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Sonoma County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Director; Sonoma Valley Health Care District Voter Information

Results as of Nov 22 4:24pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (38/38)
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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