--- title: "Community impact | Sutter Health" description: "Sutter Health commits millions each year to care for patients who can't afford to pay and to support programs that improve community health." url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/about-us/community-impact" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [About us](https://www.sutterhealth.org/about-us) / 3. Community impact # Community impact ## Making a difference together Giving back is at the core of what we do. As a not-for-profit health system, we support our communities through partnerships, charity care, education, research and local investments.    [Contact us](mailto:SHCB@sutterhealth.org.) Our not-for-profit commitment  Sutter’s not-for-profit mission includes supporting programs and services that help improve individual and community health through partnerships, sponsorships, and community benefit investments. This includes free and reduced cost medically necessary care to eligible patients in need, covering unreimbursed costs of care to patients with Medi-Cal, and investing in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.  In 2025, Sutter provided more than **$1.1 billion in community benefit**, including:  **$101 million** in traditional charity care \* **$830 million** in unreimbursed costs of providing care to Medi-Cal patients  **$101 million** invested in workforce training and education and community health programs [Read more about our 2025 Community Impact](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/PDF/about/2025-community-impact.pdf) ## Closing care gaps  As a not-for-profit health system, Sutter Health is committed to expanding access to care, addressing health disparities and improving the well-being of the communities we serve. Our commitment extends beyond hospitals and care centers. Through partnerships with community-based organizations, local leaders and other health systems, we work to remove barriers to care and connect people with the health and support services they need to thrive. To better understand local health priorities and identify the most pressing health challenges, Sutter Health conducts [Community Health Needs Assessments](https://www.sutterhealth.org/about-us/community-impact/community-health-needs-assessment) every three years across the regions we serve. In 2025, Sutter-supported programs and community partnerships designed to help close healthcare gaps and connect more people with essential health and social services in the following priority areas: ### Healthcare access and delivery and prevention of chronic diseases ###### **189,000** + people gained access to primary care through Sutter-supported community programs and healthcare organizations, helping improve disease prevention, chronic condition management and overall health outcomes. ### Mental health and substance use disorder ###### **75,000+**  people gained access to mental health services and substance use treatment through Sutter-supported community partnerships. ### Workforce development ###### **87,000+**  people were connected to education, job training and healthcare career pathways, helping build economic stability and strengthen the future healthcare workforce.  Community impact in 2025  Building healthy, thriving communities through strategic partnerships and community health focused investments.  ### 150+ community partners ### 6.2M services delivered ### 353K people reached ## Community health in action Working alongside community organizations, Sutter Health helps advance solutions that support healthier lives and stronger communities. We’re helping expand care through these initiatives: ![Video capture of nurse giving patient a shot](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/medical-doctors/nurse-giving-patient-shot.jpg?h=720&iar=0&w=1280) ### [Allied Health workforce training](https://players.brightcove.net/817826402001/79bcaa57-54d7-453c-9f1f-8ab3ef7b15de_default/index.html?videoId=6402697540112) We’re helping expand healthcare career training at Sierra College by increasing capacity and modernizing facilities.  ### [Youth sports and wellness](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/summer-sports-camp-sets-stage-for-school-year-for-300-youth/) We're helping more than 300 youth build confidence, stay active and prepare for a successful school year through free summer sports camp. ![Oral healthcare at the Boys and Girls club in Oakland opening](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/people/group/oral-healthcare-opening-in-oakland.JPEG?h=867&iar=0&w=1660) ### [Access to oral health](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/healthy-smiles-grow-with-community-support/) Oakland youth will have expanded access to dental care through a first-of-its-kind clinic offered at no cost. ![Nurse education in San Francisco](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/people/group/nursing-workforce.JPG?h=1080&iar=0&w=1616) ### [Investing in nurse education](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/sutters-cpmc-sf-state-open-pediatric-simulation-room/) We're supporting hands-on pediatric training for the next generation of nurses with a state-of-the-art simulation room. ![Mobile clinic for unhoused communities](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/Facilities/healthright-360-van-unhoused-communities.jpg?h=1575&iar=0&w=2560) ### [Care for unhoused communities](https://missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-healthright360-sutter-mobile-healthcare/) We're investing in a mobile unit, expanding healthcare and behavioral health services to individuals experiencing homelessness. ![Pro Youth tabling](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/people/group/youth-mental-wellness.png?h=960&iar=0&w=1047) ### [Youth mental health support](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/tag-team-approaches-helping-earn-wins-for-mental-healthcare/) We're expanding access to behavioral health services through community partnerships, youth mental wellness programs and community-based care models that meet people where they are.  To learn more about how Sutter is investing in programs and partnerships that help close healthcare gaps in the communities we serve, visit [The Best Medicine](https://thebestmedicinesh.org/ "The Best Medicine") website. ![older-patient-smiling-with-doctor](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/medical-doctors/older-patient-smiling-with-doctor.jpg?h=2968&iar=0&w=5000) ## Financial assistance Each year, we help eligible patients access free medically necessary care and financial assistance. [Learn about eligibility](https://www.sutterhealth.org/billing-insurance/financial-assistance) ![Group of Volunteers at a food bank](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/people/group/volunteers-at-food-bank.jpg?h=1334&iar=0&w=2000) ## Community sponsorships Thank you for considering Sutter Health for your sponsorship request.  To learn more about eligibility requirements and the sponsorship application process, please contact the External Affairs Sponsorship Team at [shsponsorships@sutterhealth.org](mailto:shsponsorships@sutterhealth.org). Responses are typically provided within 5 to 7 business days.  ![Group of Volunteers at a food bank](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/people/group/volunteers-at-food-bank.jpg?h=1334&iar=0&w=2000) ## Important information ### [How to apply for financial assistance](https://www.sutterhealth.org/billing-insurance/financial-assistance) ### [Community health needs assessment](https://www.sutterhealth.org/about-us/community-impact/community-health-needs-assessment) ### [Community benefit annual report](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/PDF/about/2024-community-health-annual-report.pdf) ### [Community benefit financials](https://www.sutterhealth.org/about-us/community-impact/financials) ## Contact community benefit Email us at [SHCB@sutterhealth.org]().  Disclaimer \*  Charity care covers medically necessary 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the community.\nKORRINNE YURICK: So this is our Mobile Medical Van.\nOur main exam room is in the front here.\nSo your vital signs are good.\nAny allergies?\nWhat we're able to do through mobile and street medicine\nis bring the medical care closer to their lived environment\nand treat them before the problem becomes\nso great that they need to go to the emergency room.\nThere's a lot of chaos, but it's like fun chaos.\nMIKKE LOR: To have care on campus\nmeant that I could have affordable and accessible health\ncare while not losing too much time on my education.\nKAYLA ALEXANDER: We talk about meeting people where they're at.\nWell, this is literally what we're doing.\nWe're bringing the clinic right to the school.\nBALDEEP SINGH: The big thing that we're trying to do\nis provide primary and secondary care,\npreventing the progression of illness.\nDOLORES PEREZ: This is the one little jewel\nin this county that keeps our population healthy and working\nand with their dignity up.\nJOANNA SCALES: Food can be our enemy or our friend.\nAnd through the Healthy Living with Diabetes education program,\nI've been able to make better choices.\nCLAUDIA PACHECO: People come in with high levels of glucose.\nSix months later, they're at normal ranges.\nKANWARPAL DHALIWAL: We see young people\ncoming in, getting evicted at, risk of becoming homeless.\nEDDY CHACON: Here at Ryse, young people\nget to learn how to prep for interviews, do public speaking,\nresume building.\nWe actually try to spark their mind.\nDANA BUCHANAN: Navigators onsite at SMMC\nhas been truly instrumental.\nLOURDES PRECIADO: I have access to the Golden Valley\nappointments, so they'll have it before they get\ndischarged from the hospital.\nDANA BUCHANAN: Being able to connect our most vulnerable\npatients to the care that they need outside of the hospital\nis really the key to keeping our patients healthy.\nKELLY BRENK: One of the things that we\nlove about these partnerships is that our employees are actually\nable to go out and give back.\nGINO PATRIZIO: Being a not-for-profit\nis core to who we are.\nAnd days like this really exemplify\nwhat it means for us to be in service to our communities.\nCHRISTINA OH: What I love about working with our teams is\nthat they want to bring care outside\nof the walls of our hospitals and clinics\nthrough volunteering.\nDARIAN HARRIS: When I think about Together We Give,\nthat provides a vehicle for our caregivers\nto get connected and share their passion in the community\nin a different way.\nTAMARA POWERS: Together We Give is an opportunity for all\nof our teams to come together and to give back\nto the community that we serve.\nWhen we create a healthier community,\nwe create healthier patients.\n[MUSIC PLAYING]"} ```