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SACRAMENTO SPCA
GIVING MORE THAN SHELTER TO THE COMMUNITY'S ANIMALS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM
The Sacramento SPCA has been a trusted animal welfare partner in the Sacramento region since 1892, positively impacting more than 40,000 pets annually from a single location in South Sacramento. The organization operates the Zoe K.
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SACRAMENTO LIFE CENTER
From its humble beginnings more than 50 years ago, its headquarters then a modest, older bungalow nestled in downtown Sacramento, to its handsome, fully-licensed-and-accredited medical clinic today, the Sacramento Life Center has had a journey of love and life worthy of commendation.
Speaking Out
Man with ALS is able to ‘speak’ again thanks to neurotechnology from UC Davis
Within minutes, the words he wanted to speak appeared on a monitor and were spoken aloud by a computer in a voice resembling his own using recordings from videos made before his diagnosis. It brought everyone in the room to tears. “On day two of this use by Casey, he was talking to his daughter for the first time in her memory. That was so gratifying,” says UC Davis Neuroprosthetics Lab co-director Sergey Stavisky.
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SHRINERS CHILDREN’S NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TRANSFORMING CHILDREN’S LIVES WITH THE COMMUNITY’S GENEROSITY
Shriners Children’s Northern California is the Sacramento region’s only freestanding children’s hospital providing highly specialized care for patients requiring treatment for acute burns, traumatic injuries including spinal cord injuries, cleft lip, complex colorectal disorders, chest wall anomalies and a broad range of orthopedic and neuro-musculosk
The Rise of Alternative Health and Wellness
Businesses in the Capital Region consider the whole person
The approach of Whole Health, a movement led by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is “Let me understand who you are as a person. … What matters to you as opposed to what’s the matter with you,” says Dr. Michelle Dossett. “I think eventually it’s going to transform what we do in conventional medicine in this country more broadly.”
Conscious Conception
Technology advancements in IVF may help those trying for a family
Increasingly, more people are choosing IVF as the route to parenthood, but the process remains expensive and time-consuming. Over the years, however, improvements in technology have helped and even streamlined treatments. And researchers aren’t done.
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DIGNITY HEALTH
EXPANSION AND ADVANCEMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE IN FOLSOM
Dignity Health Mercy Hospital of Folsom is celebrating 35 years of providing high-quality, compassionate health care to Folsom and its surrounding communities. “Mercy Folsom serves as a community hospital while also providing advanced health care services,” says Lisa Hausmann, Mercy Folsom president and CEO.
Status Check: WellSpace Moves Ahead on Behavioral Health
WellSpace Health gains Gold Seal for its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
WellSpace is strengthening its behavioral work, announcing on Oct. 9 that its certified community behavioral health clinic had received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission.
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The Rising Zone
Unique Business Brings Wellness to the Workplace
The Rising Zone is a unique business concept bringing wellness to the workplace. Founder and Visionary Yvonne Pire, a U.S. Air Force veteran with a successful military and business background, created The Rising Zone as an events and co-working wellness center.
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County of Sacramento
SERVING OUR VETERANS WITH RESPECT, DIGNITY AND COMPASSION
Sacramento County’s Veterans Services Office is taking the lead statewide in providing comprehensive services and resources to our military veterans and their families.