Patient Stories
Sutter Davis Hospital
Sharon - Cancer Won't Stop Me from Riding
After receiving yearly mammograms and having doctors express concern about something they saw on the film on more than one occasion, Sharon brushed off this appointment as another false alarm. Unfortunately, this time wasn’t a false alarm. Doctors were able to locate two masses – a cancer tumor and a cluster of atypical cells.
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Sarah - At Last, a Hospital With a Philosophy of Care That Matched Her Own
Sarah knew what she wanted. Her first birth experience didn’t go as she had planned, and with the pregnancy of her second child she had another chance to do it right.
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Alma – Health Care Worth Staying For
When Alma was fully recovered, the time came to relocate. But after all the wonderful care she had received she decided to stay in Davis.
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Jenny – A Water Birth Experience
My first experience with the birthing tubs at Sutter Davis Hospital was when I was in labor with my first child, now two years old. I was having a difficult time coping with the transition, or final, stage of labor and the nurse who was working with us suggested that the tub might help.
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Monica
I went to Sutter Davis to have my first baby and had a really positive experience there. My hope was that I would go through the labor process as naturally as possible and of course wasn't sure what to expect.
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Molly
My daughter, Rose, was born 6 weeks prematurely due to complications of my pregnancy. Although safely delivered by my Sutter physicians, Rose was unable to nurse right away. As a mother of a premie, it was particularly important for me to breastfeed but my baby was not able to latch on or feed enough from the breast for the first couple of months.
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Jean – Absolutely Pain Free
"I am absolutely pain-free," says Jean, 57, about the spine surgery he had at Sutter Davis Hospital less than one month earlier.
Quite a liberating experience after three years of severe back pain, six steroid injections, and daily doses of Vicodin and Advil left this ranch operations manager nearly disabled.
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Betty – New Knees Help With Recovery
Having knee replacement surgery on both knees has been a major determinant in Betty's recovery from a recent surgery to replace a defective heart valve. Arthritis created such crippling pain in both of Betty's knees that she was unable to get around her own house without the help of a walker.
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