We’re fortunate to have a wonderful community resource in the Sonoma Fire & Rescue Authority which provides fire and EMS services in our area. Emergency ambulance transport to the hospital’s Emergency Department can be expensive depending on your health insurance....
Community Updates
District RFP For Hospital Parcel Is Available
SVH Joins Statewide Effort To Improve Health Care
SVH is participating in a statewide initiative to transform health care delivery at the community level through innovation and evidence-based strategies. Information on this program is available here (link)
SVH Updated Strategic Plan Is Available
SVH has completed the 2016-2018 Three Year Strategic Plan and a copy is available here. The plan is updated annually and identifies SVH strategic priorities and implementation plans over the next three years.
SVH Offers No-Cost Mammograms For Uninsured and Underinsured Women During October
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Women’s Health Center is offering no-cost mammograms for uninsured and underinsured Sonoma Valley women over the age of 40 during October. The screening program, known as Project Pink, is made available as a community service through a special...
Sonoma Valley Hospital To Continue Obstetrics Program
Sonoma Valley Hospital has announced that it will continue its Obstetrics service. The continued viability of the OB service was questioned by Hospital Administration in late 2013 due to reduced community use and increased costs, notably the planned elimination of...
SVH C-Section Rate Among Lowest In State
A recent New York Times opinion piece addresses the issue of increased utilization of C-sections in U.S. hospitals and the potential risks of this growing practice. The author notes that America’s C-section rate has risen by 50 percent in the past decade, and is now...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Delays Final Recommendation To Close Obstetrics Program
Sonoma Valley Hospital announced it will ask the Health Care District Board to delay acting on the Administration’s recent recommendation to close the Hospital’s Obstetrics service. The main reason for the delay, according to Hospital CEO Kelly Mather, is that the...
SVH Proposes Closing Obstetrics Service
SVH administration has recommended to the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board closure of the Hospital’s Obstetrics service in 2014. Healthy births would be handled elsewhere and only women with obstetrical emergencies would be treated by the Hospital in its...