--- title: "Bay Area Parent Names Sutter Hospitals Family Favorites | Sutter Health" description: "Four Sutter hospitals and medical foundations earned gold, silver and bronze honors in Bay Area Parent's Best of the Best awards for birth and pediatric care." url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/media-resources/press-releases/bay-area-parent-magazine" --- 1. [Home](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Media resources](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/media-resources) / 3. [Press releases](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/media-resources/press-releases) / 4. Bay Area Parent Magazine # These Hospitals and Doctors are Family Favorites Four Sutter hospitals and medical foundations earned gold, silver and bronze honors in Bay Area Parent's Best of the Best awards for birth and pediatric care. October 12, 2021 by Emma Dugas ![These Hospitals and Doctors are Family Favorites](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/press-releases/Capture2-79d2ae61.jpg?h=666&iar=0&w=1070 "These Hospitals and Doctors are Family Favorites") Moms and dads look to the [_Bay Area Parent_](https://www.bayareaparent.com/) annual [_Best of the Best_](https://www.bayareaparent.com/articles/best-of-the-best/best-hospitals-in-the-bay-area/article_bd3325e6-7475-584f-bac1-dc5a0e6730c3.html) issue as a trusted source when searching for resources in their community. After all, the _Best of the Best_ winners are decided each year by people just like them, thousands of families from the East Bay, Peninsula, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Marin, who know which businesses go the extra mile for parents and kids. With categories for Best Hospital or Medical Center, Best Birth Center, Best Baby or Maternity Services and Best Doctor or Pediatrics Group the magazine seeks to support the entire parental journey, from pregnancy to delivery to newborn care and beyond. This year several Sutter hospitals and a Sutter-affiliated medical foundation were recognized for high marks in providing healthcare to women and children. **Alta Bates Summit Medical Center** **[![Ad for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center featuring mom and baby](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/press-releases/ABSMC-300x209-6c9f4e1d.jpg)](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/drum-roll-please-sutters-cpmc-voted-best-hospital-by-bay-area-parent-magazine/absmc-2/)** - Gold Medal Winner-Birth Center in the East Bay Region - Silver Medal Winner-Baby or Maternity Services in the East Bay Region **California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC)** - Gold-Hospital or Medical Center in the SF/Marin region - Silver-Birth Center in the SF/Marin region - Bronze-Doctor or Pediatrics Group in the SF/Marin region - Bronze-Baby or Maternity Services ![Ad for Mills-Peninsula Medical Center featuring parent, baby and older sibling.](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/press-releases/MPMC-300x207-7ba7bd6f.png) **Mills-Peninsula Medical Center** - Silver Medal Winner-Birth Center in the Peninsula Region - Bronze Medal Winner – Hospital or Medical Center in the Peninsula Region **Palo Alto Medical Foundation:** - Gold Medal Winner for Doctor or Pediatrics Group in the Peninsula Region - Silver Medal Winner for Hospital or Medical Center in the Peninsula region - Silver Medal Winner for Doctor or Medical Group in the Silicon Valley Region ## Check your Vitals Get the latest in health innovation, community impact and patient care from Sutter Health — delivered straight to your inbox. 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