California Health Care Safety Net Institute

SNI helps California’s 17 public health care systems deliver higher-quality, more equitable care to the millions of patients who rely on the safety net.

What We Do

Shape policy development

Inform statewide policy and program design with systems’ on-the-ground experience.

Provide measurement expertise

Help systems strengthen data, reporting, and analytics to drive improvement.

Support peer
learning

Convene members to learn from one another, hear from experts, and spread what works.

Impact 

SNI’s work helps public health care systems improve care in ways that lead to better patient outcomes and experiences.

Advancing more equitable care

Improving outcomes for patients

From 2021 to 2024, SNI helped public health care systems achieve measurable gains through a statewide quality improvement program:

  • 1.3M+ patients screened for depression with follow-up plans
  • Nearly 500K children and adolescents received well-care visits
  • 76K+ patients achieved diabetes control

Quality Leaders Awards Winners

Click below to learn more about the QLA’s and check out last year’s winners. 

News & Resources

Explore our newsletter, SNI Forward, along with articles, reports, and resources that help systems improve care. 

Five practical ways AI can support primary care

What should safety-net health care leaders consider before bringing new AI tools into practice? Dr. Amelia Sattler, a practicing family physician and associate director at Stanford Medicine’s Healthcare AI Applied Research Team, shares her unique perspective.

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