Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
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Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is a medical center in Sacramento, California
. It is owned and operated by Sutter Health
, a Northern California not-for-profit health system. Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento offers both community based and tertiary medical services. Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (SMCS) has two acute care hospital campuses, Sutter General and Sutter Memorial, and has provided health care to residents of Sacramento since 1923. Sutter Medical
Center, Sacramento also includes Sutter Center for Psychiatry, providing psychiatric, mental health and chemical dependency services since 1958, and Sutter Oaks Midtown, a100 bed skilled nursing facility. With 823 licensed beds, SMCS is not-for-profit and fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. SMSC received a superior rating for overall patient satisfaction on calhospitalcompare.org, a consumer online report card.
, orthopedics
, spine
, and neurology
and neurosurgery
. Sutter Hospital opened on the site of Sutter General Hospital in 1923 as California's largest and most advanced hospital of the time. Currently, Sutter General Hospital is undergiong a top-to-bottom renovation and will emerge in 2012 as Ose Adams Medical Pavilion.
Sutter General Hospital is currently the home of the nationally recognized Sutter Orthopedic Institute, Sutter Neuroscience Insitute and Sutter Cancer Center.
Currently Sutter Memorial Hospital is known as the home of the renowned Sutter Heart & Vascular Institute and Children's Center.
services in the Sacramento area, including:
Adult, adolescent and child inpatient services including family education and support, individual and group therapy, chaplaincy services, psychological testing, recreational therapy, music therapy, movement therapy and chemical dependency assessment
Structured child and adolescent partial hospitalization services
Interventional psychiatry including electroconvulsive therapy
and vagus nerve stimulation therapy
Education and support services including bereavement outreach, bipolar support group, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and Child Attention Deficit Disorder
24-hour central intake center
Outpatient counseling services for children and youth through Sutter Counseling Center
care, multi-disciplinary
rehabilitation services, palliative care
, terminal care, IV therapy and caregiver, training; comprehensive and interdisciplinary case management services; fulltime chaplaincy services; and a newly renovated facility, which is located across from Sutter’s Fort Park.
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. It is owned and operated by Sutter Health
Sutter Health
Sutter Health is a not-for-profit health system in Northern California, headquartered in Sacramento. Serving patients and their families in more than 100 Northern California cities and towns, Sutter Health doctors, hospitals and other health care service providers join resources and share expertise...
, a Northern California not-for-profit health system. Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento offers both community based and tertiary medical services. Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (SMCS) has two acute care hospital campuses, Sutter General and Sutter Memorial, and has provided health care to residents of Sacramento since 1923. Sutter Medical
Center, Sacramento also includes Sutter Center for Psychiatry, providing psychiatric, mental health and chemical dependency services since 1958, and Sutter Oaks Midtown, a100 bed skilled nursing facility. With 823 licensed beds, SMCS is not-for-profit and fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. SMSC received a superior rating for overall patient satisfaction on calhospitalcompare.org, a consumer online report card.
Sutter General Hospital
The 306-bed specialty medical center focuses on general acute medical/surgical care as well as a medical base to advanced services for cancerCancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, orthopedics
Orthopedics
Orthopedics is the study of the musculoskeletal system. The Greek word 'ortho' means straight or correct and 'pedics' comes from the Greek 'pais' meaning children. For many centuries, orthopedists have been involved in the treatment of crippled children...
, spine
Vertebral column
In human anatomy, the vertebral column is a column usually consisting of 24 articulating vertebrae, and 9 fused vertebrae in the sacrum and the coccyx. It is situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by intervertebral discs...
, and neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
and neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
. Sutter Hospital opened on the site of Sutter General Hospital in 1923 as California's largest and most advanced hospital of the time. Currently, Sutter General Hospital is undergiong a top-to-bottom renovation and will emerge in 2012 as Ose Adams Medical Pavilion.
Sutter General Hospital is currently the home of the nationally recognized Sutter Orthopedic Institute, Sutter Neuroscience Insitute and Sutter Cancer Center.
Sutter Memorial Hospital
The 346-bed specialty medical center focuses on cardiovascular services, transplants, and women's and children's specialty services. Sutter Memorial Hosptial opened to the community in 1937 as Sutter Maternity Hospital. Sutter Memorial Hospital is known as Sacramento's Baby Hospital and has been the birthplace of more than 300,000 babies (more than any other facility in Sacramento). Sutter Memorial Hospital is slated to close when the Anderson Lucchetti Women's and Children's Center opens in 2012.Currently Sutter Memorial Hospital is known as the home of the renowned Sutter Heart & Vascular Institute and Children's Center.
Sutter Center for Psychiatry
The 69 bed facility provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric, mental health and chemical dependency services to children, adolescents and adults. Sutter Center for Psychiatry is the leader in providing psychiatric and mental healthMental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
services in the Sacramento area, including:
Adult, adolescent and child inpatient services including family education and support, individual and group therapy, chaplaincy services, psychological testing, recreational therapy, music therapy, movement therapy and chemical dependency assessment
Structured child and adolescent partial hospitalization services
Interventional psychiatry including electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy , formerly known as electroshock, is a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. Its mode of action is unknown...
and vagus nerve stimulation therapy
Education and support services including bereavement outreach, bipolar support group, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and Child Attention Deficit Disorder
24-hour central intake center
Outpatient counseling services for children and youth through Sutter Counseling Center
Sutter Oaks Midtown Nursing Center
Sutter Oaks Nursing Center - Midtown is a Hospital-based skilled nursing unit with resources to manage the more medically complex patients. The center features a post acute rehabilitation unit specializing in orthopedic and neurological conditions; complex woundWound
A wound is a type of injury in which skin is torn, cut or punctured , or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion . In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin.-Open:...
care, multi-disciplinary
rehabilitation services, palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
, terminal care, IV therapy and caregiver, training; comprehensive and interdisciplinary case management services; fulltime chaplaincy services; and a newly renovated facility, which is located across from Sutter’s Fort Park.