Karen Garner

About Karen Garner

Communications lead for Sutter Health—one of the nation’s leading health systems, which cares for one in every 100 Americans in one of the most diverse and innovative regions of the world.I am a results-driven communications strategist responsible for creating and driving transformative campaigns and programs that propel awareness, understanding, engagement and preference. During my Sutter Health tenure, my teams and I have contributed to significant efforts that have expanded patient access to care, improved outcomes for patients, helped communities through crises, opened more efficient channels for communications, given managers greater confidence in their ability to engage others, supported employees through change and improved their work experience. I’m so grateful for this important work and feel so rewarded by its positive impact.Today I am a communications director supporting care teams and services throughout our healthcare network to advance new levels of clinical excellence. My team and I are accountable for improving communications for and engagement with Sutter Health physicians and advanced practice clinicians. We also closely partner with many leaders and teams to advance communications and engagement for medical education, including Graduate Medical Education, academic partnerships and more; research; our advanced service lines and service centers; and clinical programs that support value-based care.Brand Experience:Allstate Insurance Company American Hospital Association Blue Shield of California California Department of Health Care Services’ Healthy Families Program Dignity Health E*TRADE LexisNexis Examen, Inc. Ford Motor Company Pfizer, Inc. Sage Publications Sutter HealthSpecialties:* Reputation Strategy* Brand Strategy & Positioning* Traditional & Social Media* Issues/Crisis Communications* PR/Media Voice & Lead* Message Development* Culture Advancement* Engagement & Enablement* Executive Acceleration* Change Management* Organizational Restructuring* Public Speaking* Advertising

Experience

1. Director of Communications, Network & Physician Apc Engagement

   Sutter Health

   Jan 2023 — Present · Sacramento, CA, US

   I hope you\'ll follow the progress of our award-winning team: vitals.sutterhealth.orgSee how we\'re making it easier for more patients to access and navigate high-quality care: campaign.sutterhealth.org

Education

• Sutter Health's Leadership Academy

  Graduate, MBA-Style Executive Development Program

  2009 — 2010

• California State University, Chico

  B.A., Journalism, Public Relations - Cum-Laude

Skills

• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Media Strategy
• Message Development
• Brand Management
• Leadership
• Corporate Communications
• Marketing Communications
• Teamwork
• Organizational Development
• Communications Planning
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Communications
• Healthcare
• Strategy
• Communication Training
• Social Media
• Crisis Management
• Crisis Communications
• Employee Engagement
• Business Process Improvement
• Reputation Management