Glad I'm off the Titanic - Executive Sutter Health Employee Review

2.0
20 Dec 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-large company, so if you're well connected internally (and willing to move around Northern CA) there can be good job mobility -good benefits (medical covered up to 50% of fertility up to $15k, which not a lot of people knew about)

Cons

I understand the business imperative but there is a huge focus on cost cutting, even in areas that should be growing/invested in. The business is still squarely stuck on a FFS business model that it can't wean itself off of; meanwhile everything in healthcare in moving the other direction. Lack of commitment of senior leaders to make tough choices that don't align with internal politics. There are a lot of sub-cultures with the numerous affiliates that were bought/integrated over time (e.g. medical groups, foundations, hospitals) that act rogue and don't follow the overall direction. At the ground and middle levels I was happy working there, but as I interacted with higher levels of leadership it became very toxic to work there.

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5.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I love working for Sutter, they are a solid company offering competitive pay and benefits. The part I love the most is they promote making a career with them making it easier to show up an contribute every single day!

Cons

I don't have any cons to speak of.

3.0
11 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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