Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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Mike Smith
7,768 votes
22.5%
- Occupation: Nurse/Educator
- A thirty year local resident who has been trained to be a patient care advocate and to be the voice for patients and their families
- Santa Rosa Junior College Board Trustee
- Lecturer on the politics of health care to nurses for 20 years
- Participant in drafting the first successful HMO reform legislation and legislation to provide the first funding for rural health clinics
- Chairperson of the California Nurses Alliance legislative program
- Grass roots organizer in health care since 1971 when I organized the Alianza Farmworkers Clinic in Healdsburg
Priorities:
- Save the hospital through affiliation with Sutter or other options
- Maintain quality care
- Expand services to seniors, Latinos, and women.
Richard W. Adam
7,600 votes
22.1%
- Occupation: Hospital Facility Consultant
- Masters degree in hospital administration from UC Berkeley
- 10 years as an administrator at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley
- 23 years as facility consultant and project manager for dozens of hospitals
- Hospital construction expert
- Chairman, Sonoma Valley Hospital new facility planning committee
- Sonoma Valley Hospital community volunteer, 3+ years
Priorities:
- Save hospital and medical services in Sonoma Valley
- Complete affiliation with Sutter Health and build new hospital
- Strengthen and expand cooperation with local physicians
Robert H. "Bob" Aicher
7,451 votes
21.6%
- Occupation: Attorney, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Director, Sonoma Valley Hospital
- Director, Sonoma Valley Community Health Center
- Secretary, Sonoma Valley Hospital Medical Staff Joint Conference Committee
- Chairman, Sonoma United Methodist Church Trustees
- Bachelor's Degree, Psychology
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, Law
Priorities:
- Complete affiliation of Sonoma Valley Hospital with Sutter Health
- Increase public awareness of Sonoma Valley Hospital's role in providing healthcare to the Valley
- Bring Sonoma's Medicare reimbursement rates up to the levels of our neighboring counties
Robert J. "Bob" Gemmell
7,439 votes
21.6%
- Occupation: Retired Business Executive
- Hospital Affiliation Task Force
- Affiliation Negotiating Team
- Affiliation Executive Committee
- Hospital Public Information Committee
- Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Comm., Chair and Co chair
- Director, Sonoma Valley Economic Dev. Assoc.
Priorities:
- Implement the affiliation agreement with Sutter Health Care
- Open a new hospital in Sonoma Valley
- Strengthen and expand the Valley medical community
Donald Widder
4,172 votes
12.1%
(This candidate has not responded to SmartVoter)
- Occupation: Physician/Business Owner
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