Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Conversation With A Doctor Series will next feature podiatrist Dr. Alvin Bannerjee, DPM, AACFAS, who will discuss common foot and ankle problems and provide information on how to take good care of your feet so they remain healthy for a...
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SVH Proposes To Transfer Home Care To Hospice By the Bay
Sonoma Valley Hospital and Hospice by the Bay have announced an agreement for Sonoma Valley Hospital to transfer its highly regarded skilled home care service, Healing At Home, to Hospice by the Bay, a regional not-for-profit organization with a long-standing presence...
Hospital District Board Forms Task Force To Study Skilled Nursing Facility Viability
At its monthly meeting on August 2, the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board approved the formation of a task force that will make a recommendation to the Board on the financial viability and future of the hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF).SVH staff has...
SVH Chief Medical Officer Addresses OB Closure Safety
The following letter was published in the Sonoma Index-Tribune July 31, 2018Questions have been raised about the safety of closing Sonoma Valley Hospital’s obstetrics service as of October 31, 2108, as approved by the board. I’d like to address these concerns and...
Agenda Change Announced For July 25 Health Care District Board Special Meeting
The agenda for the special Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board meeting on July 25 has been changed to move the discussion about closing the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a later special meeting to be announced. The planned meeting will still address hospital...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Names Sabrina Kidd MD As Chief Medical Officer
Sonoma Valley Hospital has named Sabrina Kidd MD, FACS, FASCRS, as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Kidd, a dual board certified colorectal and general surgeon, has been affiliated with the hospital as a surgeon since mid-2016. She replaces Robert Cohen, MD, who retired...
Sonoma Family Practice Joins Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Specialty Clinics Group
Sonoma Valley Hospital has announced that Sonoma Family Practice will become part of the Hospital’s group of Specialty Clinics, effective July 2. Practice physicians John Schafer, MD, Daisy Manuel-Arguelles, DO and Subhash Mishra, MD remain with the practice and...
Bariatric Surgeons Open Weight Loss Practice In Sonoma
Scott V. Perryman, MD and Crystine Lee, MD, MBA, FACS, have announced that they have opened a new practice in Sonoma dedicated to bariatric (weight loss) surgery. Both are board-certified surgeons who were formerly associated with Prima Medical Foundation and have...
Alex Rainow M.D. Joins SVH As Cardiopulmonary Medical Director
Alex Rainow, M.D. M.S., has joined Sonoma Valley Hospital as the Medical Director for the Cardiopulmonary Department, replacing James Price, MD, who has retired. Dr. Rainow will see patients at Cardiovascular Center of Marin -Sonoma Cardiology, still located at 558...
Alvin Bannerjee, DPM Opens Sonoma Podiatry Practice
Dr. Alvin Bannerjee, DPM, AACFAS, has opened a podiatry practice in Sonoma as part of Golden Gate Foot & Ankle. The practice offers a full range of foot care services ranging from treating bunions and plantar fasciitis (heel pain) to foot and ankle fractures and...