Topic: In The News
Get Your Flu Shot at the Rio Vista Bass Derby
Join Kaiser Permanente at the Rio Vista Bass Derby on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.—you can get a flu shot and tour our Mobile Health Vehicle that serves Rio Vista 2 days per week.
High-dose flu vaccinations will be available to those 65 and over, while supplies last. You don’t need to be a Kaiser Permanente member to receive a flu shot.
See you there!
Vallejo Medical Center Achieves Major Nurse Care Designation
The highest credential for nursing facilities worldwide signifies that patients at Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center are receiving care from a nationally recognized hospital.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Opens in Vacaville
Early this year, Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center opened a 6-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for babies who need a little more love and attention when they come into the world.
For the last 10 years, our Family Birth Center has offered the great Kaiser Permanente doctors, nurses and staff to offer care that members know and trust, including board certified physicians, in-house anesthesiologists, certified nurse anesthetists, registered nurses, midwives, and lactation consultants.
With the opening of our NICU, we can keep babies closer to home, closer to their parents, to be cared for by our amazing team that can help them get the best start in life.
The Many Benefits of Unplugging
By: Heidi Schrumpf, JD, PhD
Behavioral Health Manager and Psychologist, Kaiser Permanente
It is no secret that technology, social media, and various apps are dominant forces in our daily lives. They’ve brought many added values: connecting friends across distances, low-cost entertainment, increased access to education, platforms for advocacy, and streamlining businesses and products to name a few. However, these benefits have not come without costs. Since the invention of social media, teen suicides have drastically increased. Nonstop and immediate access to others plays a role in increased stress and burn out. Many would say despite increased communication, it has decreased the general human connection, empathy, and experience. As with all things, balance with technology is key.
