Sutter Health reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,371 total reviews)
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Warner Thomas, President and CEO, Sutter Health

86% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Sutter Health has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,371 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sutter Health employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
Jan 23, 2026
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Pros

I began my journey with Sutter Health at 18 years old in Environmental Services. Over the years, Sutter provided opportunities for growth that allowed me to transition into outpatient imaging (MRI, X-ray, and Mammography) while continuing my education. I later advanced into nursing and am now nearing completion of my Advanced Practice Nurse training ( NP).Sutter has supported my professional development, education, and long-term career vision.

Cons

Like any large healthcare system, navigating transitions and growth pathways can sometimes feel complex and slow, especially for employees who advance through multiple roles.

5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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What can I say......thank you so much for having me and choosing me as a Sutter Employee, it was a dream come true.... I really love what I do, i used to be a Medication Technician and a CNA for year before coming to SUTTER HEALTH-MMC, patient care is my favorite part, making sure with cleaning and sanitizing, getting the rooms ready for our patients is an honor, thank you SUTTER TEAM for having me

Cons

Lots to learn, and learn from the best, we have the great team

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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