Sutter Health and Allina Health have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for Allina Health to join the California-based system, which would create a combined nonprofit health system that will deliver innovative solutions to improve access and affordability and reimagine exceptional care for patients and communities.
During Women’s History Month, Sutter Health honors the women whose dedication, leadership and compassion have strengthened care for generations. Together, Janet Steiner and Cristina Camozzi represent 87 years of service, spanning clinical excellence and operational leadership and reflecting the lasting impact women have across every corner of healthcare.
Stepping into an emergency department for the first time can feel overwhelming — fast-paced and full of unknowns. Sutter Health’s Emergency Department Transition in Practice program was designed to ease the transition. For the past decade, it has provided new emergency nurses with a safe, structured environment to learn, practice and grow away from the bedside and without risk to patients.
Emily Lebsack, a nurse at Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s Ashby Campus, was shopping at Costco when she came across a woman choking in the freezer section. Lebsack’s training kicked in, and she jumped in to help.
Sutter Health’s long-standing commitment to patient safety has earned national recognition, with nine hospital campuses named recipients of the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades.
As American Heart Month comes to a close, Sutter reflects on the care that helps patients protect their hearts and the team who make that possible every day. Several Sutter hospitals were honored by Healthgrades for cardiac care in the 2026 Specialty Excellence Awards, highlighting a commitment to helping patients live longer, healthier lives.
As a longtime healthcare leader and former open-heart surgical nurse, Sutter Health Chief Nurse Officer, Katrina “Kat” Ascencio-Holmes is a passionate advocate for women’s heart health and a committed supporter of the American Heart Association. For Ascencio-Holmes, however, the cause is deeply personal.
Sutter Health is celebrating a major workplace milestone: its debut on Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers list for 2026. In its first year appearing on the list, Sutter ranked No. 78 out of 700 total companies recognized, placing in the top 21 out of 60 healthcare employers nationwide and among the top four of only eight healthcare organizations in California.
Press Ganey, the leading provider of experience measurement, data analytics and AI-powered insights to health systems and health plans, today announced that Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Sutter Health, has been named the HX26 CEO of the Year.
Healthgrades announced its 2026 America’s Best Hospitals Awards with five Sutter hospitals making the list. America’s 50 Best Hospitals Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Summit Campus Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Sutter Roseville Medical Center America’s 100 Best Hospitals Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Alta Bates Campus America’s 250 Best Hospitals Sutter’s Eden Medical Center
