Healdsburg District Hospital recently announced that Gary Anderson has joined North Sonoma County Healthcare District’s (NSCHD) Board of Directors. Anderson will fill Herbert F. Polesky’s role as Treasurer, after Polesky’s unfortunate passing in late 2011. Anderson will serve on the board until the end of 2012, when he will then be up for re-election.
A Healdsburg resident, Anderson has over 32 years of diverse executive experience assisting companies in the industry of newspaper publishing and media in which he worked to improve profitability, productivity, and operational efficiency. With an accounting background, Gary’s leadership has yielded remarkable results for the San Francisco Chronicle, The Detroit Newspaper, and The Detroit News in the past.
In January of 2011, Anderson retired from his position as the Executive Vice President for the San Francisco Chronicle, where his diligent leadership led the organization out of a daunting budget crisis. Throughout last year, the Chronicle frequently called upon Anderson’s insight and assistance.

Healdsburg District Hospital's Director of Wound Care, Dan Rose, MD, is always looking how to improve healthcare. Inspired by his daughter-in-law, Yoshiko Rose, and Ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of floral arrangement, Dr. Rose discovered a new technique for performing skin-grafts that has revolutionized this essential aspect of modern wound care. While studying Yoshiko’s intricate floral arrangements one day, Dr. Rose came up with a fascinating solution to drastically reduce the cost of skin-grafts without losing the procedure’s effectiveness in healing the injured.
The Healdsburg Tribune picked up on Dr. Rose’s exciting breakthrough and printed a full-length story on February 14th, 2012. Read the full story...


Senior Live Well Event
December 14, 2010
“Living with Arthritus”, presented by John D. Tomasin, MD, Orthopedic
Surgeon. Also, Stacy Powell, PT, DPT, Director of Therapy Services at HDH will give a short presentation on the benefits of physical therapy.
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New CT Scanner at HDH
Thanks to a donation by the Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation, in conjunction with the Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County, Phase 1 of the multi-phased project to re-equip and remodel the entire radiology department began recently at Healdsburg District Hospital. Click here to read more about the new Toshiba Aquillion 64 CT Scanner

The HDH Cafeteria gets a makeover
Healdsburg District Hospital has an epicenter of activity where staff, patients and their families regularly convene: the hospital cafeteria. Now newly remodeled, the cafeteria sports interior upgrades designed to improve the dining experience, not only in appearance but in comfort and usability. Click here to read more about the HDH Cafeteria makeover


Exceeding Expectations: More Than Just Our Tagline
Recently awarded in 2011, Healdsburg District Hospital’s latest Avatar International award is Exceeding Patient Expectations for the year 2011. This is HDH’s third straight year in achieving this award. Click here to read more about HDH’s Avatar Awards

Healdsburg District Hospital is Among Top 10% of Hospitals Nationwide for Joint Replacement Care
The Orthopaedic & Total Joint Replacement Program at Healdsburg District Hospital (HDH), one of HDH’s Centers of Excellence, is among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for Joint Replacement care. Click here to learn more about HDH’s HealthGrades awards

Dan Rose, MD, Director of Northern California Wound Care recently met with Congressman, Mike Thompson and toured the facility. Northern California Wound Care regularly receives patients who have exhausted all available options for resolving their problem wounds.
Congressman Mike Thompson was impressed with the HDH philosophy that each patient deserves a specialized selection of treatment options to fit their needs and achieve the best possible health outcomes. I think the Congressman and everyone in the area agrees that Northern California Wound Care serves a vital role in many unique health emergency cases in the region.