About

Our Mission

The California Health Care Safety Net Institute (SNI) partners with California’s 17 public health care systems to optimize and transform the ecosystem of care, providing high quality, patient-led, and equitable care for all.

To achieve our mission, SNI:

  • Informs policy development by elevating the voice of public health care systems, drawing on their expertise and on-the-ground experience
  • Provides measurement expertise to strengthen analytics, laying the foundation for data-driven change
  • Accelerates learning by identifying and promoting successful practices, providing guidance for sustainable change
  • Creates a community for public health care systems to exchange ideas and support one another
  • Facilitates dialogue and collaboration with key partners (including the State, community-based organizations and providers, county agencies, health plans, and behavioral health providers) to increase our collective impact
  • Promotes patient engagement and co-design of care

SNI’s Three Key Roles

Working hand in hand with our advocacy partner, the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH), SNI plays three key roles to advance public health care systems towards excellence:

Shape Policy Development

Inform statewide and national health care policy with members’ on the ground perspectives and experiences.

Provide Reporting Expertise

Strengthen data collection, performance measurement, analytics and reporting capabilities.

Facilitate
Learning

Offer expert-led workshops, webinars, and other programming to facilitate peer learning across systems.

Our Impact

Because of our work, millions of Californians, especially those from historically marginalized communities, receive effective, efficient, and culturally appropriate health care, regardless of their ability to pay, immigration status, or other factors.

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Photo Credit: Natividad Medical Center