North Bay Business Journal

  • Business Journal Editorial: New Santa Rosa health center a symbol of caring

    April 4th, 2010

    The North Bay passed a health care milestone last week.

  • New health center ‘the safety net’

    March 1st, 2010

    SANTA ROSA — Now that the financial dust has at least temporarily settled following a flurry of fundraising, Santa Rosa Community Health Centers’ successful effort to obtain a new space for its expanding services underscores the importance of community health centers locally and mirrors a nationwide trend, officials said last week.

  • Former Southwest closes escrow on medical building

    February 24th, 2010

    SANTA ROSA — The Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, formerly Southwest, officially closed escrow on the purchase of its $17.7 million Fountaingrove clinic, officials announced today.

  • Former Southwest poised to move ahead with Fountaingrove clinic

    February 22nd, 2010

    SANTA ROSA — The Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, formerly known as Southwest, plans to announce as early as this week that it will move ahead with its $17.7 million Fountaingrove medical facility.

  • Southwest Health in sprint to raise $1.3 million by end of January

    December 21st, 2009

    SANTA ROSA — The Southwest Community Health Center has launched a push to raise a final $1.3 million in community grants by a Jan. 31 deadline or risk losing the opportunity for low-cost bond financing for a $17.8 million clinic to serve the swelling ranks of under- and uninsured.

  • Southwest clinic nears purchase Fountaingrove building

    November 23rd, 2009

    SANTA ROSA – Southwest Community Health Center signed an agreement to purchase a 42,500-square-foot Fountaingrove area building late last week in a nearly 40 percent expansion of its capacity, its largest to date. “The need for a community health center of this magnitude is real, and that need keeps growing,” said Southwest Chief Executive Officer [...]

  • Southwest adds space at Lombardi; 7 more exam rooms

    November 16th, 2009

    SONOMA COUNTY – The county’s largest federally qualified clinic, Southwest Community Health Center, will soon more than double its west Santa Rosa capacity with the signing of a lease with St. Joseph Health System Sonoma County.

  • Clinic network set to assume enrollment for Healthy Kids program

    October 5th, 2009

    SONOMA, NORTH BAY – The North Bay’s coalition of community health centers is expected to assume management of the children’s health coverage and enrollment program Healthy Kids Sonoma County.

  • Health Care: Federal judge halts cuts to program for disabled adults

    September 28th, 2009

    A federal judge has halted cuts to adult day health care programs for low-income disabled that were cut as part of the state’s response to its budget deficit.

  • Sutter drops plan to transfer residency program to consortium

    June 19th, 2009

    SANTA ROSA — Citing an unforeseen change in Medicare reimbursement rules, Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa has dropped plans to transfer the residency program to a consortium of community stakeholders after two years of discussions, it was announced today.

  • Health Action receives funding to launch ‘medical home’ effort

    May 25th, 2009

    SONOMA COUNTY – The council responsible for the recent launch of the iWalk initiative received funding this month for the creation of at least six more programs to transform the local primary care delivery system.

  • Budget bill would force facilities to close

    May 4th, 2009

    SONOMA, MARIN – A budget trailer bill meant to save the state about $2.5 million would force seven senior health care centers to close, including two in the North Bay, and drive most patients into more expensive residential facilities about double the cost.

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