The Value of Coordinated Care
Right Care at the
Right Place at the
Right Time –
High Value Healthcare
Right Care Right Place at the Right Time – High Value Healthcare
At Sutter Health, we know that high quality healthcare leads to improved health outcomes and ultimately, healthier patients. Our integrated network focuses its efforts on providing access to a more patient-centered delivery system that:
Nationally Recognized for Value and Quality
National Top Performer
IBM Watson Health ranked the Sutter Health network among the Top Performing 26 Large Health Systems in U.S. based on quality, patient satisfaction and cost per episode of illness.
U.S. News Best Hospitals
15 Sutter hospital campuses recognized for providing high quality healthcare in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-22 Best Hospitals list. Two Sutter hospitals also ranked among the top 50 and 100 in California.
Cardiac Care
21 Sutter hospitals received recognition from the American Heart Association (AHA) for participating in the AHA’s Get with the Guidelines® program.
Maternal Care
14 Sutter hospitals earned a place on the California HHS 2021 Maternity Care Honor Roll for reduced C-Sections.
Cancer Care
Sutter network is a top 10% performer in California and nationwide for early cancer detection.
Focused on Lowering Total Cost of Care
Total cost of care, or how much it costs to treat a patient or patient population over time, is one way we measure healthcare affordability.
Sutter’s caregivers, aligned physicians and hospitals partner to coordinate care, reduce variation and adopt best practices to help improve patient outcomes and a more efficient, affordable healthcare system.
This focus on efficiency and affordability is yielding results.
Sutter hospitals’ average total cost of care trends 8% below comparable Northern California hospitals from 2008-2017 according to an analysis of Medicare expenditures.
How Integration Helps Lower Total Cost of Care
Sutter’s integrated care model delivers access to high quality primary care services, which can improve health outcomes and reduce the need for unnecessary care intervention, which helps lower total cost of care over time.
Innovative Advances in Patient Care
Sutter’s integrated network invests in innovations and pilot programs that fuel advances in patient care – leading to improved outcomes for patients today and progress toward clinical advancements for generations to come.
In 2020, Sutter rapidly expanded telehealth — scaling to train more than 5,000 clinicians and serve 1 million+ patients.
- Based on recent survey data, 96% of patients report a positive experience.
Sutter’s health equity team developed an asthma program to address the needs of Black patients who sought care through the Emergency Department. This culturally competent initiative provides patients with group classes, home and virtual visits and medication management support.
- Since its launch, nearly 600 Black patients suffering from asthma have participated in the program with very few returning to the ER after joining the program.
A new non-clinical, virtual program, Scout combines human and digital components to support youth ages 12 to 26 years old who experience anxiety or depression.
- More than 700 youth and caregivers served in the first year.
- In a 2021 survey of 127 participants, 95% of users found Scout content meaningful, and after 12 weeks, youth reported a 20% improvement in self-perception of mental health.
In 2020, Sutter rapidly expanded telehealth — scaling to train more than 5,000 clinicians and serve 1 million+ patients.
- Based on recent survey data, 96% of patients report a positive experience.
- Since its launch, nearly 600 Black patients suffering from asthma have participated in the program with very few returning to the ER after joining the program.
A new non-clinical, virtual program, Scout combines human and digital components to support youth ages 12 to 26 years old who experience anxiety or depression.
- More than 700 youth and caregivers served in the first year.
- In a 2021 survey of 127 participants, 95% of users found Scout content meaningful, and after 12 weeks, youth reported a 20% improvement in self-perception of mental health.
Reducing Health Disparities
Institute for Advancing Health Equity
As a national leader in healthcare quality, Sutter Health considers health equity to be a measurable, key component of quality healthcare. We are committed to eliminating health disparities within our system and beyond by engineering data-driven, innovative solutions. Sutter’s Institute for Advancing Health Equity was created to enhance this commitment – building on the benefits of our integrated, coordinated network of care to further health equity for our patients and those across the country.
