CHART Recognizes Sutter Auburn Faith     04-20-2010

Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital was among eight hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health to receive the prestigious “Certificate of Excellence” from the California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Task Force (CHART). Only 40 hospitals across California received the award – and Sutter Health facilities comprise 20 percent of those honored for quality achievements in 50 categories. CHART is a third-party consumer-reporting agency.

Recognized Sutter Health hospitals include:

Memorial Medical Center, Modesto

Mills-Peninsula Health Services, Burlingame

Sutter Amador Hospital, Amador

Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, Auburn

Sutter Davis Hospital, Davis

Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa

Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Roseville

Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, Tracy

CHART presents the “Certificate of Excellence” to hospitals that achieve “above average” or “superior scores” in five of the eight CHART measurement areas; do not receive a “below average” or “poor” score on any measure, and report data for all measurements for which they qualify. These measures include patient satisfaction and experience in common reasons for admissions such as cardiac care, maternity services and treatment for pneumonia. Participating hospitals voluntarily submit data. The not-for-profit Sutter Health network has participated in the CHART process since its inception in 2004.

For complete performance information on the hospitals participating in CHART, see www.CalHospitalCompare.org. Published by the California HealthCare Foundation, the user-friendly online report card helps consumers search for quality information about hospitals by location, name or medical condition.

Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital is an affiliate of Sutter Health, one of the nation’s leading not-for-profit networks of community-based health care providers, delivering high-quality care in more than 100 Northern California communities. For more information on Sutter Auburn Faith, visit the web site at sutterauburnfaith.org