Sutter Health overview
What is Sutter Health?
Sutter Health is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system serving Northern California and the Central Coast. Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, Sutter Health operates more than 20 hospitals and more than 600 care locations. The system provides primary care, urgent care, specialty care, emergency services and virtual care.
Sutter Health’s mission is: Caring for our patients first and our people always.
Quick facts about Sutter Health
- Organization type: Not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system
- Founded: 1921
- Headquarters: Sacramento, California
- Service area: Northern California and the Central Coast
- Hospitals: 20+
- Care locations: 600+
- Care providers: 14,000+ physicians, nurse practitioners and advanced practice providers
- Birth centers: 16
- Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs): 7
- Cancer centers: 22
- Telehealth: Available for established patients
Where Sutter Health operates
Sutter Health serves communities throughout:
- Sacramento Valley
- San Francisco
- East Bay
- Peninsula
- North Bay
- Central Valley
- Santa Barbara and the Central Coast
Sutter Health hospitals (21 total)
Sutter Health operates the following hospitals across Northern California and the Central Coast, listed A–Z for easy browsing.
We have more than 600 locations and 27 hospitals, including:
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
- Alta Bates Campus (Berkeley)
- Herrick Campus (Berkeley)
- Summit Campus (Oakland)
- California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco)
- Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley)
- Memorial Hospital Los Banos (Los Banos)
- Memorial Medical Center (Modesto)
- Novato Community Hospital (Novato)
- Sutter Amador Hospital (Amador)
- Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital (Auburn)
- Sutter Center for Psychiatry (Sacramento)
- Sutter Coast Hospital (Crescent City)
- Sutter Davis Hospital (Davis)
- Sutter Delta Medical Center (Antioch)
- Sutter Lakeside Hospital (Lakeport)
- Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz)
- Sutter Medical Center (Sacramento)
- Sutter Mills Peninsula Medical Center
- Burlingame Campus (Burlingame)
- San Mateo Campus (San Mateo)
- Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville)
- Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa)
- Sutter Solano Medical Center (Vallejo)
- Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley (Yuba City)
- Sutter Tracy Community Hospital (Tracy)
Medical groups
Sutter Health’s affiliated medical groups connect patients with primary and specialty care providers across the region:
- Diablo Division
- Gould Medical Group
- Mills-Peninsula Division
- Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Group
- Sutter East Bay Medical Group
- Sutter Medical Group
- Sutter Medical Group, Solano
- Sutter North Medical Group
- Sutter West Bay Medical Group
- Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods
Services and specialties
Sutter Health provides comprehensive, high-quality healthcare services, including preventive, acute and advanced specialty care.
Everyday care
- Adult primary care
- Pediatrics
- Women’s health
- Preventive care and wellness visits
- Vaccinations
- Lab and diagnostic testing
Same-day and emergency care
Advanced specialty care
Cancer care
22 cancer centers and more than 250 specialists offering treatment for breast, prostate, lung, skin, pancreatic and other cancers.
Heart and vascular care
Heart attack treatment, valve disease management, vascular conditions and advanced cardiac procedures.
Neurosciences
Care for ALS, dementia, epilepsy and movement disorders, including neurosurgery, deep brain stimulation and laser ablation.
Orthopedics
Joint replacement, sports medicine and comprehensive bone and joint care.
Behavioral health
Treatment for depression, anxiety, grief, ADHD, substance use disorders and eating disorders.
Pregnancy and maternity care
16 birth centers, seven NICUs and family-centered maternity services.
Transplant services
Comprehensive organ and tissue transplant programs.
Telehealth and virtual care
Sutter Health offers virtual care options for established patients, including:
- On-Demand Video Visits
- Scheduled virtual appointments
- Secure messaging through My Health Online
Patients can access telehealth services using the My Health Online patient portal.
Awards and Recognition
Sutter Health hospitals and care teams are regularly recognized for clinical excellence, patient safety and specialty care performance.
U.S. News & World Report — Best Hospitals
Sutter Health hospitals are regularly ranked among the nation’s best for high-performing care in specialties such as cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, neurology and pulmonology.
Recent recognitions include:
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center — High Performing in multiple adult procedures and conditions
- California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) — Recognized for specialty and regional excellence
- Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento — High Performing in heart and vascular care and neurosciences
- Sutter Roseville Medical Center — High Performing in orthopedics and maternity care
Specialty excellence awards
Healthgrades specialty excellence awards
Sutter hospitals have earned national recognition for specialty care performance in areas such as:
- Cardiac care
- Stroke care
- Joint replacement
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Critical care
These awards recognize hospitals that deliver superior clinical outcomes compared to national benchmarks.
Nursing and clinical excellence
Several Sutter hospitals have earned recognition for nursing excellence and quality standards, including distinctions for:
- Advanced nursing practice
- Patient safety initiatives
- Clinical quality improvement
Workplace and employer recognition
Sutter Health has been recognized by national publications and employer-ranking organizations for workplace culture, diversity and employee engagement within the healthcare industry.