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...
SVHCD Board Chair Report
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...
2022 August Board Chair Report
Covid Resurgence 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 told...
Grateful
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 – 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....
Springing Forward
April 2022 Board Chair Report It feels like spring has sprung with so much good news to report from our April Board meeting. Community Partner Spotlight: La Luz Center The Board appreciated a presentation by Leonardo Lobato, Executive Director of La Luz Center, who...
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...
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 - 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...