Mills-Peninsula Health Services

Mills-Peninsula Health Services, a not-for-profit corporation, operates two community health facilities with a total of 403 inpatient beds. The Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame is an acute-care hospital. The Mills Health Center in San Mateo provides a wide range of outpatient services, including surgery, rehabilitation and diagnostics.

Mills-Peninsula Health Services has deep roots in San Mateo County. Mills Hospital opened in 1908 and Peninsula Hospital opened its doors four miles north in Burlingame in 1954. The two merged in 1985 and became affiliated with Sutter Health in 1996, becoming "Mills-Peninsula Health Services." Mills-Peninsula is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Patient Services

The Medical Center in Burlingame provides inpatient care for most types of illness and injury, including cardiac and cancer care, mental health and chemical dependency. Special nursing units are available for adult orthopedic, cancer and pediatric patients. The Family Birth Center offers 15 modern birthing suites, and a full service Emergency Department with a helipad is open 24 hours a day.

The primarily outpatient Health Center in San Mateo (100 S. San Mateo Dr. . San Mateo, CA 94401, 650-696-5400) with capabilities in surgery, treatment and rehabilitative therapies, as well as the community's most extensive education and wellness promotion programs. Specialized services include inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, programs for people with arthritis and cardiac disease, aquatic therapy, massage therapy, diagnostic cardiology, pain management, and breast health services. The Health Center also provides a 24-hour standby Emergency Department.

The Dorothy E. Schneider Cancer Center and a new renal dialysis unit opened in the fall of 2000. The Cancer Center integrates radiation oncology, infusion therapy, diagnostic screening, care management, research, education and the Cancer Registry all under one roof. The new renal dialysis unit includes the most advanced dialysis equipment in a tranquil environment.

Human Resources Philosophy

Sutter Health recognizes the importance of our employees and understands 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. Sutter Health values diversity and respects an employee's ability to choose if they wish to be represented by a third party.

Peninsula Coast:
Extending from South San Francisco and the Silicon Valley to Santa Cruz, the South Bay/Peninsula Coast is a region that has long enjoyed the synergies of its neighboring cities and world-renowned educational institutions. It is a place where innovation and new technologies continue to shape the world. Intimate communities, excellent school systems and award-winning hospitals--including one of our own--also make this a highly attractive location for those who like living on the leading edge.The Peninsula Coast is also the home of the following Sutter Health facilities:

Mills Peninsula Hospital

Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center of Santa Cruz

Menlo Park Surgical Hospital

Palo Alto Medical Foundation