Sutter Medical Center Sacramento — Quick Reference
Address: 2825 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA 95816
County: Sacramento County
Neighborhood: Midtown, a few blocks east of Capitol Park
Known for: Sutter's flagship Sacramento campus — home to the Anderson Lucchetti Women's & Children's Center (Northern California's largest Level IV NICU) and the Ose Adams Medical Pavilion for adult care
Visitor parking: Patient & guest lot entrance on 29th Street, between L Street and Capitol Avenue
Nearby ZIP codes: 95816, 95814, 95811, 95819
Good to know: We're an independent mobile notary service — not affiliated with Sutter Health. Any patient or family member can book us directly; no hospital referral needed.
Sutter Medical Center sits right in the middle of midtown Sacramento, and it's where a lot of local families end up during the hardest stretch of a hospital stay — a parent recovering from surgery in the Ose Adams Medical Pavilion, a newborn in the region's Level IV NICU at the Anderson Lucchetti Women's & Children's Center, or a loved one in the ICU whose paperwork suddenly can't wait until discharge. In those moments, getting a power of attorney or an advance healthcare directive signed and notarized is often the one thing standing between a family and the decisions they need to make next.
We come to the room. Our notaries meet patients and families on the medical and surgical floors, in the ICU, in the maternity and NICU areas, and in the quiet family consultation rooms when the bedside isn't the right place for it. The midtown campus runs across a couple of connected buildings, so when you call, just give us the building, floor, and room number and we'll find our way to you.
Parking & Getting to the Room
The patient and guest parking lot is reached from 29th Street, between L Street and Capitol Avenue, and a short bridge connects it to the Women's & Children's Center. Metered street parking around 28th–30th and Capitol fills up on weekdays, so the lot is usually the easier choice. You don't need to clear our visit with the hospital ahead of time — but the number of visitors allowed at the bedside changes from unit to unit, so if your loved one is in the ICU or another restricted area, a quick call to the nurses' station first can save everyone a trip.
What the Patient Will Need
The person signing needs a current government-issued photo ID — a California driver's license or ID card, a U.S. or foreign passport, or a military ID all work. If their wallet is at home or went missing during admission (it happens more often than you'd think), California law lets us confirm identity through one or two credible witnesses who personally know the patient and bring their own ID. The patient also has to be awake, aware of what they're signing, and able to tell us in their own words that they want to sign it. We can't notarize for someone who is sedated or unable to communicate — but if you're not sure whether your situation qualifies, call and describe it, and we'll give you a straight answer before anyone drives out.
Documents We Notarize at Sutter Medical Center
Our notaries handle a full range of legal documents commonly needed during a hospital stay:
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Advanced Healthcare Directive
- POLST / Physician Orders
- Will Notarizations
- Revocable Living Trust
- Trust Amendments
- Financial Authorization Forms
- Authorization & Consent Documents
How to Arrange a Notary at Sutter Medical Center
Call or text (916) 222-2251 and let us know you're at Sutter Medical Center. Tell us the building, floor, and room number, what needs to be signed, and roughly how soon you need us — and we'll dispatch a notary as quickly as we can. Same-day bedside service is often available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our hospital travel fee is $65, plus $15 per notarized signature — the California state-regulated maximum. For example, a single durable power of attorney with one signature comes to $80 total. Call us for an exact quote based on your documents.
Generally, no. Sutter Medical Center's staff and social workers typically can't notarize personal legal documents like powers of attorney or healthcare directives — families arrange an outside notary instead. Our notaries are independent of Sutter Health and come straight to the patient's room, often the same day. Call or text (916) 222-2251.
Same-day service is often available, and the midtown location keeps us close to most of central Sacramento. Call or text (916) 222-2251 and we'll give you an honest arrival window for your situation rather than a vague promise.
Any of them — the medical and surgical floors, the ICU, the maternity and NICU areas in the Anderson Lucchetti Women's & Children's Center, and family consultation rooms when the bedside isn't private enough. Tell us the building, floor, and room when you call and we'll coordinate timing with the unit.
California law requires us to confirm the signer's identity, but a missing ID isn't necessarily a dealbreaker. If the patient's ID is at home or was lost during admission, one or two credible witnesses who personally know them — and who have their own valid ID — can establish identity instead. Call us and we'll walk through the options for your situation.
The patient and guest parking lot is entered from 29th Street, between L Street and Capitol Avenue, with a bridge over to the Women's & Children's Center. Metered street parking around Capitol Avenue tends to fill on weekdays, so the lot is usually the simpler option.
Yes. Hospital situations don't keep business hours, and neither do we — our team is available evenings and weekends. Call or text (916) 222-2251 to confirm availability for the time you need.
Need a Notary at Sutter Medical Center Today?
Our team can often dispatch same-day. Call or text now to confirm availability.