Who We Are

Private philanthropy has allowed the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) to build its commitment as a community health resource, leading the way in patient care, biomedical research and education. The generosity of those who give to PAMF makes a crucial difference in our ability to fulfill our mission to the community.

• A community-based, not-for-profit medical foundation
  
• Serving the San Francisco Peninsula's health care needs since 1930
  
• Carrying out leading-edge health care research since 1950
  
• Providing world-class care to 650,000 patients at more than 30 clinical sites
  
• Offering health education classes and counseling for patients and public
  
• Serving the uninsured at free clinics
  
• Physician-led and patient-centered
  
• Part of Sutter Health, Northern California's not-for-profit system of local health care affiliates