Primary Care

Live life to its fullest with help from providers who understand your unique health needs. From small questions to big decisions, primary care doctors and other health professionals in the Sutter Health network help you every step of the way. We’re here when you need us, where you need us.

Featured Services

Choose an excellent healthcare provider who takes the time to truly get to know you. More than 1,000 family medicine and internal medicine practitioners in Northern California are here to partner with you and your family through every stage of life. Whether you’re sick or just want some good health advice, primary care providers help you feel your best. Our network includes doctors and other healthcare professionals who specialize in areas such as:

You’re busy, and we understand. Make it easy to take care of your health. With most primary care providers at Sutter Health, you can:

Email your healthcare provider any time
Make appointments online
Check your medical record and test results from your smartphone using My Health Online

Helpful Resources

Patient Information

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Interested in becoming a Sutter patient? Here’s what you need to know about health plans, choosing a doctor and how to get started today.

Tips for Living Well

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Tips for Living Well

Learn how to eat right, manage your weight, reduce your risk of heart disease and more. Our health and wellness articles provide tips and advice to help you lead a healthier life.

Education and Support

Classes and Support Groups

Learn how to make simple changes to boost your health and achieve optimal wellness.

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Disease Prevention

Be proactive about your health and learn effective ways to stay healthy.

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Ask an Expert

Have a question about Primary Care? Ask our experts.

Patient Stories

A Special Primary Care Center for Women

Sutter Health supports the Santa Cruz Women's Health Center, providing care to women regardless of their ability to pay.

Residency Program Supports Community Health in Santa Rosa

Sutter Health partners with Santa Rosa Community Health Centers to provide important primary care medicine for patients in the community.

Community Partnership Helps Homeless Patients

Sacramento's community partnership programs help homeless patients get back on their feet.

Sutter Health Supports Downtown Sacramento Inebriate Program

A unique program helps homeless people with alcohol problems avoid jail and instead find housing, medical care and positive support.

Ethnic Health Institute Improves East Bay Community

The Ethic Health Institute takes health education out of the hospital into the diverse communities that make up the East Bay.

Supporting Federally Qualified Health Centers

Federally qualified health centers help patients get the care they need, in the location that makes sense. Sutter Health is a key partner.

Back to Life — and Sports — After Neurosurgery

They thought it was just a migraine, but it turns out Thomas, 13, had a brain tumor that required immediate surgery.

Homeless Man Finds New Life Through Resource Center

A community program supported by Sutter Health helps a homeless man get back on his feet.

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Prevention and Health Maintenance Research

Each year, millions of people die preventable deaths by following behaviors that are detrimental to their health and exposing themselves to risk. Preventive healthcare (or preventive medicine) looks at the factors that keep people from following measures that could prevent problems and ways to encourage better health maintenance. These factors can include a person's environment, genetic predisposition, disease agents and lifestyle choices that put individuals at greater risk for disease.

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