SVHCC Planned Meeting Speakers & Major Topics

Sonoma Valley Healthcare Coalition

Major Topics/Planned Meeting Speakers to Date

June 5, 2006: Review and Approval of The Statement of Purpose of the Coalition and Status Reports of Committees and Game Plan Going Forward

June 12, 2006: Drs. David Nidorf, Robert Cohen and Jim McSweeney – Emergency Rooms in California and the Sonoma Valley Hospital ER

June 19, 2006: Steve Marler – Sonoma Valley FireMed Ambulance Service

June 26, 2006: Preparation of Questions for the Plan B Experts[1]

July 3, 2006 – No meeting

July 6, 2006: Return of the Plan B Experts – Jim Diaz and Wanda Jones

July 10, 2006: Patricia Talbot – Sonoma Valley Community Health Center

July 17, 2006: David Hitchcock and David Yarborough – Outlook for Component (or Modular) Construction of California Hospital

July 24, 2006: Dr. Henry Grausz & Michael Ross – Another Option for Sonoma

July 31, 2006: J. Michael Watt – Future Market Demand for Sonoma Valley’s Hospital

August 7, 2006: Kathy Yarborough – The Outlook for Rural Hospitals in California

August 14, 2006: George Perez and Mark Knight – Memorial Hospital and its Relationship with Sonoma Valley Hospital

August 21, 2006: Mary McEachron – Eminent Domain and Mike Van Pelt, Van Pelt Construction Service & Bill Dasher, DASSE Design - Seismic Issues at Sonoma Valley Hospital

August 28, 2006: The Marin IPA/Doctors and Hospital Proposal
[1] On June 26th, the Options Committee meeting which preceded the Coalition Meeting had a presentation from representatives of Healdsburg Hospital to discuss their situation