7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1299+ words) The operator of Santa Rosa's longest-serving hospital is closing its inpatient pediatric unit, leaving local families with fewer options in the region for cases where children require non-emergency overnight care. Providence informed impacted nurses at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (628+ words) Providence will shutter the inpatient pediatric unit at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in late March, the health care provider announced Thursday, putting a date on closure that has drawn sharp criticism from local medical providers as the hospital giant seeks…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (522+ words) Sacks Hospice Thrift Shoppe, a thrift store in Petaluma known for selling affordable housewares, furniture, clothing and other items for nearly four decades, is closing its doors next month due to "significant capital improvements" needed on the building, according to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (349+ words) Hospital giant Providence has signed an agreement to transfer ownership of Napa's Queen of the Valley Medical Center to Solano County-based North Bay Health, the parties announced Thursday, April 9. Terms of the deal have not been made public. The announcement…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1013+ words) A Sonoma County pediatrics advisory panel has levied its strongest criticism to date of Providence's recent decision to close the inpatient pediatric ward at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Michael Perry, a member of the advisory panel, said he was frustrated…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (417+ words) Providence and home-health care provider Compassus have finalized plans to provide home health, hospice, palliative care and personal home care services to multiple California regions, including Sonoma and Napa counties. California becomes the second of the three-phase joint venture. The…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (733+ words) Retired Providence, Rhode Island, Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio, who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of "Caught in Providence" died Tuesday. His official social media accounts said Wednesday that he "passed away peacefully" after "a long…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (722+ words) A picketing action was held outside the hospital on North Mc Dowell Boulevard on Wednesday. Nurses from Petaluma Valley Hospital held a one-day picket outside the Providence-owned facility Wednesday to protest what they describe as excessive, ongoing cuts to their…...