Sansum Clinic Achieves High Marks on
California’s Office of the Patient Advocate Report Cards
Aug. 6, 2024 (Santa Barbara, CA) Sansum Medical Group Santa Barbara, the medical group which serves patients of Sansum Clinic, now part of Sutter Health, received high marks on state report cards which rate how well clinicians care for patients. The 2023-2024 edition of these report cards was recently released by the California’s Center for Data Insights and Innovation’s Office of the Patient Advocate.
To aid consumers, the detailed data is condensed into star scores, on a one to five scale. The report card’s quality of care rating – a composite of 12 measures – reflects the work of medical groups to keep Medicare Advantage and Commercial HMO plan members healthy or help them get well during 2022.
Sansum Medical Group Santa Barbara was the only rated medical group in Santa Barbara County to receive four stars for quality of care for Medicare Advantage members. Also, within the Medicare Advantage category, Sansum’s medical group received five stars for breast and colorectal cancer screenings, controlling blood sugar for people with diabetes, eye exams for diabetic patients, and preventing hospital readmission after discharge.
For commercial HMO plan members, Sansum’s medical group received four stars for quality of care and patient experience, and five stars for preventive screenings and patient communication.
“This achievement is a testament to the dedication of our clinicians and their commitment to offering high-quality care and a seamless, connected experience for our patients,” commented Dr. Marjorie Newman, Sansum Clinic Medical Director and Sansum Medical Group Santa Barbara’s Chief Medical Officer. “We are incredibly proud to provide this level of care to our community.”
All nine Sutter-aligned medical groups recently received high marks on the report cards. “Sutter-aligned medical groups are our most important partners in our mission to care for the nearly 3.5 million patients who rely on Sutter Health for healthcare services,” said Dr. Todd Smith, Sutter Health Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Executive. “With our nine aligned medical groups we are providing industry-leading quality and patient experience to our patients and delivering on the promise to make Sutter the premier place to work, practice medicine and receive care in California.”
Sansum Clinic, now part of Sutter Health, is the leading nonprofit provider of high-quality, outpatient healthcare on the Central Coast. Both Sansum and Sutter share a century-long commitment to improving the health of their communities and have embarked upon this partnership to shape the future of healthcare for those they serve. Sansum Clinic’s 260+ highly trained clinicians and compassionate staff of 1,200+ care for more than 160,000 individual patients per year, contributing significantly to the medical quality in Santa Barbara, which has a long history of being advanced despite its small size.
Sutter Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system dedicated to providing comprehensive care throughout California. Committed to health equity, community partnerships, and innovative, high-quality patient care, Sutter Health is pursuing a bold new plan to reach more people and make excellent healthcare more connected and accessible. Currently serving nearly 3.5 million patients, thanks to our dedicated team of more than 57,000 employees and clinicians, and 12,000+ affiliated physicians, with a unified focus on expanding care to serve more patients.
Sutter Health delivers exceptional and affordable care through its hospitals, medical groups, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care clinics, telehealth, home health, and hospice services. Dedicated to transforming healthcare, at Sutter Health, getting better never stops.