Friday, April 17, 2020. Weekly Community Update. There are early signs that efforts to flatten the curve in Sonoma Valley by taking such precautions as working from home, physical distancing and wearing facial coverings in public, are having a positive effect....
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SVH Announces New Hours For COVID-19 Screening Hotline
Sonoma Valley Hospital has announced it is changing the hours that it’s COVID-19 screening hotline will be manned. Effective Monday, April 13, calls will be answered by a Registered Nurse only between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. Calls made before 8:00 am and after 4:00...
The Importance of Advance Care Planning
Have you stated your wishes about the care you want to receive in advance of experiencing a health crisis? Have you identified someone to express your wishes in the event you cannot?The current COVID-19 health crisis reminds us of the need for Advanced Care Planning...
Hospital Provides COVID-19 Update
The board received an update at the April meeting from Chief Medical Officer Sabrina Kidd, MD, and CEO Kelly Mather on COVID-19 preparedness which illustrated the impressive efforts that hospital leadership, physicians...
The Five Keys to Wellness
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 way. I’m happy...
SVH Opens Onsite By-Appointment-Only COVID-19 Screening
Prescreening will be conducted by Registered Nurses Hotline: 707.935.5440 Sonoma Valley Hospital is offering drive-through testing for patients who have been evaluated for COVID-19 by a nurse through the hospital’s hotline at 707.935.5440. Screening is only for...
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...
Coronavirus Update From Sonoma Valley Hospital – March 18, 2020
We’re Here, We’re Ready The hospital has implemented the following guidelines for patients and visitors effective immediately in order to safeguard staff, patient and visitor health: Elective Surgeries and Outpatient Services: All elective surgeries, procedures, and...
Hospital Prepared For Coronavirus
At the March board meeting, Chief Medical Officer Sabrina Kidd, MD, updated the board on the extensive preparations the hospital has undertaken for the growing Novel Coronavirus outbreak. She noted that the hospital is as prepared as it can be for what is a rapidly...
SVH Is Ready For COVID-19
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 crises, and we...