Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation, in partnership with UCSF Health, will be hosting the inaugural Women's Health Symposium fundraiser to be held May 13th, 2021. This virtual educational event is open to the community and will bring together local, regional, and many...
Sonoma Valley Health Care District
Board Welcomes John Hennelly As New CEO
The board formally approved John Hennelly as the hospital’s new president and CEO at the March meeting last week, bringing to a successful close a rigorous seven-month effort to find a new chief executive who will lead our hospital into the future. As I’ve mentioned,...
Sonoma Valley Health Care District Appoints John Hennelly Sonoma Valley Hospital CEO
The Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board, in conjunction with UCSF Health, has selected John Hennelly to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sonoma Valley Hospital. Hennelly, who will assume the position mid-April, replaces Kelly Mather, who left the...
UCSF Affiliation Continues To Grow and Benefit the Community
The contours of our hospital’s growing affiliation with UCSF came into sharper focus at the board meeting last week with a presentation by Jen Sweeney, Chief Operating Officer of the UCSF Health Affiliates network. She discussed the network as an important part of...
SVH To Hold Community Meeting To Review Sonoma County’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plans
Sonoma Valley Hospital will host a virtual Community Townhall meeting on Tuesday, January 12, at 11:30 am for the community to learn about the currently available vaccines for COVID-19 as well as the distribution process. The Zoom meeting will provide available...
Board Welcomes Judith Bjorndal and Susan Kornblatt Idell
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Judith Bjorndal and Susan Kornblatt Idell who joined the board at our December meeting last week. Both bring considerable experience and expertise to their new roles. Judy is a retired physician who has worked in the Sonoma...
Board Approves UCSF-SVH Management Services Agreement
At the November meeting the Board approved an update to the Hospital’s affiliation agreement with UCSF Health that provides closer integration of hospital management with UCSF. It is an important evolution of our relationship and will support expanded SVH access to...
Board Explores Expanding UCSF Relationship
Our relationship with UCSF Health has proven very successful since it began in 2018 and has helped the Hospital better serve our community, especially during the current Covid-19 crisis as UCSF has provided support on several levels. The future of this relationship...
SVHCD Board Schedules Public Meeting For Community Input on Hospital CEO Search
The Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board has scheduled an open community forum to encourage input on the search for a new Chief Executive Officer for Sonoma Valley Hospital. The Board launched the search early this month after retaining the executive recruiting...
Outpatient Diagnostic Center First Phase Opens In Fall
The first phase of the new Outpatient Diagnostic Center is nearing completion and will be receiving patients by November. Ron Peluso, project manager at Vertran Associates, the firm overseeing construction, updated the board on the project at the meeting last week. He...