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Board Welcomes John Hennelly As New CEO
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
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… Read More
UCSF Affiliation Continues To Grow and Benefit the Community
Monday, January 11th, 2021
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… Read More
Board Welcomes Judith Bjorndal and Susan Kornblatt Idell
Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
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… Read More
Board Approves UCSF-SVH Management Services Agreement
Tuesday, November 10th, 2020
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… Read More
Board Explores Expanding UCSF Relationship
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
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… Read More
Hospital Board Schedules Public Meeting For Community Input On CEO Search
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
As I discussed in my report earlier this month, the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board has retained the executive search firm WittKieffer to assist in the recruitment of a… Read More
Hospital CEO Search Is Underway
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
At the meeting last week, Board member Joshua Rymer, who is chairing the CEO Search Committee, reported that the committee recommended a recruiting firm to find a replacement for Kelly… Read More
Outpatient Diagnostic Center First Phase Opens In Fall
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
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,… Read More
Kelly Mather To Leave SVH CEO Role
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
It is with mixed emotions that I share with you news of Kelly Mather’s pending departure as the CEO of Sonoma Valley Hospital. Kelly has accepted a new position as… Read More
Hospital Prepared If Covid-19 Situation Worsens, All Services Currently Open
Monday, July 6th, 2020
Chief Medical Officer Sabrina Kidd, MD, reported to the board at the July meeting that the hospital is well-prepared to respond if the community sees an increase in Covid-19 cases,… Read More
