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OffSiteCare in Mendocino Hospital's Healthy Outlook Magazine

Published in the Winter 2011 issue of Mendocino Coast District Hospital's Healthy Outlook.

Mendocino Coast District Hospital is one of five rural hospitals in Northern California using a telemedicine robot (referred to as "Dr. Don") to help patients.

Technology The Latest Tool in Dr. James Gude's Crusade to Keep Health Care Personal

Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 3:28 a.m.
By Susan Swartz, The Press Democrat

Dr. Jim Gude was at his Sea Ranch getaway one recent weekend listening to his Bach collection, walking his dog on the beach and reading two books, all while doing rounds with his laptop at hospitals in Willits, Sebastopol and Healdsburg.

Rep. Lynn Woolsey Hears Palm Drive Request

Published: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 4:06 PM PST
By David Abbott, Sonoma West Staff Writer

Lynn Woolsey made an appearance at Palm Drive Hospital last Friday, fresh from her attendance at President Barack Obama’s signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act, so that hospital administrators could ask her for help funding electronic medical records (EMR) technology.

Robo-Docs Aid Rural Hospitals

Robots provide vital link to outside specialists

Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 4:20 a.m.
By Robert Digitale, The Press Democrat

Using joysticks and computer mice, the doctors and nurses gathered at Sebastopol's Palm Drive Hospital remotely moved two space-age-looking robots around a Santa Barbara practice room that featured a mannequin lying in a hospital bed.

Robotic Telemetry Expands Patient Care Options for Small Hospitals Throughout California

A California Healthline Audio Podcast
Published Thursday, September 25, 2008

In a California Healthline Special Report, doctors, nurses and robotic specialists discussed the value of robotic telemetry in intensive care settings. About 20 hospitals in California use the new technology.

Robot Leads ICU Reopening

Published: Tuesday, July 3, 2007 3:41 PM PDT
By Rollie Atkinson, Sonoma West Staff Writer

The newest member of Palm Drive Hospital's medical team is just over five feet tall, weighs 220 pounds, glows in the dark and works for 1/8th the usual payscale of a trained specialist.

Hospital Adds Unique Specialist Team

Herb the robot, new hospitalist program to be led by Dr. James Gude

Published: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 2:58 PM PDT
By David Abbott, Sonoma West Staff Writer

SEBASTOPOL — Palm Drive Hospital is going to ramp up its hospitalist program next month by adding doctors and a robot named Herb.

“We’re forming a holistic team comprised of internists and specialists on internal medicine and hospital medicine,” said Doctor James Gude, director of the hospital’s ICU and now of its hospitalist program.

Telemedicine Among Keys to Healdsburg Hospital Revival

Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 3:28 a.m.
By D. Ashley Verrill, Sonoma West Staff Reporter

HEALDSBURG – The small public hospital that once teetered on the edge of failure is now close to successfully concluding its strategic business plan, which includes implementation of technology that officials hope will connect 10 North Bay medical facilities.

Resuscitating Palm Drive

Financially troubled Sebastopol hospital reopens intensive care unit with state-of-the-art equipment in effort to return to solvency

Published: Monday, July 2, 2007 at 3:39 a.m.
By Carol Benfell, The Press Democrat

Financially troubled Palm Drive Hospital is reopening its intensive care unit Thursday, hoping to attract new patients and new revenue with its specially constructed operating tables, state-of-the-art monitors and a robot named Herb.