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...
Sonoma Valley Health Care District
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...
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 collaboration and...
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...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Close To Affiliation With UCSF Health
Sonoma Valley Hospital has moved close to finalizing formal affiliation with UCSF Health, the top-ranked medical center in California and one of the top five hospitals in the nation. In its monthly meeting on February 1, the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board...
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...
Board Chair Report: Emergency Response and Financial Audit Reviewed At November Board Meeting
Along with our entire community, we want to express our gratitude to those, from first responders to local officials and community members, who helped Sonoma Valley residents get through the recent disaster. We also want to extend our gratitude to hospital physicians...
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...
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...