The meeting room at McDougall Hall was filled this past Saturday for the Parent Hospital Association's regular general membership meeting. On the agenda was an update from Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) Acting Director Patricia Flannery, as well as presentations from a representative from North Bay Regional Center and PHA board member Pat Walters on changes to the IPP process and how best to prepare for the new mandatory reviews.
Family, friends and conservators of SDC did not hold back in asking questions and voicing their concerns over reports on lapses in care at the facility and loss of funding, licensing and certification. Everyone is encouraged to watch for the next issue of The Gazette, which will include the minutes, for a full report. It should be available by March 1st.
In the meantime, the press was also in attendance Saturday, and you can read an account of the meeting in The Sonoma Index-Tribune. See: Parents confront SDC chief, by John Capone (01.14.2013).
The next general membership meeting will be 10 a.m., Saturday, March 9, 2013, in McDougall Hall at SDC. It is the annual legislative meeting when legislators or their aides attend and take comments and questions. A different format is planned for the meeting this year that should allow everyone a chance to speak. Please plan to attend if you can -- it is an important time for SDC and a valuable opportunity to address legislators.
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