Informe de la Junta Directiva del 9 de junio del 2022Como siempre, hay mucho de que informarles después de nuestra reciente reunión que se celebró el 2 de junio. Socio comunitario destacado: SVH Foundation recauda millones para nuestro hospitalEs difícil imaginar a...
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2022 June Board Chair Report As always, there is lots to report after our most recent board meeting held June 2nd. Community Partner Spotlight: SVH Foundation Raises Millions for Our Hospital It’s difficult to imagine the Sonoma Valley Hospital without the...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Offers “Brown Bag Medication Reviews” At Vintage House
Sonoma Valley Hospital invites community members to have their medications reviewed by our hospital pharmacist at Vintage House to ensure that there are no potential problems related to drug interactions, dosing, compliance, expiration, and side effects. The service...
Reaching Out To Our Community For Seismic Support –
There are many things that make the Sonoma Valley special, and one of them is having a high-quality hospital to serve our community. In recent years our small community has experienced so many challenges, e.g., wildfires, the pandemic, power outages, and...
SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL – UNA JOYA
Me siento muy orgulloso de nuestro hospital el cual provee atención de urgencia en nuestra propia comunidad y servicios convenientes de atención urgente de alta calidad con un personal atento. Somos muy afortunados. Con frecuencia, recibo notas, correos electrónicos y...
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 – A GEM
I am very proud of our hospital which provides close-to-home emergency care and convenient acute care services with high quality and a caring staff. Our staff and leaders are so talented, and they care so much about the community and patients. We are extremely lucky....
Su salud mental y la colaboración comunitaria
Cuando llegó la pandemia hace más de dos años, nuestras conexiones comunitarias se cancelaron de manera abrupta. Ya no hubo rutina de reuniones regulares, se postergaron las reuniones familiares planeadas, las quinceañeras quedaron en suspenso, las citas rutinarias de...
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...
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UCSF Affiliation: A New Beginning
There is great excitement and positivity about our affiliation with UCSF Health. This new relationship will definitely take SVH to the next level and, because of this, we are much more optimistic about our future. Today, most hospitals are part of a...
With Gratitude To The Hospital Foundation
As we approach year-end, I want to express my gratitude and appreciation to those who do so much to support our hospital. I’d like to recognize those I work with daily who demonstrate a deep commitment to our hospital – the board members, leaders, physicians, and...
Recovering From The Fires
As the Hospital, along with the rest of Sonoma Valley, steps back from the state of emergency, we have been assessing our response. We realize that the Hospital plays a critical role in the community’s ability to respond to a disaster and we take this responsibility...
The Budgeting Process At SVH
We recently completed the hospital budgeting process for the new fiscal year. Since there have been questions about the budget, I’d like to share some insights into how we arrived at our decisions this year in allocating the budget.The new $63 million budget maintains...
Guest Blog: “Continuing The Conversation” Jane Hirsch, Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board Chair.
I know I speak for the board and hospital administration when I say we’re extremely grateful to our community for passing the parcel tax, to the volunteer committee which ran such a strong campaign and the donors who supported it. We have a great hospital and your...
The Unfolding Vision For SVH
We just completed the latest update to SVH’s three-year rolling strategic plan and what strikes me is how far we’ve come since we began this annual exercise six years ago.While our areas of focus have not changed dramatically, the discussion has evolved in ways that I...
We’re Here When You Need Us
The thinking behind the Affordable Care Act and the expansion of Medicaid was mainly about expanding health care access without breaking the bank. This discussion continues and is still not resolved, but it has affected hospitals in a number of ways.While cost remains...
An Engaged Staff Makes The Difference
One of the most inspiring parts of my day is reading the letters we receive from patients about the excellent care they’ve experienced here. Patients often mention the warm, caring attention and support they received from staff at all levels.There’s no doubt in my...
Times are Tough, But We Are Charting A Course Through The Changing Landscape
So many of you are now asking me, how are you managing through the seemingly major changes in health care? My answer is… pretty well, all things considered! While health care is expensive, the significant decline in health care reimbursement continues to affect our...
A Healing Hospital
For the past 20 years I have been working on a new model for hospitals called the Healing Hospital™ One reason I came to Sonoma was because I saw a community open to healing in all its forms and ready to embrace this exciting model. Over the past six years, we have...
UCSF Affiliation Continues To Grow and Benefit the Community
The contours of our hospital’s growing affiliation with UCSF came into sharper focus at the board meeting last week with a presentation by Jen Sweeney, Chief Operating Officer of the UCSF Health Affiliates network. She discussed the network as an important part of...
Board Welcomes Judith Bjorndal and Susan Kornblatt Idell
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Judith Bjorndal and Susan Kornblatt Idell who joined the board at our December meeting last week. Both bring considerable experience and expertise to their new roles. Judy is a retired physician who has worked in the Sonoma...
Board Approves UCSF-SVH Management Services Agreement
At the November meeting the Board approved an update to the Hospital’s affiliation agreement with UCSF Health that provides closer integration of hospital management with UCSF. It is an important evolution of our relationship and will support expanded SVH access to...
Board Explores Expanding UCSF Relationship
Our relationship with UCSF Health has proven very successful since it began in 2018 and has helped the Hospital better serve our community, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis as UCSF has provided support on several levels. The future of this relationship...
Hospital Board Schedules Public Meeting For Community Input On CEO Search
As I discussed in my report earlier this month, the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board has retained the executive search firm WittKieffer to assist in the recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer for Sonoma Valley Hospital. This is an important decision for...
Hospital CEO Search Is Underway
At the meeting last week, Board member Joshua Rymer, who is chairing the CEO Search Committee, reported that the committee recommended a recruiting firm to find a replacement for Kelly Mather who leaves at the end of the year. He said that the committee reviewed the...
Outpatient Diagnostic Center First Phase Opens In Fall
The first phase of the new Outpatient Diagnostic Center is nearing completion and will be receiving patients by November. Ron Peluso, project manager at Vertran Associates, the firm overseeing construction, updated the board on the project at the meeting last week. He...
Kelly Mather To Leave SVH CEO Role
It is with mixed emotions that I share with you news of Kelly Mather’s pending departure as the CEO of Sonoma Valley Hospital. Kelly has accepted a new position as the CEO of BayHealth, which is one of the early and important joint ventures between UCSF Health and...
Hospital Prepared If Covid-19 Situation Worsens, All Services Currently Open
Chief Medical Officer Sabrina Kidd, MD, reported to the board at the July meeting that the hospital is well-prepared to respond if the community sees an increase in Covid-19 cases, including having ample supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) on hand. She...
Hospital Resumes Services, Enhances Safety Protocols
Sonoma Valley Hospital Chief Medical Officer Sabrina Kidd, MD, reported to the board at the June 4 meeting that all hospital services are now open and available with some modifications, and encourages those who have delayed getting medical care because of the...
Health Talk On Insulin Alternatives For Type 2 Diabetes Medications Set for Early September
Sonoma Valley Hospital will present an informative health talk, regarding non-insulin injectables for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes on Thursday, September 2 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. The talk is open to the community without charge and will be conducted virtually...
A principios de septiembre se planea una charla informativa acerca de las alternativas a la insulina para la diabetes de tipo 2
El jueves 2 de septiembre de 9:00 a 10 a.m. Sonoma Valley Hospital presentará una charla informativa de salud acerca de los medicamentos inyectables no insulínicos para el tratamiento de la diabetes de tipo 2. La charla se ofrece sin costo a la comunidad y se llevará...
ANUNCIO COMUNITARIO ACERCA DE COVID
Sonoma Valley Hospital está siguiendo de cerca el reciente aumento de casos positivos. El Nuevo Coronavirus (COVID-19) continúa evolucionando a medida que encuentra nuevos receptores a los cuales infectar. Estamos lidiando en nuestra comunidad con exposiciones...
COMMUNITY COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT
Community Guidelines: High-Risk Exposure or Close Contact to COVID-19 Sonoma Valley Hospital is closely monitoring the recent uptick in positive cases. The Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to evolve as it encounters new hosts to infect. We are dealing with...
Nutrition Talk On Healthy Eating As We Age Set For Early August
Sonoma Valley Hospital and Vintage House will present an informative health talk, “Eating With A Purpose,” on August 6 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. The talk is open to the community without charge and will be conducted virtually using the Zoom platform. In “Eating With A...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Offers Personal And Virtual Medication Reviews At Vintage House
Sonoma Valley Hospital invites community members to have their medications reviewed by a hospital pharmacist, either in-person or virtually through a personal online visit, to ensure that there are no potential problems related to drug interactions, dosing,...
Sonoma Valley Hospital and Vintage House To Host Virtual Community Health Talk On Medication Therapies For Arthritis and Other Joint Conditions
Sonoma Valley Hospital Pharmacist, Baqara “Maya” Yoder, will lead a virtual talk discussing new and emerging medication therapies for preventing and managing chronic joint and arthritic conditions. This talk is open to the community and is co-hosted with Vintage...
Sonoma Valley Health Care District To Refinance General Obligation Bond; Effort Will Save Taxpayers Up To $2 Million
With the recommendation of the board’s Finance Committee, the Sonoma Valley Health Care District board in its monthly meeting last night approved a proposal for refinancing one of the two general obligation bonds issued by the District in 2009 and 2010. The Finance...
Wendy Lee Myatt Joins Health Care District Finance Committee, Board Seeks Candidates For Two Open Committee Positions
Wendy Lee Myatt The Sonoma Valley Health Care District board announced the appointment of Wendy Lee Myatt to the Board’s Finance Committee. Myatt, a long-time Sonoma resident, recently retired after many years at Kaiser Permanente where she held a number of...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation Kicks-Off Inaugural Women’s Health Symposium
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation, in partnership with UCSF Health, will be hosting the inaugural Women's Health Symposium fundraiser to be held May 13th, 2021. This virtual educational event is open to the community and will bring together local, regional, and many...