Sonoma Valley Hospital was founded in 1945 and moved to the current hospital in 1957, and subsequently expanded in the 1970’s. From 1980 to 2008, change occurred slowly. By 2008, modernization of the hospital was absolutely necessary. When the community...
From the CEO
We Are Always Here For You
During this red flag advisory and power shutdown, Sonoma Valley Hospital stands ready to respond to the needs of our community. We are currently operating on generator power, so that essential medical services continue to be available to our community. Our Emergency...
Why SVH Requires Updated Imaging Equipment
Some in our community have asked why we need to invest in new imaging technology when changing regulations will soon require justification for CT and MRI appropriateness, which may impact our volumes. The simple answer is that we have no choice if we want to keep our...
“Vision 2020 and Beyond” Strategic Plan
This time last year, we presented the need to reinvent our hospital. Over the past year, we have taken the necessary steps from rethinking service lines to forging a stronger relationship with UCSF. We just updated the hospital’s three-year strategic plan, which...
Preparing SVH For A Bright Future
SVH has served our community for more than 70 years as a small, independent District Hospital committed to providing valuable and life-saving healthcare services for all. For most of that time, things did not change much. Then, about 10 years ago, after much...
New Diagnostic Center Is Exciting Development For Our Community
There’s an exciting sense of momentum as we start the new year. Our affiliation with UCSF continues to grow. Last year we laid the foundation for this collaborative relationship and we’ve identified some opportunities that will enable us to provide greater...
UCSF Health and SVH Affiliation – An Exciting First Year
SVH CEO Kelly Mather and UCSF Health CEO Mark Laret report on progress made in the first year of the affiliation The relationship between Sonoma Valley Hospital and UCSF Health is rooted in a shared vision to revitalize the way healthcare is delivered at the...
Reinventing Sonoma Valley Hospital
Note: Hospital plans for the closure of the services mentioned here have changed since this was published. For updated information on the decisions reached at the special board meeting, refer to the latest Board Chair Report available here . There’s been growing...
Rethinking The Community Hospital
I’m often asked, can small hospitals survive?It’s a good question, and timely.As we noted in our updated strategic plan, the challenge facing small hospitals is to continue providing essential services in this quickly changing healthcare environment while improving...
SVH Strategic Plan Available For Community Comment
Each year we update our rolling three-year rolling strategic plan and this year we are asking for community feedback.The board will hold a special meeting on April 26, at 5:00 pm in the hospital’s basement conference room. We encourage you to review the draft and...