La Dra. Sujatha Sankaran trae consigo experiencia global y conexión con UCSF Sujatha Sankaran, MD, Sonoma Valley Hospital CMO Sonoma Valley Hospital (SVH) se complace en anunciar la selección de la Dra. Sujatha Sankaran como su nueva directora de medicina (CMO, por...
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Sonoma Valley Hospital Hires Chief Medical Officer
Sujatha Sankaran, MD, Brings Global Expertise Plus Connection to UCSF Sujatha Sankaran, MD, Sonoma Valley Hospital CMO Sonoma Valley Hospital is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Sujatha Sankaran as its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Sankaran is board...
Informe del presidente de la Junta Directiva para el mes de octubre
Acercándonos a todos en nuestra comunidad En nuestra reunión de la Junta Directiva del 22 de octubre de 2022, Celia Kruse de la Rosa, directora de mercadotecnia y alcance comunitario de Sonoma Valley Hospital, compartió los logros de las iniciativas de mercadotecnia y...
Reaching Out to All in Our Community
October SVHCD Board Chair Report At our October 2022 board meeting, we heard from Celia Kruse de la Rosa, Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Director over Community Outreach and Marketing about the marketing and community outreach accomplished during the last year. Here...
Afrontando el futuro en Sonoma Valley Hospital
Informe del presidente de la Junta del SVHCD de septiembre Este mes sustituyo al presidente de la Junta, Joshua Rymer, para informar sobre la reunión de la Junta de septiembre.Durante el último año, Sonoma Valley Hospital ha tomado medidas para asegurar la viabilidad...
Taking on the Future at Sonoma Valley Hospital
September SVHCD Board Chair Report This month I’m stepping in for Board Chair Joshua Rymer to report on the September board meeting. Over the last year, Sonoma Valley Hospital has taken strides to assure the viability of our community hospital, seeking...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Continues “Brown Bag Medication Reviews” At Vintage House This Fall
Sonoma Valley Hospital invites community members to have their medications and supplements reviewed by Baqara “Maya” Yoder, PharmD, our hospital pharmacist at Vintage House to ensure that there are no potential problems related to drug interactions, dosing,...
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s “Conversation With A Doctor” to Focus on Common Orthopedic Conditions and New Approaches
Injuries to the shoulder, knee, and ankles, or lower back sciatica, tennis elbow, osteoarthritis of the major joints, can be debilitating and painful. They all come under the header of “common orthopedic conditions.” Those with these injuries and other orthopedic...
Covid Resurgence
August Board Chair Report There has been a significant Covid resurgence. While it hasn’t been as severe in terms of how sick people get, we see its numbers rising among patients and staff. As SVH’s CEO John Hennelly noted, “Someone decided Covid was over but no one...
Active Aging Lecture Series in Sonoma Valley this September
Dynamic Health Experts Show How to Live Your Best Life Now Sonoma Valley Hospital and Vintage House announce a lively and informative community lecture series for September called “Active Aging: Live Your Best Life Now.” The four talks given by health experts provide...
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Hospital Well On The Way To Restoring Systems Following Cyberattack
As you may know, the hospital experienced a ransomware cyberattack on October 11 by what we believe is a Russian “threat actor.” It was part of a broader attack on several hospitals across the country. We immediately responded by shutting down all systems to contain...
The Human Touch
What I will likely miss the most about our hospital is hearing the stories from patients that illustrate how deep the culture of caring runs here at SVH. As you might expect, patients often identify the physicians, nurses, and their many caregivers who...
Celebrating 75 Years Of Compassionate Care
This summer Sonoma Valley Hospital is celebrating its 75th anniversary. You may have seen Bill Lynch’s wonderful article in the Sonoma Index-Tribune yesterday which recaps the hospital’s history. We’re delighted that Bill gives as much attention to the hospital’s...
SVH Resumes Elective Procedures
I'm pleased to announce that, starting this week, Sonoma Valley Hospital is resuming delayed elective procedures, including outpatient surgeries. It’s a moment we've been preparing for since COVID-19 first reached the Bay Area. Across our organization, we have taken...
The Five Keys to Wellness
Leer en español These days, we’re all understandably stressed over unforeseen circumstances we have no control over. Here at the hospital, we’ve been working long hours to prepare for a potential surge of patients should COVID-19 impact our community in a significant...
Las cinco llaves del bienestar
Read in English Hoy en día, es comprensible que todos estemos estresados debido a circunstancias imprevistas que no podemos controlar. Aquí en el hospital hemos estado trabajando largas horas en preparación para una oleada potencial de pacientes, en caso de que el...
It’s what we do!
My deepest thanks to all of the hospital’s many supporters during this growing emergency which has left our community facing such uncertainty. We are on Day 15 of the Hospital Incident Command Center being in full operation, and our emergency management team has been...
SVH Is Ready For COVID-19
Leer en español A priority for any community hospital is to be ready to immediately help its community when an emergency arises. We have worked closely with our nonprofit and public partners in Sonoma Valley in recent years to respond to the wildfire and power outage...
Sonoma Valley Hospital está preparado para COVID-19
Read in English Cuando surge una emergencia, es prioridad para cualquier hospital comunitario estar preparado para ayudar de inmediato a su comunidad. En años recientes, hemos trabajado muy de cerca con nuestros socios comunitarios públicos y sin fines de lucro en...
CREATING A Caring Hospital
We recently held a yearly staff event I find especially gratifying. Our annual Employee Excellence Awards celebrates those employees whose attitude and performance best represent the values we strive to embody as a hospital. Most hospitals seek to deliver excellent...
A Spotlight On The Hospital’s Future
Board Chair Report, March 2022 The future of the hospital came into sharper focus in two reports made to the board at last week’s meeting, and I have to say the future is exciting. We first had an update on the UCSF affiliation from Shelby Decosta, Senior Vice...
New Report Reviews Inequality In Sonoma County
February Board Chair Report, 2022 A new report released last month depicts Sonoma County as two very different counties in many respects. While the report, A Portrait of Sonoma County 2021 Update, confirms that people generally live longer, earn more money...
Un nuevo informe examina la inequidad en el condado de Sonoma
Informe del presidente de la junta directiva, febrero del 2022 Un nuevo informe publicado el mes pasado describe el condado de Sonoma como dos condados muy diferentes en muchos respectos. Aunque el informe, Un Retrato del condado de Sonoma, Actualización 2021,...
SVH Recognized For Extraordinary Patient Care
January Board Chair Report - 2022 Our hospital and staff have maintained a focus on quality and safety over the years that has consistently earned high marks from Medicare. I’m pleased to report that Sonoma Valley Hospital was recently recognized by Partnership...
New EHR Will Provide Many Benefits
December Board Chair Report - 2021 I’m pleased to report that after extensive review, the hospital has selected a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. At last week’s meeting, the board approved the hospital’s recommendation to purchase the Epic system, a...
Thank You Sonoma Valley!
November 2021 Board Chair Report This month I’m stepping in for Joshua Rymer to report on the November board meeting. It gives me great pleasure on behalf of the board and the hospital to express our gratitude to the community for approving Measure F last week which...
Our Community Has Risen To Meet The Challenges of Covid
October Board Chair Report The breadth of Sonoma Valley Hospital efforts over the past 12 months to support the community during the pandemic was highlighted at the October board meeting in a presentation by Celia Kruse de la Rosa, who oversees the hospital’s...
Covid Remains A Concern But Hospital Offers All Services
September Board Chair Report The hospital saw a small but steady stream of Covid-19 cases last month, Chief Medical Officer Sabrina Kidd, MD, reported at the monthly District Board meeting last week. She said it is a reminder that Covid-19 remains a concern in our...
August Board Chair Report: SVH Covid Cases Remain Low, But Hospital Is Prepared
Speaking at the recent board meeting, Hospital Chief Medical Officer Sabrina Kidd, MD, reported that Sonoma County continues to see a dramatic increase in the spread of the Delta variant, a highly transmissible form of Covid that is having a big impact on the...
Arthur Grandy and Graham Smith Appointed to Health Care District Financial Audit Committee
Arthur Grandy Graham Smith As part of its efforts to involve community members with valuable experience, the Sonoma Valley Health Care District board announced the appointment of Arthur Grandy and Graham Smith to serve as public members on the Board’s Audit Committee....
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s “Conversation With A Doctor” Talk To Focus on “Range Of Motion and Shoulder Health”
The latest installment of Sonoma Valley Hospital’s continuing series “Conversation with a Doctor,” will look at range of motion and shoulder health during a June talk at Vintage House. Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Paul B. Roache will discuss good shoulder health and share...
Sonoma Valley Hospital amplía el programa de detección de cáncer de seno Project Pink para el acceso durante todo el año
Sonoma Valley Hospital ahora ofrece exámenes de mamografía gratuitas durante todo el año para las mujeres del Valle de Sonoma de 40 años y más sin seguro o con seguro insuficiente.El programa de detección, conocido como Project Pink, está disponible como servicio a la...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Workshop Helps Participants Understand The POLST For End Of Life Choices
Some of the most important decisions we’ll face come at end of life. What do we want our healthcare providers to know when we may not be able to convey our wishes? One way to make sure is by creating a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment document, or POLST...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Extends Project Pink For Year-Round Access
Sonoma Valley Hospital is now offering no-cost mammogram screenings year-round for uninsured and underinsured Sonoma Valley women who are 40 years or older. The screening program, known as Project Pink, is made available as a community service through a special grant...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation to Host Educational Annual Women’s Health Symposium in Partnership with UCSF Health
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation, in partnership with UCSF Health, will host its second annual Women's Health Symposium and luncheon fundraiser May 18th, 2022, at the Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma, California. This in-person educational event offers an opportunity for...
What’s happening this April:
Project Pink (now year-round!)HealthTalk: Walk-the-WalkAdvance Healthcare Directive Workshops Community Covid Update Now Serving the Women of our Community with No-Cost Mammogram Screenings Year-Round Using State-of-the-Art Technology Sonoma Valley Hospital is...
Sonoma Valley Hospital and Vintage House Offer Advance Healthcare Directive Workshops
The next time your doctor asks if you have an Advance Healthcare Directive, wouldn’t it be nice to answer, “yes”? Sonoma Valley Hospital and Vintage House, offer an interactive workshop titled “Who Will Speak For You When You Can’t?” that will take the mystery out of...
Benjamin Armfield Named CFO For Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma Valley Hospital has named Benjamin J. Armfield as its new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Ken Jensen, who recently retired. Armfield brings considerable experience in financial and operational roles with community hospitals and medical centers in...
How Gender Influences Heart Health Is The Topic For Two Talks Sponsored By Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Conversation With A Doctor series kicks off the new year with two online talks about the impact of gender on heart health for men and women. Discussing Women’s Heart Health will be Dr. Ines Sherifi and presenting Men’s Heart Health will be...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Recognized For Quality Performance By Partnership HealthPlan of California
Sonoma Valley Hospital has been recognized by Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC), a nonprofit private healthcare organization, for scoring at the top of their Hospital Quality Improvement Program. SVH was one of just three hospitals in Northern California to...