Impact of Philanthropy

By the end of the decade, healthcare as we know it will be vastly different. There will be precision therapies based on your own genetic profile, intelligent research will yield more lifesaving discoveries, and the highly personalized care you receive will be even better and faster. Philanthropy will play a vital role in this transformation.

Sutter Health is a not-for-profit enterprise that proudly invests in the communities it serves. Charitable partnerships empower Sutter physicians and their teams to accomplish extraordinary things they simply would otherwise not be able to do:

Innovate New Care Models
Recruit and Retain Experts
Inspire Intelligent Research
Empower Patient Navigation
Elevate Medical Education
Enable Support Services
Acquire New Technology

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Featured Giving Opportunities

Pre-Med Scholarships at PAMF

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and community donors fund four scholarships annually.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation's Pre-Med Scholarships

Diabetes Center of Excellence

The goals of the Diabetes Center of Excellence are to engage with the community to reduce the incidence of Type 2 diabetes and provide excellent care to improve the quality of life for people who have this chronic disease.

Deikel Family Newborn ICU (NICU)

Invest in our tiniest patients. The Deikel Family Newborn ICU NICU exemplifies the “high-tech” and “high-touch” medicine that is our goal for all of the care CPMC provides.

Pet Therapy

Studies have shown that pets can lower stress and anxiety, improve vital signs, and reduce loneliness and depression. Donor support connects trained therapy dogs with patients and families to lift spirits and provide comfort and unconditional love.

Shelly McGriff Endowed Nursing Scholarship Fund

The Shelly McGriff Endowed Nursing Scholarship Fund celebrates Shelly’s 38 year legacy of caring by supporting employees pursuing nursing education. As an endowed fund, contributions are invested in perpetuity, promoting nursing excellence and leadership for generations to come.

Sophie’s Place

Sophie’s Place is a music therapy facility at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, created in partnership with Sutter Medical Center Foundation and Forever Young Foundation, and named in honor of Sophie Barton, who performed for pediatric patients until she died of a heart condition at age 17.