Difference Makers

Guests: Dr. Rita Kwan-Feinberg and Angelita Gonzales, R.N. On average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. But when caught early, survival rates are as high as 99%. In this episode of Difference Makers, I sit down with the breast health team from Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) and learn how their multidisciplinary approach is   changing...

Guests: Dr. Stan Wright, Dr. Teimour Nasirov, and Dr. James Hill Every great program starts with a powerful purpose. For the Pediatric Heart Care team at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, that purpose is clear: to give every child with a heart condition the best chance at life. In this episode, I sit down with three passionate and skilled physicians to hear how they came together to build a natio...

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group has been making history since the 1930s and they’re just getting started. In my latest episode of Difference Makers, watch how PAFMG continues to redefine ambulatory care and how their collaboration with Sutter Health is expanding access, accelerating innovation and transforming the future of healthcare in Silicon Valley and beyond. 🎧 Watch the full episode now

We’re relentless in our quest to make healthcare easier, faster and more personalized. In this episode of Difference Makers, I talk with physicians and Sutter leaders about our digital transformation and how innovative tools like Sutter Sync are helping us better support patients and give them the resources they need to feel better and live well. Tune in now to hear how we’re redefining what’s pos...

In California, 1 in 3 hospitalizations are tied to behavioral health needs and for many people, especially those in rural communities, the ER is the first and often only place to turn. But emergency rooms aren’t designed for long-term mental health care. In Episode 6  of my podcast Difference Makers , I sit down with leaders from our Behavioral Health service line and talk about how Sutter is work...

California faces a critical shortage of medical professionals. Our Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs are tackling this challenge head-on — training physicians and clinicians where they’re needed most. In my latest episode of Difference Makers, I sit down with the physicians leading our GME program to hear what makes it unique and why it matters for patients, providers and our system as a w...

Organ transplantation is considered to be one of the great advances in modern medicine and in this episode of Difference Makers, Sutter Health CEO Warner Thomas sits down with the exceptional physician team leading the transplant program at Sutter's CPMC . He discusses the life-changing impact our program has had on patients' lives and the compassionate care that has inspired donors to give to our...