The company I am proud of. - Anonymous employee Sutter Health Employee Review

4.0
Jan 24, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Sutter Health has outstanding value system, compare to many other companies. It is a value driven organization, they do things because it is "a right thing do to". In 2008 they have donated almost $600 mln in services, materials and money to the most needy of our region. They are cutting edge, and pioneers in many areas of health care industry. It is California's #1 health care provider. Work environment is result oriented without sacrificing their values, so if your are exempt employee you can prioritize your time and tasks, which is great and gives flexibility to take care of the family.

Cons

It is very well established company, not much growth. Employees love this company so much that they almost never leave it, sometimes working for decades. This is good on one hand, but it makes it hard to get any promotions. So most people work in the same position for a very long time. If you like rapid advancements in your carrier in this company it could be very hard to achieve unless of course you are a superb employee.

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5.0
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Pros

The top-notch professionalism work-culture is what made me decide to switch from a contract-worker to a full-time RN.

Cons

I wish that the N95 mask requirement was included while I was in Chicago in my remote physical and urine drug testing during pre-employment. I had to fly in SF for one day to meet the N95 fit requirement then fly back to Chicago to spend more time with family.

3.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Leadership trainings, conferences, educational opportunities, Senior leadership seems to respond to employee feedback, Great organizational transparency and clarity around goals and direction, Front-line leadership receiving recognition more often, Fair (not amazing) compensation and benefits overall, Organization seems to be healthy and growing which is encouraging for job security and retention.

Cons

Unsustainable front-line leadership expectations, responsibilities, and tasks without providing support from supervisors or assistant managers specifically in San Francisco campuses, High burnout risk among front-line leaders which is continuing to increase, Growing list of contradicting or conflicting priorities. Patient experience scores have improved greatly in SF but patient quality/safety and employee satisfaction has become the apparent cost of that, Very unreasonable span of control for front-line leaders, i.e. way too many direct reports, Meeting metrics and KPIs at all costs is the message being received. Front-line leaders are left scrambling to reach the data points (regardless of the methods), to get there. In other words, we might be meeting the metrics and KPIs on paper, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the real purpose or reason behind those metrics is being performed. We’re just desperate to keep our jobs, The leadership culture in the last 6-9 months has shifted towards motivation through fear. Fear of losing our jobs or bonuses rather than motivation by providing actual daily support in doing our jobs and genuine concern and encouragement to succeed.

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