Established in Sacramento in 1955, UCP of Sacramento and Northern California has roots with the United Cerebral Palsy organization, but today this independent nonprofit serves a much broader population, including those with intellectual disabilities, autism, Down syndrome and epilepsy, in addition to cerebral palsy.

Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento “starts with children,” which is true of their name and their mission.

“My passion is women’s health care and caring for all women, no matter what insurance they have, what background they have, or where they come from,” says Dr. Jennifer Overbey, M.D., chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento.

For over 40 years, HeartLand Child & Family Services has fielded a mental health team devoted to “Doing Whatever It Takes” to support children, youth and their families as they cope with life stressors and strive to achieve resilience and wellness.

For Rachel Peigh, the path to medicine wasn’t a choice — it was a calling. As a child, she discovered at the age of 5 that she was meant to heal people after a successful hike in which she played nurse to a fallen friend who scraped his knee.

Tina Palmieri, M.D., is one of only a handful of female burn surgeons in the country, and she’s a member of an even more select group of women physicians to lead a nationally recognized pediatric burn program.