Looking back at the past fiscal year, it’s clear that we turned the corner on the transformation of Sonoma Valley Hospital. We can point to progress in almost every area where we needed to see improvement and met goals that were set when I arrived four years...
From the SVH CEO
Charting A Stable And Sustainable Future
We recently updated the Hospital’s strategic plan, which has proven to be a valuable tool for helping the board and administration set goals and measure our progress in realizing them.While the Hospital’s emphasis has remained constant in recent years – focusing on...
The Impact of Health Care Reform
The need to reinvent our Hospital has been apparent since I arrived here in 2010. It is in part a response to Health Care Reform and the many changes underway in the health care industry, and also because the Hospital required revitalization to better serve the Sonoma...
What It Will Take To Save Obstetrics
Update: Sonoma Valley Hospital announces it will continue its Obstetrics service. More information is available here.As you may know from the recent coverage in our local newspapers, SVH Administration recommended to the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board at its...
Re-Introducing Sonoma Valley Hospital
On November 16th we had the celebration of the year in Sonoma Valley. (My opinion, of course!) With over 1,000 attendees, we celebrated the opening of our new wing and upgraded facilities. I have been overwhelmed with gratitude because YOU made it possible. In 2008,...
Join Us in November as We Celebrate Our New ER and Surgery Center
I hope you will put a big red circle around November 16th on your calendar, because that’s when we will throw open the front doors to our new Emergency Department and Surgery Center.We’re planning quite a celebration for the community – from an open house and tours to...
Healing and Health Improvement Is Here
January 25, 2013 I am so excited about 2013. As you may or may not know, my passion is health improvement and wellness. Since 1996 when I first became a hospital administrator, I've been experimenting with how hospitals can be "Centers for Health" in the community....
The Future of Health Care is Here in Sonoma
November 13, 2012Greetings!Health care reform is under wayThe Affordable Health Care Act guarantees greater access to health care for most Americans, which we all are happy about. It will also be providing cuts in Medicare and Medi-Cal reimbursement to hospitals,...
Construction and fundraising accomplishments over the Summer
October 2. 2012Greetings!One year from now, the doors to the new Emergency and Surgery Center will be opening. Construction has been underway here at the hospital since May. The progress is very exciting, and this week we will actually start to see the hole develop...
Why leave home for your healthcare
Greetings!When preparing my talk for the “Celebration of Women” event the other week, I found myself in a state of overwhelming gratitude. Sonoma Valley Hospital has really turned a corner. Our ground breaking ceremony that most of you have either read about or...