Physician organizations in the Sutter Health Plus network received awards from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), a renowned industry leadership group in California. Seven of those awards recognize excellence in clinical quality and/or patient-centered care.
Physician organizations honored for achieving a top 10 percent in their category, out of 200 physician organizations in California, include:
Clinical Quality, Top 10 Percent
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation—Mills-Peninsula Division/Mills-Peninsula Medical Group
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation—Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation—Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods
Patient Experience, Top 10 Percent
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation—Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
- Sutter Gould Medical Foundation—Gould Medical Group
- Sutter Medical Foundation—Sutter Medical Group
- Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation—Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods
In addition, Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation received IHA’s Ronald P. Bangasser Memorial Award for Quality Improvement. This award recognizes a physician organization in the Bay Area that made exceptional strides in clinical quality between 2015 and 2016.
