VIEW FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
we’re on our way The transformation Sonoma Valley Hospital into the stable, up-to-date hospital you voted for when you approved our bond measure in 2008, is far from complete, but the process is underway. Using the analogy of a trip from Sonoma to Boston, Sonoma is past the High Sierra and is trekking across Nevada. Yet to come are the Rockies and the Great Plains. The route has been selected (refurbish, expand and reuse our existing facility), the vehicle chosen (our design build team), and the timetable has been established (ground-breaking in 2012 and opening of new wing in 2013). The trip will not be quick and easy (there is no direct flight); instead there will be many stops along the way to check our progress, evaluate alternatives and adjust the plan. But our destination is clear: we are creating a physical setting and facility that will enhance and expand our ability to do what we do best – to deliver, in a caring and compassionate manner, the best health care possible for the residents of Sonoma Valley. The accomplishments of the past year have been significant, and there’s a new atmosphere in Sonoma Valley Hospital. To borrow a refrain from a childhood story, it’s no longer, “I think I can.” It is now the optimistic, “We know we can!” And soon, it will become the confident, “We knew we could!” Peter Hohorst, Chairman of the Board of Directors Sonoma Valley Health Care District
