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Sutter Health among Premier's 15 Top Health Systems for 2025
Story Highlights Sutter Health ranked third among large health systems nationwide. Premier's 15 Top Health Systems list evaluated 338 systems. Top-ranked systems outperformed peers in mortality rates and efficiency. Sutter Health was ranked among the best in the nation in Premier's 15 Top Health Systems in the United States. The annual list ranks health systems based on clinical outcomes, extended outcomes, operational efficiency and patient experience. A total of 338 health systems were evaluated for the 2025 Premier's 15 Top Health Systems list. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events To help spotlight the top hospitals and health systems across the nation, The Business Journals is partnering with Premier, a technology-driven, health care improvement company, to publish its annual rankings, including its 100 Top Hospitals ranking. Sutter ranked No. 3 among five large health systems, following two based in Texas. It earned five stars, indicating performance in the top quintile, for clinical outcomes, which consider risk-adjusted mortality, complications, hospital-acquired infections, 30-day mortality and readmissions. It also received four stars for operational efficiency and patient experience. Sutter is one of the largest employers, nonprofits and companies in the Sacramento region. It reported nearly $18 billion in revenue for fiscal 2024 and employs about 17,500 people in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties. This year's top performers on Premier's 15 Top Health Systems rankings were Houston Methodist in Houston, Texas; Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma; and CHI Memorial in Chattanooga, Tennessee, each of which topped its respective size category. Only health systems with at least two short-term, general, acute care hospitals with separate Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Certification Numbers were included in the analysis. Rankings were based on Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data, and data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare website. Health systems do not apply to be considered. The health systems on this year's rankings outperformed peer systems by 22% on inpatient mortality rates. They also had fewer infections and shorter stays compared to peers. If the performance of this year's 15 Top Health Systems were extrapolated to all Medicare inpatients, more than 171,000 lives could be saved in-hospital and the typical patient could be released a half-day sooner. Here are this year's 15 Top Health Systems: Large Health Systems 1. Houston Methodist City: Houston, TX System type: Parent 2. Baylor Scott & White Health City: Dallas, TX System type: Parent 3. Sutter Health City: Sacramento, CA System type: System 4. Intermountain Health City: Salt Lake City, UT System type: Parent 5. UCHealth City: Aurora, CO System type: Parent Medium Health Systems 1. Saint Francis Health System City: Tulsa, OK System type: Parent 2. HCA Continental Division City: Denver, CO System type: Subsystem 3. HCA Mountain Division City: Cottonwood Heights, UT System type: Subsystem 4. HCA Central and West Texas Division City: Austin, TX System type: Subsystem 5. CHI Health City: Omaha, NE System type: Subsystem Small Health Systems 1. CHI Memorial City: Chattanooga, TN System type: Subsystem 2. CHRISTUS Spohn Health System City: Corpus Christi, TX System type: Subsystem 3. CHI Saint Joseph Health City: Lexington, KY System type: Subsystem 4. Health First City: Rockledge, FL System type: Parent 5. Baptist Health Care (Florida) City: Pensacola, FL System type: Parent
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Man dies of infection and untreated wound at hospital-affiliated Sheldon nursing home
SHELDON, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) — A hospital-affiliated nursing home in northwest Iowa has been cited for contributing to the death of a resident, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reports. State and federal records show that in January, the staff at Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon, which is a 70-bed nursing home affiliated with the Sanford Medical Center, found that a male resident of the home had developed a reddened area on his coccyx. The staff failed to assess and treat the situation or notify the man's family or physician — even after it developed into an open sore in February, according to inspectors. Northeast Nebraska man pleads guilty to terroristic threats A nurse aide later told state inspectors that she informed a nurse on March 4 that the area around the wound 'looked like hamburger' and there was blood seeping through the white cream the staff had applied to the wound. The aide reported her observations to a nurse, who later acknowledged to inspectors that she had received the information but was too busy to check the wound herself. On March 6, the resident was admitted to the hospital's emergency room with a Stage 4 wound, indicating there was sufficient loss of tissue to result in exposed bone, muscles or tendons, with the potential for a serious complication such as an infection. The resident died two days later. According to state inspectors, the immediate cause of death was MRSA cellulitis — a dangerous skin infection that stems from staph bacteria — caused by the open wound. A second nurse aide interviewed by inspectors allegedly reported that the last time she examined the man's wound 'it looked absolutely awful,' and the resident's overall color was 'off' and he appeared gray and purple. 'There was bloody skin on both sides of the buttocks and continuing down it looked like hamburger,' the aide reportedly told inspectors. The facility's director of nursing allegedly informed inspectors that certain employees were disciplined as a result of the death, adding, 'We are trying to do everything possible to prevent this from occurring again.' Administrator Richard Nordahl referred all questions on the matter to Sanford Health. A spokesperson for the company indicated Tuesday that he was unable to comment on the matter at that time. Iowa farmers continue to worry amid trade war No state fines were imposed as a result of the death. Federal records indicate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services imposed a civil money penalty of some kind, but a CMS spokesperson was unable to say Tuesday what that fine totaled. CMS' Care Compare website, which provides information for consumers that is often out of date, indicates Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon has been fined twice in the past three years, most recently in 2024 when it was fined $11,872. On CMS' five-star quality scale, the Sheldon facility currently has a one-star overall rating — the lowest possible score. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Man dies of infection and untreated wound at hospital-affiliated nursing home
Sanford Senior Care is part of the Sanford Medical Center complex in Sheldon, Iowa. (Photo via Google Earth) A hospital-affiliated nursing home in northwest Iowa has been cited for contributing to the death of a resident. State and federal records show that in January, the staff at Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon, which is a 70-bed nursing home affiliated with the Sanford Medical Center, found that a male resident of the home had developed a reddened area on his coccyx. The staff failed to assess and treat the situation or notify the man's family or physician — even after it developed into an open sore in February, according to inspectors. A nurse aide later told state inspectors that she informed a nurse on March 4 that the area around the wound 'looked like hamburger' and there was blood seeping through the white cream the staff had applied to the wound. The aide reported her observations to a nurse, who later acknowledged to inspectors that she had received the information but was too busy to check the wound herself. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX On March 6, the resident was admitted to the hospital's emergency room with a Stage 4 wound, indicating there was sufficient loss of tissue to result in exposed bone, muscles or tendons, with the potential for a serious complication such as an infection. The resident died two days later. According to state inspectors, the immediate cause of death was MRSA cellulitis — a dangerous skin infection that stems from staph bacteria — caused by the open wound. A second nurse aide interviewed by inspectors allegedly reported that the last time she examined the man's wound 'it looked absolutely awful,' and the resident's overall color was 'off' and he appeared gray and purple. 'There was bloody skin on both sides of the buttocks and continuing down it looked like hamburger,' the aide reportedly told inspectors. The facility's director of nursing allegedly informed inspectors that certain employees were disciplined as a result of the death, adding, 'We are trying to do everything possible to prevent this from occurring again.' Senate passes bill on nursing home reviews, rejects Democrats' calls for more oversight Administrator Richard Nordahl referred all questions on the matter to Sanford Health. A spokesperson for the company indicated Tuesday that he was unable to comment on the matter at that time. No state fines were imposed as a result of the death. Federal records indicate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services imposed a civil money penalty of some kind, but a CMS spokesperson was unable to say Tuesday what that fine totaled. CMS' Care Compare website, which provides information for consumers that is often out of date, indicates Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon has been fined twice in the past three years, most recently in 2024 when it was fined $11,872. On CMS' five-star quality scale, the Sheldon facility currently has a one-star overall rating — the lowest possible score. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
