Sutter Bay Hospitals
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $5.6 billion
- Spending
- $5.7 billion
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 18,669
- Volunteers
- 1,538
- Highest pay
- $3.7 million, sh svp, coo / president sbh
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $5.1 billion spent. Sutter Bay Hospitals (SBH) is a group of medical facilities located in the Greater Bay Area and consists of California Pacific Medical Center, Eden Medical Center, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, Novato Community Hospital, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, Eden Medical Center, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, and Sutter Delta Medical Center. Sutter Bay Hospitals had a total of 484,700 patient days in 2024. California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) is one of the largest private, community based, not-for-profit, teaching medical centers in California. CPMC is a tertiary referral center providing access to leading edge medicine while delivering the best possible personalized care. It provides a wide variety of services, including acute, post-acute and outpatient hospital care; hospice services; preventive and complementary care; and health education. CPMC comprises four of the oldest hospitals in San Francisco. The Davies Campus, formerly Davies Medical Center, was founded in 1854 to help San Francisco's German-speaking immigrants find work, shelter, food, clothing and health care. The Pacific Campus was founded in 1857 and was the first medical school in the American West. The California Campus was founded in 1875 as the Pacific Dispensary for Women and Children, a hospital run by women, for women. In August 2018, CPMC completed the seismic build of the new Mission Bernal Campus to replace the former facility. The Mission Bernal Campus formerly St. Luke's Campus, was formed in the 1870's and had been providing quality health services to all San Franciscans for over 140 years. In March of 2019, CPMC completed the Van Ness Campus which has replaced inpatient acute care services for both the California Campus and Pacific Campus. Together the Van Ness, Mission Bernal, Davies, and Pacific campuses comprise CPMC's 603 licensed beds. Our award-winning hospital has been recognized by the following organizations: Institute for Healthcare Improvement & American Hospital Association | In 2024 designated as Age-Friendly Health System - Committed to Care Human Rights Campaign | Van Ness campus: 100/100 Score on the Healthcare Quality Index and LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | Van Ness campus: Blue Plus Distinction Center in cardiac care and spine surgery Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | Mission Bernal campus: Blue Distinction Center in knee and hip replacement Optum Health Networks | Van Ness campus: Adult Transplant Centers of Excellence Network for heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas. Cigna LifeSOURCE | Van Ness Cigna LifeSOURCE Transplant Network at the Designated level for adult heart, kidney, liver and pancreas transplant. California Department of Public Health (CDPH) | Gold status on the CDPH Antimicrobial Stewardship Program honor roll The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | Mission Bernal campus: Five stars in the CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | Van Ness campus: Four stars in the CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. Davies campus: Three stars in the CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings and Five stars for skilled nursing facility. U.S. News & World Report | Van Ness campus: High performing in congestive heart failure, colon cancer surgery, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma treatment, heart attack, stroke care, diabetes, gynecological cancer, hip fracture, kidney failure, and pneumonia. Ranked #32 in the state, ranked #4 in the San Francisco metro, ranked #46 in the nation for gastroenterology and GI surgery specialty, and ranked best hospitals for maternity care. U.S. News & World Report | Davies campus: High performing in stroke care U.S. News & World Report | Mission Bernal campus: High performing in knee and hip replacement, hip fracture, pneumonia, and orthopedics HealthGrades | Van Ness campus: was ranked among America's 250 Best Hospitals for clinical quality, America's Best-in-State hospitals, Top 100 hospitals in the Nation for cardiac care and coronary intervention, Critical care excellence award and five stars recipient for outpatient back and neck surgery, treatment of sepsis, upper gastrointestinal surgeries, GI bleed, heart attack and heart failure. HealthGrades | Davies campus: ranked top 5 hospitals in California for cranial neurosurgery. Five stars recipient for cranial neurosurgery, treatment of sepsis, and stroke. Specialty excellence award in neurosciences, cranial neurosurgery, and stroke care. HealthGrades | Mission Bernal campus: five star recipient for outpatient total knee replacement and treatment of pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, sepsis, and heart attack. Also, specialty excellence award in critical care. American Stroke Association | Van Ness and Davies campuses: Lifeline Silver STEMI Receiving Center Recognition, Gold Plus Achievement Stroke, Stroke Honor Roll Elite, Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, and 10-year Recognition of Gold Plus Achievement in get with the Guidelines Heart Failure. Newsweek | Van Ness campus: America's Best-in-State Hospital - ranked #19 in California, World's Best Smart Hospitals and World's Best Specialized Hospitals. Newsweek | Davies campus: America's Best-in-State Hospital - ranked #1 in Rehab (standout programs: spinal cord injury and stroke) Leapfrog Group Fall Hospital Safety Grades | Van Ness, Mission Bernal and Davies campuses: "A" grade from the Leapfrog Group for hospital safety Cal Hospital Compare | Van Ness campus: surpassed statewide target for NTSV C-section rates California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) | Van Ness campus: Quality & Sustainability award for maternity care. American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) | 2024 AACVPR Program Certification American College of Radiology (ACR) | Van Ness campus: Designated as lung cancer screening center and computed tomography - Pediatrics. Pacific Heights O
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1934.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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