The annual Pulse Award, given by the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation, honors outstanding Sonoma Valley women who have made significant contributions to the community through their volunteerism, community involvement and philanthropy. This year’s honorees – Judith Bjorndal, Jean Hopeman, Marcia Levy and Yolanda Mangrum, DDS... Continue

A new structure on the west side of the current campus will be the centerpiece of the Sonoma Valley Hospital remodel and seismic retrofit project. The hospital board authorized the final design and plan, with a total budget of $36.7 million. During the past six... Continue

Recognition awards for Sonoma Valley Hospital staff were recently presented at a holiday party. Here, with comments from hospital administration, are the recipients: Compassion: Attention and support of patients and visitors to SVH. Karen Weir: Everything about Karen shows that she cares and patients sense... Continue

[caption id="attachment_22406" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Dr. Robert Cohen reviews a state-of-the-art ultrasound machine with Dr. Jared Hubbell."][/caption] Dr. Robert Cohen, a 23-year veteran of Sonoma Valley Hospital who has for the last five years been serving in dual administrative roles, as has stepped down from his... Continue

Sonoma Valley Hospital and Prima Medical Group welcome new family practice doctor, Geeta Malik, M.D. A native Californian who honeymooned five years ago in Sonoma, Malik has returned with her husband and family to practice in the office of doctors Brian Sebastian, M.D. and Suzannah... Continue

[caption id="attachment_3717" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Sonoma Valley Hospital"][/caption] Days after a Napa State Hospital patient was arrested for killing a female employee, Sonoma Valley Hospital officials restated their confidence in security procedures for treating patients from the Napa facility. The body of Donna Gross, 54, was... Continue