--- title: "17 Sutter Surgery Centers Ranked Among Best by Newsweek | Sutter Health" description: "Newsweek ranked 17 Sutter Health surgery centers among California's best for 2021, with PAMF Surgery Center Palo Alto taking the No. 1 spot." url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/media-resources/press-releases/sutters-surgery-centers-ranked-among-best-by-newsweek" --- 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. Sutters Surgery Centers Ranked Among Best By Newsweek # Sutter’s Surgery Centers Ranked Among Best in California by Newsweek Newsweek ranked 17 Sutter Health surgery centers among California's best for 2021, with PAMF Surgery Center Palo Alto taking the No. 1 spot. February 6, 2021 by Sutter Health ![Sutter’s Surgery Centers Ranked Among Best in California by Newsweek](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/press-releases/Surgery-Staff-in-the-OR-resized-0183f32a.jpg?h=267&iar=0&w=400 "Sutter’s Surgery Centers Ranked Among Best in California by Newsweek") SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Seventeen Sutter Health ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have been listed among Newsweek magazine’s [Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers](https://www.newsweek.com/americas-best-ambulatory-surgery-centers-2021) for 2021 — and Palo Alto Medical Foundation Surgery Center, Palo Alto is ranked No. 1 in California! Newsweek partnered with research firm Statista to survey ASC staff, physicians and leaders. Thousands of surgery centers were evaluated, but just the top 400 best centers in the 25 states with the most facilities made the list. Newsweek’s experts and survey participants ranked ASCs based on quality of care, performance data and peer recommendations relative to in-state competition. They also took into account how well facilities were responding to the threat of COVID-19. “I’m incredibly proud of this recognition from Newsweek, though I’m not surprised,” says Sutter Surgery Center Division CEO Terry Glubka. “Our ASCs’ clinicians and staff care deeply about the health and safety of their patients, and they work hard to provide them high quality, compassionate care.” There are more than 800 ASCs in California, but just 80 of them were recognized by Newsweek. Of those 80, 17 of them (or 21 percent) are Sutter Surgery Center Division ASCs: | **Facility** | **Rank** | | --- | --- | | PAMF Surgery Center, Palo Alto | 1 | | PAMF Surgery Center, Mountain View | 6 | | PAMF Surgery Center, Fremont | 9 | | Fort Sutter Surgery Center | 15 | | PAMF Surgery Center, San Carlos | 20 | | Sutter Santa Rosa Surgery & Endoscopy Center37 | | Sutter North Bay Surgery Center | 38 | | Sutter Sierra Surgery Center | 40 | | Carlsbad Surgery Center | 43 | | Capitol City Surgery Center | 44 | | Sutter Auburn Surgery Center | 46 | | Briggsmore Specialty Surgery Care Center | 67 | | Otay Lakes Surgery Center | 69 | | Sutter Roseville Endoscopy Center | 71 | | Sutter Amador Surgery Center | 76 | **About Sutter Surgery Center Division** Sutter Health’s network of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) provide patients throughout California a safe, convenient option for many procedures, including pain and spine surgeries, hernia repairs, gallbladder removals and cataract surgeries. For more information, please visit [sutterhealth.org/surgery-center-division](http://www.sutterhealth.org/surgery-center-division). ## 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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