Sutter Health CEO Warner Thomas said the company will build more than two dozen ambulatory care centers around Northern California over the next four years, The Sacramento Bee reports.
It’s a multimillion-dollar capital investment aimed at expanding access to Sutter’s medical teams.
“Part of this is (related to) population increases,” said Thomas, in his first interview with The Bee since taking the reins as Sutter’s chief executive officer. “But frankly, Sutter has a great reputation. Our physicians have a great reputation, and people want to come see us. “
This demand is driving not only this boom in new access points, Thomas said, but it’s also what is behind Sacramento-based Sutter’s decision to expand the number of physicians it’s training to treat patients in Northern California.
Sutter recently welcomed 86 medical residents to its graduate medical education training program at Roseville Medical Center and other sites, filling all of the new positions it had to offer, Thomas said. Read more.
