The board meeting last week featured a report on plans to make further improvements and changes in Patient Care Services, along with updates from the Chief of Staff and the Chief Medical Officer. We also heard from Cheryl Johnson, Community Health Center Executive...
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Paul Roache, MD Opens Sonoma Orthopedic Practice Specializing In Shoulder Surgery
Dr. Paul Roache has opened an Orthopedic practice in Sonoma Valley specializing in arthroscopic shoulder surgery for rotator cuff injury. Dr. Roache is board-certified in both orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine. He originally completed fellowship...
Advance Healthcare Workshops Are Planned At Vintage House In April
A number of local organizations have come together to co-sponsor educational events during April on the importance of advance healthcare planning. Events are based around National Healthcare Decisions Day, which occurs each year to encourage patients to express their...
Preparing SVH For A Bright Future
SVH has served our community for more than 70 years as a small, independent District Hospital committed to providing valuable and life-saving healthcare services for all. For most of that time, things did not change much.Then, about 10 years ago, after much discussion...
Everything You Need To Know About Cataract Surgery Is Topic Of March SVH “Conversation With A Doctor”
Ophthalmologist Michael Saidel MD will provide a comprehensive look at how cataracts can affect our vision as we age, and what can be done about them, at the next Sonoma Valley Hospital “Conversation With A Doctor” information session. Cataracts are a concern for many...
Sonoma Valley Hospital Offers New Technology That Uses The Body’s Own Fat To Help Heal Orthopedic Conditions
Sonoma Valley Hospital is among the first hospitals in the North Bay Area to offer Lipogems, an advanced adipose tissue technology that provides patients suffering from an orthopedic condition or injury with the means to support the healing process through a simple...
Hospital Quality Initiatives and SNF Task Force Highlighted At February Meeting
In its meeting last week, the board heard updates on new quality initiatives, an interim report from the Skilled Nursing Facility Task Force, and a guest speaker who reviewed current and upcoming seismic regulations affecting California hospitals. SNF Task Force Board...
Progress On South Lot, SNF Task Force, and Growth Plans Reported At December Meeting
The board heard updates on several initiatives at the meeting last week, including the South Lot and the Skilled Nursing Facility Task Force, along with a report on the hospital’s strategic growth initiatives. Here are highlights from the meeting. South Lot...
Board Approves Phase One Plans for New Outpatient Diagnostic Center
In its meeting last week, the board approved the hospital’s request to proceed with plans for the first phase of the new Outpatient Diagnostic Center pending confirmation of receipt of funds from the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation to cover this phase of the...
SVH Skilled Nursing Facility Task Force Releases Consultant’s Report
Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility Task Force has made available to the community the report provided by the consultant retained to assist with financial and operational evaluation of the service. The consultant, Regulatory, Risk, Compliance...