Community partner spotlight: Sonoma Valley Fire District. As Sonoma Valley prepares to celebrate Independence Day, Sonoma Valley Hospital is proud to recognize the Sonoma Valley Fire District and the vital role it plays in keeping its community safe. The Fire District will once again host Sonoma's annual Fourth of July Parade and celebrations, one of the Valley's most cherished traditions. Sonoma Valley Hospital CEO Kelley Kaiser is honored to serve as a guest judge during this year's festivities. Beyond organizing community events, the Fire District provides critical emergency response services throughout Sonoma Valley. Under the leadership of Fire Chief Steve Akre, the District serves communities from Kenwood through Sonoma, including Temelec and Sonoma Raceway. The Sonoma Valley Fire District currently staffs three ambulances serving the Sonoma Valley Hospital District. In 2025, emergency medical teams completed 3,085 patient transports, with 83 percent of patients brought to Sonoma Valley Hospital. This close partnership helps ensure patients receive emergency care as quickly as possible. Sonoma Valley Hospital is grateful for the firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and emergency personnel who serve Sonoma Valley every day. Sonoma Valley Hospital named a 2026 Lown Institute Honor Roll Hospital. Sonoma Valley Hospital has been named a 2026 Lown Institute Honor Roll Hospital, placing it among just 160 hospitals nationwide recognized for excellence in social responsibility. The Lown Institute evaluates more than 3,600 U.S. hospitals on measures that go beyond traditional quality rankings, including health equity, value of care, patient outcomes, and community investment. Sonoma Valley Hospital earned "A" grades in Social Responsibility, Value of Care, and Clinical Outcomes. "As a proud part of the Sonoma community, we are deeply dedicated to caring for our neighbors and supporting their well-being," said Kelley Kaiser, President & CEO. "This recognition reflects the compassion and excellence our team brings to every patient, every day." The recognition reinforces Sonoma Valley Hospital's commitment to providing high-quality, equitable healthcare close to home. My Hospital story: when minutes matter. When nine-year-old Rogers Parker told his mom, Laura, "My arm isn't obeying me," it didn't sound like an emergency. He had complained of a sore shoulder after a sleepover the night before, and like many parents, Laura assumed he had simply slept wrong or pinched a nerve. But when Rogers asked to go to the emergency room, they made the five-minute drive to Sonoma Valley Hospital - a decision that would prove critical. Emergency physician Dr. Tim Smith quickly recognized that something far more serious was happening. Rogers wasn't simply dealing with a sore shoulder; he was showing signs of a rare neurological condition that required immediate attention. It's a powerful reminder that when something doesn't seem right, having expert emergency care close to home can make all the difference. Read Laura and Rogers' full story, and discover how quick thinking, clinical expertise, and timely care changed the course of one family's life. Click HERE to read A snapshot of some of its most popular services. Whether you need routine testing, rehabilitation after an injury, or advanced imaging, Sonoma Valley Hospital offers a full range of services close to home. Rehabilitation Services Whether you're recovering from surgery, managing chronic pain, or healing from a sports injury, its rehabilitation team provides personalized care for conditions including sprains and strains, tendonitis, headaches, spinal and pelvic conditions, and more. Laboratory Services Its laboratory offers a full range of diagnostic testing, including routine blood work and STAT testing ordered by your physician. Medical Imaging Advanced imaging services - including MRI, CT, X-Ray, ultrasound, and mammography - help support early detection, accurate diagnosis, and ongoing care, all close to home. Explore its complete list of services here.

Unison Energy and Sonoma Valley Hospital build microgrid system to make hospital more resilient during natural disasters. Microgrid provides heat, power to hospital and will deliver supplemental power during power outages caused by severe weather, earthquakes and wildfires SONOMA, Calif. - Unison Energy, a behind-the-meter energy as a service provider that designs, builds, owns, operates and maintains microgrid systems that generate energy and therms at places where power is needed most, and Sonoma Valley Hospital, announced the completion of a microgrid; a combined heat and power system which generates power for the Hospital's inpatient buildings. The microgrid provides a supplement to the Hospital's emergency generator during a power outage. The Unison system is a microgrid independent of PG&E that provides resiliency and supplies power to equipment that is not connected to the Hospital's emergency generator. In the event of a natural disaster or a PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that impacts PG&E power to the Hospital, the Unison COGEN system has the capability to produce power to supplement the Hospital's existing emergency generator and provide added resiliency. The hospital selected Unison's system because it has the capability to island, meaning it can produce power when the rest of the public utility grid is offline. In addition to generating power, the system also captures heat and hot water emitted from the generation of power and sends them to the hospital's boiler system to provide heat in the hospital. "In the wake of increased droughts and wildfires that have risked life and property in California, leaders have had to think creatively. Fortunately, the team at Sonoma Valley Hospital are thinking about the future and building systems that make critical infrastructure like the Sonoma Valley Hospital more resilient when the worst happens," Mariko Meier, CEO of Unison Energy, said. "The Unison Energy team and the Sonoma Valley Hospital team have done a great job building this system and bringing it online. We are excited to get to work." Sonoma Valley Hospital President and CEO Kelley Kaiser said, "When people in our community need us most, our hospital is there. People should be able to count on their local hospital to be safe, open, and ready to provide care. This project will help us deliver that care when it matters most." Sonoma Valley Hospital contracted with Unison Energy under an Energy-as-a-Service model for this system. The Energy-as-a-Service model means that Unison will operate and maintain the microgrid for the system's life and will provide regular maintenance. The agreement allows the hospital to stabilize its utility costs, hedge against inflation and reduce demand costs from PG&E. And, because Unison is operating the system, the hospital's facilities team can remain focused on supporting the patient care that is provided at the hospital. Kimberly Drummond, Sonoma Valley Hospital's Chief of Support Services, and the Engineering Team were instrumental in bringing the project to the hospital and managing the unique challenges of building a microgrid on the Hospital's small campus. During the construction phase, Unison, in partnership with the hospital, handled every step of the project from local permitting and interconnection to construction and commissioning. State regulatory mandates and PG&E infrastructure upgrades presented complex hurdles that Unison solved to get the project over the finish line. Sonoma Valley Hospital Chief of Support Services Kimberly Drummond said, "Impacts of the 2017 wildfire, subsequent PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs and state regulations led the Hospital to pursue a microgrid option. Former Plant Operations Manager Grigory Gatenian reviewed many options that were not a fit for us. He eventually connected with Unison Energy who offered a turnkey solution to meet our hospital's need for further resiliency and utility cost savings. With the COGEN system now online, we have achieved all of our objectives." Built for resilience. Unison designed the system to withstand the unique weather and geological challenges California faces. It was built to the seismic requirements set by California's Department of Health Care Access and Information. The company tested the system in an offsite lab and successfully demonstrated that it can meet HCAI's specific seismic standards. The installation meets the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) air permit requirements, which are some of the most stringent in the country. And, the system is also designed so that it can transition from natural gas to alternative fuels like hydrogen, renewable natural gas and other combustible options as those fuels become more readily available and financially feasible in the area. These features will allow the hospital to continue serving the community in times of need and extreme weather, with high-quality medical care. About Unison Energy: Unison Energy provides turnkey energy solutions underpinned by long-term fixed price contracts with investment grade counterparties with no commodity exposure. The Company designs, builds, owns, and operates microgrids on-site for critical infrastructure facilities including hospitals, data centers, food & beverage and other industrial, supply chain logistics, and hospitality customers in North America. Unison Energy is headquartered in Greenwich, CT. For more information, please visit www.unisonenergy.com. About Sonoma Valley Hospital: Sonoma Valley Hospital (SVH) is a full-service acute care district hospital located in the city of Sonoma, California, providing compassionate expert care to the 42,000 residents of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District. The Hospital has 24 acute care beds and maintains a 27-bed Skilled Nursing Facility. SVH is the sole local provider of acute inpatient care and offers a 24-hour emergency room, inpatient services with an ICU, surgical services and outpatient clinical testing and treatment. In recent years, the hospital has undergone extensive renovation including opening a new wing with a modern Emergency Department and Surgery Center. In 2018, the hospital announced affiliation with UCSF Health. The hospital is fully accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ), meeting national standards for healthcare quality and safety. * Share on: Energy insights, delivered Subscribe for more content.

Sonoma Valley Hospital hires chief medical officer. Sonoma Valley Hospital has named Dr. Patrick Okolo III as its Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Okolo graduated with distinction from the College of Medicine at the University of Nigeria, completed his residency in internal medicine at Indiana University and earned a Master of Public Health degree at Johns Hopkins University, according to an Oct. 8 news release. At Johns Hopkins Hospital, Okolo served as Chief of Endoscopy, and most recently served as Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia. "I'm eager to get started, providing overall physician leadership, advance clinical quality, and strengthen institutional ties - including a strategic role in deepening our hospital's collaboration with UCSF - while continuing to practice gastroenterology," said Okolo in the release.