Institute for Advancing Health Equity

Developing solutions to eliminate health disparities

About the Institute

Through research, data and partnerships, the Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity is uncovering and addressing disparities in healthcare and furthering health equity solutions within our system and across the country.

 

 

The Institute is an innovation incubator that serves as a convener of experts, advocates and patients to identify inequities, explore ideas and create solutions. 

Contact us to learn more about opportunities to collaborate and connect.

 

Sutter is Well Positioned to Become a National Leader in Advancing Health Equity

Leader In Quality

As a recognized national leader in healthcare quality, we consider health equity to be a key measurement of care quality. Our work to continuously improve the quality and value of care we provide our patients has resulted in Sutter hospitals consistently ranking in the top 10% in the U.S. for overall healthcare quality.

Diverse Patient Population

Sutter serves more than 3 million patients in a wide variety of care settings across 22 Northern California counties, arguably the most geographically and demographically diverse region in the country. We are a microcosm of the nation.

Strength of the Integrated Network

Through our integrated network, Sutter Health has the resources, data and reach to generate robust findings and test new models and innovations that can be shared and implemented nationally.

Current News & Events

Partnership Addresses Physician Shortage, Health Inequities in State

Partnership Addresses Physician Shortage, Health Inequities in State

Sutter Health, Charles R. Drew University partner to address physician shortage and health inequities across California SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sutter Health, one of the nation’s largest integrated health care systems, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and...

Club Hopes to Inspire Teens for Future in Healthcare

Club Hopes to Inspire Teens for Future in Healthcare

In the heart of Sacramento, Health Professions High School stands as a unique institution. Students don scrubs as their daily attire, symbolizing their deep-seated interest in healthcare. With a student body of 200, it’s clear this school is more than just a place of...

Clinician’s Latina Identity Shapes Her Approach to Medicine

Clinician’s Latina Identity Shapes Her Approach to Medicine

Passion for Health Equity Meant to Help Improve Future Outcomes of Others At 10 years old, one could say Irene Arroyo-Romero’s fate as a medical provider was sealed. It wasn’t a euphoric epiphany. Instead, it was a destiny sprung from uncertainty, anxiety and fear....

What is Health Equity?

Advancing Health Equity Primer

This illustrated video highlights the factors and statistics associated with persistent health disparities in the U.S. and outlines Sutter Health’s commitment to solve them.

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