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Sacramento / Sierra

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Sacramento / Sierra

The Sacramento / Sierra Section is comprised of 24 hospitals, representing over 4,500 licensed beds in El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba Counties.

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UC Davis to increase physician workforce with $1.8 million partnership from AMA

UC Davis Medical Center

UC Davis Health is entering into a $1.8 million partnership with the American Medical Association to boost the number of physicians in rural Northern California.  (Sacramento Business Journal)

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Sutter Medical Center’s Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program Receives National Accreditation

Sutter Medical Center - Sacramento

In recognition of its expertise in serving adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento earned accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA), a nationwide organization focused on connecting patients, family members and healthcare providers to form a community of support and a network of experts with knowledge of CHD. It is the third accredited adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) program in California and the first in the greater Sacramento region.  (Cision PR Newswire)

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Here’s what a python, alligator and hungry porcupine were doing at Sutter children’s center

Sutter Medical Center - Sacramento

Who needs a dog when you can pet a 12-foot Burmese python?

About 50 young patients at the Sutter Medical Center children’s center in Sacramento got an up-close look at the snake, an adult alligator, a porcupine, a penguin and other critters Thursday morning, when “animal ambassadors” from SeaWorld San Diego came for a visit.  (The Sacramento Bee)

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Marshall Medical Center CEO to retire after 38-year career

Marshall Medical Center

Marshall Medical Center’s longtime CEO James Whipple is set to depart after nearly four decades with the hospital.

Whipple has led Placerville-based Marshall Medical for the last 16 years, and has spent 38 years with the hospital across his career. Previous to becoming CEO, he was the chief financial officer of the medical center.  (Sacramento Business Journal)

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Capitol-to-Capitol: Dignity Health VP Laurie Harting

As part of FOX40’s ongoing Capitol-to-Capitol coverage, Joe Khalil sits down with Dignity Health’s Senior Vice President of Operations Laurie Harting.

Harting discusses the importance of the Capitol-to-Capitol program and how it can help healthcare providers.  (Fox40)

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California tests if addiction treatment can be incorporated into primary care

Marshall Medical Center

California had just weeks to get a program that used medication to treat opioid use disorder up and running after receiving $90 million in federal grants in 2017. So officials found a model that was already working in Vermont, and supersized it to fit the sprawling state.  (Politico)

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