Vaughn Resource Center & Cronan Medical Library
Sutter Davis Hospital

The Vaughn Resource Center & Cronan Medical Library offers valuable resources to patients, staff and physicians at Sutter Davis Hospital. When faced with an illness or injury, many people want access to the latest medical information from reliable sources, which is why they come here. Our resources are also accessed by physicians and staff.

Use of the library is free. Volunteers staff the library and will assist visitors with research.

Books and Journals (Full-text Online Documents)

• New England Journal of Medicine
• Books and Journals (MD Consult)
• Books from R2 Library
• Nursing Books (OVID)
  
• PubMed Medline with Sutter full-text links
• Medlineplus For Patients
• UpToDate

Research Assistance
The Sutter Resource Library in Sacramento will assist with research and document delivery. Call (916) 733-3880 or email the Sutter Resource Library at smcslibrary@sutterhealth.org.

Cronan Medical Library

• Current medical textbooks are on the library shelves.
• Historical book collection
• Two computers with online access are available
• There are tables for research and for small conference meetings

Dr. Leo A. Cronan was instrumental in developing the original medical library at Sutter Davis Hospital. Upon his death in 1986, Mrs. Cronan requested that the Cronan Memorial Fund be established to maintain the library. The response was overwhelming from Dr. Cronan's friends, family, patients and colleagues. In 2008 Mrs. Leo A. Cronan left a bequest to upgrade the Cronan Medical Library.

Vaughn Resource Center
Dr. Thomas Vaughn was a popular local physician dedicated to preventive health and education for his patients. Upon his death in 1986, family and community members erected an educational display in his memory. That display has grown into what is now the Vaughn Resource Center. Portraits of Drs. Vaughn and Cronan occupy one wall of the Resource Center/Medical Library. Patients, their families, and community members are welcome to call or visit the resource center and a volunteer will assist them.

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