>Recently, for the fifth time, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (SMCS) was named one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the U.S. by Truven Analytics. It was recognized, along with the other hospitals selected, for consistently delivering outstanding quality of care, satisfaction and community value at a reasonable cost. For the first time, SMCS also earned […]
Hospitals across the U.S. are struggling financially. However, one of our partner hospitals, NorthBay Medical Center, is bucking this national trend and increasing its margins and operating success – a fact that was lauded in Modern Healthcare1 last year. The key, as cited in the article, is the hospital’s ability to keep its patients from […]
When Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (SMCS) partnered with Surgical Affiliates Management Group, Inc. (Surgical Affiliates) on a collaborative surgical hospitalist program, the hospital achieved significant improvements in patient care and throughput efficiencies. Additionally, the hospital saw a $2 million annual cost reduction due in part to our evidenced-based, programmatic approach aimed at reducing variation in […]
Patients undergoing emergency surgical procedures are extremely vulnerable. And with most hospitals struggling to provide consistent surgical call coverage, patient safety and quality of care can be threatened. That’s why we developed our unique, proven System of Care© – to help hospitals and surgeons transform the delivery of emergency surgical care to their patients, throughout […]
Since our first surgical hospitalist program entered the medical scene in about 2007, Surgical Affiliates has been diligent about working with our hospital partners in measuring the results of these programs. Originally, our mutual goal was to ensure consistent, quality surgical care for patients presenting with emergent surgical needs. In program after program, not only […]
Michael S. O’Mara, MD, FACS; Timothy F. Daly, MBA; Cynthia C. Leathers, MPH, MBA; Leon J. Owens, MD, FACS In 2007, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento found itself in the same position as many other facilities across the country. Rising costs and decreasing revenue had collided with the crisis of a national physician shortage. The increasing […]
