The District board held a special public meeting last week to hear plans to transition the Hospital’s home health care service, Healing At Home, to Hospice by the Bay. The proposed transition of Healing at Home appears to be excellent news for the Hospital, our...
Joshua Rymer
Hospital District Board Forms Task Force To Study Skilled Nursing Facility Viability
At its monthly meeting on August 2, the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board approved the formation of a task force that will make a recommendation to the Board on the financial viability and future of the hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). SVH staff has...
Skilled Nursing Task Force Approved At August Meeting
At the monthly meeting last week, the Board approved the formation of a task force that will make a recommendation on the financial viability and future of the hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). SVH leadership had proposed closing the SNF as part of a plan to...
Hospital Board Special Meeting Approves Closing OB Service
Last night the board reviewed the administration’s recommendation to close the Obstetrics service line and heard from a number of community members and physicians asking the board to continue to keep the unit open. The room was full, testifying to the interest in this...
Hospice By The Bay and SVH Marketing Highlighted At June Meeting
The board heard a report from SVH partner Hospice By The Bay at the June meeting. CEO Kitty Whitaker, RN, MS, provided an overview of the organization and the special relationship our hospital has with this impressive non-profit organization including jointly...
Growth and Staff Engagement Highlighted At May Meeting
At the May board meeting City Manager Kathy Capriola and Police Chief Bret Sackett reviewed the City’s response to the October fire emergency. Their presentation, “October Fires Update & After Action Report,” is available here on the city’s website and I recommend...
UCSF Affiliation Finalized
We’re excited to report that the affiliation with UCSF Health has been finalized and is moving ahead. Initially, this will involve working with UCSF to identify a new SVH medical director and forming the Joint Operations Committee which consists of hospital senior...
SVH Close To Affiliation With UCSF Health
SVH has considered affiliating with a larger hospital for some time, but we needed to find the right partner. With the board meeting last Thursday, I am pleased to say this tantalizing possibility came much closer to reality. The board enthusiastically approved an...
New Board Chair; SVH Receives 4 Stars; Financial Management; Annual Report Available
At last week’s board meeting, I was honored to be elected unanimously to chair the board. I accepted and received the gavel from Jane Hirsch who has done an excellent job in that role over the past two years. For those in the community who don’t know me, let me...