The Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board task force charged with making a recommendation to the Board on the future of the hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), has scheduled a meeting to gain public input on Thursday, September 27, at 5 pm in the Community...
Sonoma Valley Health Care District
Board Finalizes Transfer of Home Care Service To Hospice
This month I’m stepping in for Joshua Rymer to report on the September meeting. At the meeting, the board gave final approval for the hospital to transfer our skilled home care service, Healing At Home, to Hospice by the Bay, effective October 1, 2018. We are pleased...
SVH To Transfer Skilled Home Care Service To Hospice by the Bay
Sonoma Valley Hospital and Hospice by the Bay have announced an agreement for Sonoma Valley Hospital to transfer its highly regarded skilled home care service, Healing At Home, to Hospice by the Bay, a regional not-for-profit organization with a long-standing presence...
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...
Agenda Change Announced For July 25 Health Care District Board Special Meeting
The agenda for the special Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board meeting on July 25 has been changed to move the discussion about closing the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a later special meeting to be announced. The planned meeting will still address hospital...
Reinventing Sonoma Valley Hospital
There’s been growing speculation about the special Sonoma Valley Health Care District board meeting scheduled for July 25 which the public is invited to attend, as always. I’d like to clarify what hospital administration is presenting at that meeting and why....
Reinventing The Community Hospital
I’m often asked, can small hospitals survive? It’s a good question, and timely. As we noted in our updated strategic plan, the challenge facing small hospitals is to continue providing essential services in this quickly changing healthcare environment while improving...
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...