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Brad Goodson named president of Sutter Health's Greater San Francisco and East Bay Division. October 28, 2026 11:00 ET | Source: Sutter Health San Francisco, Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Sutter Health has named Brad Goodson president of its Greater San Francisco and East Bay Division, bringing more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role. He starts his new position Nov. 2. "The best leadership transitions build on momentum, and Brad is exceptionally well positioned to do that. He brings a deep understanding of Sutter, strong relationships across our organization and a proven ability to turn strategy into action," said Christina Oh, who previously held the position before being promoted to chief operating officer for Sutter Health. "We are excited for the new ways he will lead our teams and help them deliver exceptional care for the patients and communities we serve." Approximately 936,000 patients receive care within Sutter Health's Greater San Francisco and East Bay Division - one of Sutter's largest and most dynamic regions. Across seven counties, it contains 12 hospital campuses offering comprehensive acute care services and features approximately 890 primary care doctors and medical specialists providing coordinated care. As president of the division, Goodson will be responsible for the performance of its hospitals, outpatient and ambulatory services. He will also work with aligned medical groups to expand access, strengthen physician relationships and integrate care delivery across the region. Additionally, he will guide key investments in new and expanded care sites alongside his division dyad partner, Robert Nordgren, M.D. Goodson has made a strong impact on Northern California communities since arriving at Sutter Health in 2024. He began as CEO of Sutter's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, where he drove significant improvements in operational performance while strengthening physician relationships and supporting advanced program development. In September 2025, he became president of system service lines. In this role, he helped enhance access to the health system's award-winning, high-quality primary care and specialty care services by leading a systemwide strategy that strengthened integration and fostered collaboration across divisions and medical groups. Prior to joining Sutter, Goodson served in several leadership roles at Ochsner Health, including as the CEO of Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. During his tenure, he oversaw the 767-bed academic medical center, including an associated group practice with 682 physicians across 11 clinic locations. "The title may be new, but the reason I'm excited about this role is very familiar: our people and our patients," said Goodson. "I've seen firsthand what our employees, physicians and providers can accomplish when we come together around a shared purpose. I'm honored to have the opportunity to lead alongside them and excited about what we can do next for the patients and communities who count on us." Goodson earned a bachelor's degree in international trade and finance from Louisiana State University. He also has master's degrees in business administration and healthcare administration from the University of Houston - Clear Lake in Texas. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Kaiser breaks ground: Folsom's population boom fuels a wave of new medical facilities. October 21, 2026 5:00 AM Gift Article Area health systems are building hundreds of millions of dollars of medical facilities in Folsom as the population grows in the city and along the Highway 50 corridor. Kaiser Permanente marked the latest progress Tuesday, when the health system broke ground on a 187,000-square-foot outpatient facility along Iron Point Road, expected to open in May 2030. "We recognized that the community was growing. We also recognized the entire Highway 50 corridor was growing, and that we didn't have the specialty services along this area that we wanted," said Dr. Richard Florio, physician in chief for Kaiser's Roseville service area, which includes Folsom. "People want to live here. It's a great place to raise a family. It's a great place to retire." The Folsom end of the Sacramento region tends to see higher-than-normal wages and generally a good quality of life, said Greater Sacramento Economic Council President and CEO Barry Broome. The corridor has a presence of companies in the semiconductor industry, which the economic council has worked to attract. Intel announced last month that it will no longer sell its 162-acre campus in Folsom, two miles from the Kaiser site. "I think it makes it attractive to build," Broome said. "That's a fairly significant, consistent, high-end, industrial corridor with Micron, Qualcomm, Samsung and Intel... Fortunately for us, we're a growing region and a growing economy, so we continue to get better and improved healthcare assets." One mile east of Kaiser's project, Sutter Health is building a $145 million medical complex near the corner of Iron Point Road and Bidwell Street, expected to open next year. The health system is also planning a $4.3 million pediatric care center on Iron Point Circle. Just south of Highway 50, UC Davis Health opened a $182 million facility last year, and Dignity Health is building a $123 million ambulatory care center, expected to open next fall. Kaiser did not disclose the cost for its project. "I can only speculate on the other health systems," said Kevin Smith, Kaiser's interim senior vice president and area manager. "For Kaiser, we've been watching this growth in the community. And now's the right time for us." The city's population has grown to nearly 96,000 as of this year, up from 52,000 in 2000, according to data from the California Department of Finance. When Choose Folsom President and CEO Joe Gagliardi moved to the city in 1989, there were far fewer services, from healthcare to restaurants and entertainment. "It's a full-service city now. There are not really a lot of reasons to leave. And then on top of it, we're blessed to have two wonderful lakes, Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma, that allow us to be different than other places in the region," he said. "To have these campuses here, it really makes us a hub for the region." Local officials said patients in the Folsom area often have to travel to Roseville or Sacramento for specialized healthcare services. The new Folsom facility will likely draw patients from communities further east on Highway 50. The Kaiser center will offer surgery, orthopedics, urology, dermatology, oncology and gastrointestinal services. It will have 60 clinical offices and an urgent care. The project also includes an expansion of an existing surgery center - to 10 operating rooms from six - slated for completion in 2028. Kaiser officials said they will be hiring a range of healthcare workers for the new center, but that they did not yet have an estimate of how many. "The city of Folsom has really experienced tremendous growth," said Florio, the physician in chief. "As the city has changed, we want to make sure we change with it." Business & Real Estate October 17, 2026 7:00 AM Business & Real Estate October 16, 2026 5:00 AM The Sacramento Bee Annika Merrilees is a business reporter for The Sacramento Bee. She previously spent five years covering business and healthcare for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Sutter Health tests sleep-friendly hospital room innovations. Updated: 10:43 PM PDT Oct 7, 2026 Hospital rooms often make it difficult for patients to sleep due to bright lights and loud noises, but Sutter Health is working to change that at its Innovation Center in San Francisco. Joining Host Edie Lambert on California Tonight, Sutter Health's Chief Design and Innovation Officer Chris Waugh explained that losing sleep in a hospital is more than an inconvenience, it's a health issue. "The immune defense system is working hard to coordinate cellular defense and reduce inflammation, we see an opportunity for cardio-vascular recovery during sleep, your heart rate goes down," explained Waugh. The body also works on tissue repair and metabolic regulation as we sleep. It's especially important for hospital patients in recovery, helping patients recover faster, avoid being readmitted, and manage pain. "Just stepping back we realized we're not letting the body do that as much as it could during hospital stays," said Waugh. That's why his team started looking for innovations that could support better sleep in hospital rooms. One solution being tested is the use of red overhead lights at night, which are designed to avoid disrupting a patient's natural circadian rhythm, unlike standard blue and white lights. The red lights produce enough light for the care team to work in a room without activating a patient's hormones that signal it's time to wake up. For rooms without exterior windows, digital "windows" display outdoor images that sync with natural light - showing sunlight during the day and a dark sky with stars at night - to help patients stay awake during the day and sleep at night. In addition to supporting healthier sleep cycles, it can help some patients avoid a condition known as delirium, which is a common diagnosis in hospitals. "Delirium is really important to take care of because people can lose a sense of day and night and ultimately be confused," Waugh said. "It can extend length of stay, it can slow down the recovery process." Waugh's innovation team is also developing digital displays to improve communication. These displays provide clear, real-time information for patients, families, and care teams. They allow family members to join clinical discussions and care sessions remotely, offer AI-supported language interpretation and patient guidance tools, and include digital alerting and monitoring capabilities for nursing teams. The displays can also support virtual sitting and fall-prevention measures. To address noise, Sutter is working on monitors to measure the decibel levels both in the patient's room and in the hallway. It gets too noisy, care teams would be notified. "Remind folks and visitors that it's quiet and that patient is trying to rest," explained Waugh. Sutter Health plans to incorporate these technologies into two new hospitals being built in Santa Clara and Emeryville, which are expected to open around 2030 and 2031. Some features could be implemented as early as next year as part of remodeling efforts at its California Pacific Medical Centers in San Francisco. This story was featured as part of our new California Tonight show. It airs Monday-Friday at 7:30 p.m. Watch on KCRA and KSBW. Sponsored Content