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Children's Center at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

Children’s Bereavement Art Group Celebrates 25 Years of Service in Sacramento and Placer Counties
This April, the Children’s Bereavement Art Group (CBAG) is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a creative outlet for children from ages 4 to 17 to express their grief over the loss of a loved one. Through this group, which is facilitated by art therapists with extensive backgrounds in childhood grief, children express their thoughts and feelings through a variety of art activities, including drawing and painting. Learn More

A Very Special Reunion
More than 200 children and their families attended a special reunion for premature babies who were once cared for at Sutter's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. KCRA 3 covered the event. Watch the coverage.

Hearts of Hope
New Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento pediatric heart surgeon, Dr.Teimour Nasirov, was interviewed by News 10 in a story on the Hearts of Hope, a support group for kids born with heart defects. The group celebrated their end-of-summer party at a Sacramento amusement park. Learn More.

Obesity Rate High Among 4-Year-Olds
April 7, 2009
A new study done by researchers at Ohio State University and Temple University shows one in five American children age 4 are obese. Dr. G. Prakasam, medical director of the Sutter Pediatric Healthy Lifestyle Program, provided commentary for this story. Learn More