Overview
Founded in 1982, Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of Sonoma Valley Hospital, cultivating community support and raising funds to assist the Hospital in its mission to maintain, improve and restore the health of everyone in our community.
In 2024, Sonoma Valley Hospital secured a new 3 Tesla MRI, thanks to the support of SVHF generous donors the $21M+ Outpatient Diagnostic Center capital campaign has transformed SVH’s diagnostic capabilities. In 2023, the Foundation secured $770,000 from the Sonoma Valley community supported toward Sonoma Valley Hospital’s conversion to using the Epic/MyChart electronic health record (EHR). The philanthropic response from our valley helped SVH make the $4M+ transition to this new platform.
SVHF has enabled the hospital to enhance medical services, expand health care and wellness programs, upgrade facilities, and offer services to patients who could not otherwise afford to pay for care. Dollars raised by the SVHF supports capital equipment purchases, facility upgrades, and certain community health services such as our mammography program for uninsured women.
Who We Are
The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation
The volunteers on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Council are the heartbeat of the Foundation. We are grateful for their time, expertise, and financial support.
Board of Directors
 Lindsay BennetChair |
 Yves de BalmannVice-Chair |
 Barry Currier |
 Art Grandy |
 Jane Hirsch |
 Cherie Hughes |
 Steve MacRostie |
 Simon Blattner |
 Elizabeth Sealey |
 Brian Sebastian, MD |
 Andrew Fenton, MD |
 John Gibbons |
Ex-officio Board Members
 Wendy Lee Myatt |
 Ben Armfield |
Advisory Council
Suzanne Brangham
Gerry Brinton
Thomas Landy
Martha Murphy
Gary Nelson
Steve Page
Buddy Pepp
Steve Sangiacomo
Foundation Team
 Leslie PetersenExecutive Director |
SVHF distributes millions of dollars in grant funding to Sonoma Valley Hospital. Grants are primarily for capital needs such as the new MRI center, recent 3rd floor renovations, and small equipment replacement, but also include funds for Project Pink and SVH staff education and career advancement.
Since its founding in 1982, Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation has enabled the hospital to enhance medical services, expand health care and wellness programs, upgrade facilities, and offer services to patients who could not otherwise afford to pay for care.
Established in 1957, the hospital, with 24 acute care beds and a 27-bed Skilled Nursing Facility, operates under the auspices of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District, which was created in March 22, 1946, by community residents who saw a critical shortage of hospital beds in the State following World War II. Today, Sonoma Valley Hospital embraces the Healing Hospital model of care and offers services that encompass the whole spectrum of health care needs, underscoring its mission to “maintain, improve and restore the health of everyone in our community.”
The Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of Sonoma Valley Hospital, cultivating community support and raising funds to assist the Hospital in its mission to maintain, improve and restore the health of everyone in our community.
Our Hospital relies mainly on reimbursements for services with support from a Parcel Tax. But it also counts on philanthropy dollars raised by the Foundation for capital equipment purchases, some facility improvements, and certain community health services such as our mammography program for uninsured women, which is funded by the Foundation.