North Bay Business Journal

Palm Drive leans toward Marin General affiliation

SEBASTOPOL — The Palm Drive Healthcare District last night chose to advance affiliation talks with Marin General Hospital over four other proposals, a move that came earlier than expected.

Palm Drive weighing affiliation proposals from five suitors

SEBASTOPOL — The Palm Drive Healthcare District has received proposals from five health care organizations for possible affiliation, as the 37-bed hospital overseen by the district seeks a larger entity to assist in providing long-term financial stability.

Palm Drive gets five proposals for affiliation

SEBASTOPOL — The Palm Drive Healthcare District has received proposals from five health care organizations for possible affiliation as the 37-bed hospital overseen by the district seeks a larger entity to assist in providing long-term financial stability.

Center honors health efforts; grant for residency program; St. Helena joint program noted

The Northern California Center for Well Being last week held its annual benefit, Celebration of Dreams, where Sonoma County health care professionals and officials were honored for their efforts in health and wellness.

Palm declines to renew contract with telemedicine physician

SEBASTOPOL — The board of directors at Palm Drive Hospital has decided not to renew a contract with Dr. James Gude, the hospital’s well-known telemedicine specialist whose company provides key services and physicians to the hospital.

Palm Drive to ask for proposals from seven potential partners

SEBASTOPOL — Palm Drive Hospital’s board of directors is set to issue a “request for information” to a group of health care organizations the hospital said could be “potential strategic partners.”

Palm Drive hires consultants to help with affiliation talks

SEBASTOPOL – Palm Drive Hospital has brought on two well-known health care veterans to help the 37-bed facility chart its course through affiliation talks with larger health care organizations, a move most view as key to its financial stability. The Palm Drive Healthcare District Board of Directors unanimously agreed to bring on Walter Kopp, a [...]

Adventist Health creating Northern California Network

NORTH BAY — Adventist Health, which operates numerous health care facilities from Solano to Lake County, announced that it is restructuring and renaming the region to the Northern California Network “as a result of growth and pending business opportunities.”

Spotlight on Facilities Managers in the North Bay

Editor’s note: This is the Business Journal’s first Spotlight on Facilities Managers in the North Bay. According to the International Facility Management Association, professionals in this job usually are responsible for compliance with laws and regulations on real estate, efficient operations of buildings to limit waste in natural and human resources, safety for employees and environmental sustainability.

“People, place, process, technology,” is the association’s catchphrase for such a position. The following are facility managers identified from among the largest public and private North Bay employers.

Adventist Health explores Palm Drive affiliation

SEBASTOPOL and ST. HELENA — Palm Drive Hospital is in talks with the St. Helena Region of Adventist Health about possible affiliation as it seeks long-term financial stability after years of uncertainty. The 37-bed Sebastopol hospital, which just last year emerged from Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, has identified the Roseville-based health group as a possible parent that could help chart a return to solvency and possibly increased services, according to Palm Drive Healthcare District board officials.

Willits prepares to build $62 million hospital

WILLITS – Faced with meeting state-mandated seismic requirements, Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital and its operating company, Adventist Health, have opted to rebuild rather than retrofit, a project of significant scope for health care in rural Mendocino County, officials said.

Health Care: New CFO for RRMG; Marin cancer institute gains designation

Redwood Regional Medical Group announced that it has hired David Hutchinson as its new chief financial officer.

$12.1 million project for St. Helena Hospital Clearlake

CLEARLAKE – St. Helena Hospital Clearlake will soon begin construction on a revamped, $12.1 million emergency department that will increase capacity and access while improving care, the hospital said.

Women in Business 2010: 10 years of honoring women business leaders

Savvy women business leaders have been beating the odds for decades in the North Bay, rising past glass ceilings and making their mark in all segments of the business community.

St. Helena Hospital to combine outpatient services in one location

ST. HELENA – St. Helena Hospital is consolidating its medical offices into a larger outpatient services location to be opened just south of St. Helena this fall.

Blood Bank of the Redwoods repositions

SANTA ROSA – A little more than a year after the loss of its largest single revenue source, Blood Bank of the Redwoods has successfully filled the gap, signing a new contract this summer and finishing the fiscal year with a positive balance sheet.

Health Care: Hospitals, doctors evolving toward coordinated care

ashleyheaderIn a matter of weeks, the 131-year-old St. Helena Hospital will unveil the results of more than $26 million in construction: a three-story, highly advanced cancer and outpatient services center.