The hospital board addressed several topics at its September 7 meeting which I’d like to share with you in this report. South Lot Update As a reminder, the South Lot was purchased through a two-year loan from a private lender in August 2016 and contains a required...
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Sonoma Valley Hospital Purchases State-Of-The-Art 3-D Mammography System
Sonoma Valley Hospital has announced that it will soon offer a 3-D Mammography service to the community. The hospital reports that it has ordered a state-of-the-art 3-D Hologic mammography system and is currently constructing a new mammography center within the...
August Meeting Addresses South Lot Proposals, Executive Salaries
The hospital board addressed several timely topics at its August 3 meeting which I’d like to share with you in this report. South Lot Process The ongoing South Lot discussion led the meeting, following a closed session in which the proposals received were reviewed....
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Wellness University Final Session for 2017 Starts In September
Sonoma Valley Hospital again invites the community to attend Wellness University™ classes without cost. The six classes, which begin Wednesday, September 20, are based on a health education program developed for people who want to be wellness ambassadors or teachers,...
A Sound Business Decision
This is the first of what will be regular reports from the Chair following meetings of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board concerning issues facing the board and the hospital. My intention is to expand the conversation about our hospital and provide greater...
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...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Adopts New Patient Satisfaction Tool That Enables Immediate Feedback
Sonoma Valley Hospital will this month introduce a new patient satisfaction tool enabling patients to provide the hospital with feedback on their experience with hospital outpatient services immediately following a visit. The hospital is among the first in California...
Guest Blog: Continuing The Conversation
This is a guest blog by 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...
Project Pink Offers No-Cost Mammogram Screenings During May At Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Women’s Health Center is offering no-cost mammogram screenings for uninsured and underinsured Sonoma Valley women over the age of 40 during May. The screening program, known as Project Pink, is made available as a community service through a...
Pulse Award Honorees: Inspiring Our Community Through The Years
Celebration of Women has become a much anticipated event in the Sonoma Valley each year and is certain to sell out again. Over the past 12 years, the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation has sponsored this celebration which annually honors Sonoma Valley women with a...