There are many places you can go to find quality information about individual hospitals and doctors within the Sutter Health network. The links below, to Web sites maintained by outside quality agencies, will contain reports about the individual affiliates of Sutter Health.

We have chosen to highlight these sites because they are provided by respected independent third parties and are considered to be fair and accurate. They use nationally accepted data collection and measurement standards.

Hospital Compare
www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
Provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site compares the quality of care provided by hospitals.

California HealthCare Foundation
www.calhospitalcompare.org/
This site compares how patients rate the care they received in California Hospitals.

Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC)
www.opa.ca.gov/report_card
This site provides comparisons for HMO performance and Medical Group performance in California. This report is offered in multiple languages.

Pacific Business Group on Health
www.healthscope.org
This site lets you check how patients rate California physician groups on getting treatment and specialty care, doctor communications, and providing coordinated, timely care and service. This site also rates health plans.

The Leapfrog Group
www.leapfroggroup.org
This site compares hospital quality and safety practices across the U.S.