Overview
Summit Medical Center, Alta Bates Medical Center, and Sutter Health completed their affiliation process in December 1999. Both Summit and Alta Bates brought to the new organization nearly a century each of experience, commitment, and caring. Together as one organization, Alta Bates and Summit represent the East Bay's largest private, not-for-profit medical center and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Today, Alta Bates includes the Ashby Campus and the Herrick Campus, once knows as Herrick Hospital and Health Center.
Summit comprises Summit North, South, and West Pavilions, the Providence Medical Office Building, the Peralta Medical Office Building, Samuel Merritt College, the Health Education Center, and the Summit Medical Center Foundation.
Alta Bates and Summit Medical Center offers comprehensive services designed to meet the needs of diverse communities. Services include 24-hour emergency care, surgery, high risk obstetrics, Level III Newborn Intensive Care Nursery, acute rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, occupational health, behavioral health, physical therapy, intensive care, and laboratory services.
The Medical Center has distinguished itself particularly in the areas of women and infants services, cardiovascular services, orthopedics, burn treatment, cancer care, bone marrow transplantation, rehabilitation services, and behavioral health.
Human Resources Philosophy
Alta Bates Summit and Sutter Health recognize the importance of our employees and understand the vital role each one has in meeting the health care needs of the people we serve. We strive to be the "employer of choice" to our staff by offering market competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, extensive career opportunities and mobility through an inter-affiliate employment program. Employee thoughts, concerns and opinions are regularly assessed through an extensive confidential survey process called "Experience of Work." Survey results are used to improve the working environment and are never attributed to an individual employee. Alta Bates Summit and Sutter Health value diversity.
East Bay Region:
Just a quick drive across the San Francisco's Bay Bridge, the East Bay presents diverse communities north and south. It also offers convenient lifestyle amenities for those who enjoy suburban living. Theatre, dining, shopping, and sporting destinations are all close by, including the Oakland Coliseum and the fun-filled waterways of the Delta. The East Bay is also the home of the following Sutter Health facilities
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation
Eden Medical Center
Sutter Delta Medical Center
Samuel Merritt College