Giving
Next month marks a special milestone – our one-year anniversary of becoming part of the Sutter Health family. Sutter is already making significant investments into Sansum Clinic and the community to increase access to high-quality care across Santa Barbara County and the Central Coast.
Through our collaboration with Sutter Health, we’re on track to recruit nearly 30 new physicians and advanced practice clinicians by year end.
These new physicians and clinicians will expand our clinical capabilities and strengthen the integrated, multidisciplinary care we provide. Two game-changing examples are the additions of Dr. Sean K. Keem, Sansum Clinic’s first spinal surgeon, and with help from the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara, Dr. Mick S. Meiselman, a gastroenterologist who has expertise in endoscopic ultrasounds – something previously missing in Santa Barbara.
We've also expanded our facilities with three new operating rooms at Foothill Surgery Center. This, along with the recognition of our Pueblo GI Ambulatory Surgical Center by U.S. News & World Report, underscores our commitment to excellence.
Looking ahead, we’re prioritizing more advanced diagnostic imaging services and a future breast imaging center, all to ensure patients have access to state-of-the-art facilities and innovative treatment options.
Even with these exciting advancements, it is essential to remember that, as part of Sutter Health, we remain a nonprofit healthcare organization. We continue to rely on the generous support of our grateful patients and community members in our pursuit of medical excellence.
Your support is vital in helping us enhance our services, attract top-tier physicians, and provide essential care to those in need. Here are some of the ways your support can make an impact:
- Physician Housing Program: The Lovelace Fund for Medical Excellence enables us to continue to attract top caliber physicians from around the United States to provide the best medical care possible for our patients and the community.
- Medical Equipment: Your gifts enable us to purchase advanced diagnostic machines, ensuring we deliver the best possible care.
- Free Diagnostic Services: Support from friends like you helps us provide free diagnostic services for uninsured patients of the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. Since 2010, Sansum Clinic has provided 7,871 SBNC patients with free diagnostic services totaling more than $4.1 million.
We invite you to make a meaningful gift to help us meet our
top funding priorities and support the dedicated healthcare professionals
who provide exceptional care.
Every gift to Sansum Clinic stays in our community, directly benefiting those we serve.
Sutter Health and Sansum Clinic both have more than a century-long commitment to improving the health of the communities we serve. Unified by our common missions and values, we are now embarking on a journey to shape the future of healthcare on the Central Coast. Together, we will build on our legacy while forging a new path forward.
Thank you for being an essential part of our community and for helping us become the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well. Your support truly makes a difference.