Californians sue over #AI tool that records #doctor visits

Several Californians sued #SutterHealth & #MemorialCare this week over allegations that an AI #transcription tool was used to record them without their consent, in violation of state & federal law.

The proposed class-action #lawsuit filed on Wed in federal court in #SanFrancisco , states that, within the past 6 months, the plaintiffs received #medical care at various Sutter & MemorialCare facilities.
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/californians-sue-over-ai-tool-that-records-doctor-visits/

California hospital will continue youth gender-affirming care after families protest

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/sutter-health-gender-affirming-care

On the #TransDayOfRememberence, a major health provider in California, #SutterHealth, stealth-announced that they were terminating gender-affirming care services for #trans youth.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12065480/its-just-cruel-bay-area-parents-say-sutter-health-is-set-to-halt-trans-youth-care

CA Attorney General Rob Bonta recently affirmed the right to provide and receive care without discrimination, with protection under California law.
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/know-your-rights-attorney-general-bonta-issues-guidance-gender-affirming-care

So this is Sutter's explicit choice. I urge you to tell Sutter what you think of that via email here:
[email protected]

Or via a call to:
18004788837

I also urge you to request action from CA AG Bonta here:
https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

🐾 K-9 Jimmy is bringing safety and empathy to San Francisco ERs. Trained to detect firearms and offer comfort, he's part of Sutter Health's initiative to reduce violence and stress in high-pressure environments. His presence is a calming force for patients and staff alike.

🔗 Full story:
👉 thevoicesf.org/k-9-guardians-provide-safety-and-empathy-in-san-franciscos-emergency-rooms/

#K9Jimmy #ERHeroes #SanFrancisco #HealthcareInnovation #SutterHealth #AnimalAssistedCare

#SutterHealth #HealthCare chain announces plans for #Billion dollar #Emeryville campus site that will put 200 beds into work and at least as many clinicians to replace fading #LeastBay #hospital facilities

/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/02/20/sutter-health-to-build-1-billion-emeryville-medical-campus-averting-alta-bates-closure/?share=e2etettdvi0aeaaeluvm #GiftLink #SubscriberShared #HealthNews #BayArea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSf2dOjSwnI

normie news

#Racism At #SutterHealth : #Doctors Racialised as 'Black' are Discriminated Against

#RacistGaslighting #AntiBlackRacism #Workplace #RacismInMedicine #Physicians #California #BayArea #healthcaresystem #USAShitShow

#WarnerThomasCEOofSutterFUCKYOU

#Walgreens, #SutterHealth, and #CVS all are still not offering the pediatric #COVID19 vaccine in the Bay Area.... wtf? The pediatric dose is just 1/2 of the adult dose, I don't get why this is so damn hard!

https://myturn.ca.gov helpfully informs me that the closest location offering pediatric doses is a facility named "Moderna New" in San Jose (about a 90 minute drive away)