News Room


06/24/2010

National organization designates Redwood Breast Imaging Center of Excellence



04/15/2010

Santa Rosa – The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) has asked Dr. Charles Elboim, Breast Surgeon and Medical Director of the Redwood Regional Breast Center at Redwood Regional Medical Group, to serve as a surveyor of breast care practices throughout the country.



03/26/2010

Santa Rosa – Redwood Regional Medical Group is now using a new applicator to deliver radiation to certain breast cancer patients. Known as Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI), the SAVI applicator’s multi-catheter design enables a breast cancer patient to complete her radiation treatment in 5 days instead of several weeks.



02/27/2010

Santa Rosa – Dr. Anthony Sajewicz, Radiologist, has joined Redwood Regional Medical Group. Most recently, Dr. Sajewicz has been a clinical instructor in Cardio Thoracic Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) where he also completed a Fellowship in the same specialty.



01/05/2010

Santa Rosa – Redwood Regional Medical Group is pleased to announce that Dr. Laura Norton, Breast Surgeon, has recently joined their Practice. Dr. Norton graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine.



08/14/2009

Santa Rosa – Redwood Regional Medical Group has decided to consolidate Santa Rosa radiation oncology services into their Fountaingrove Campus as the first step in the creation of a multi-specialty integrated cancer center.



06/04/2009

Santa Rosa – The Board of Directors of Redwood Regional Medical Group has chosen Wayne Fairchild as Chief Executive Officer after a nationwide search.



04/24/2009

Ukiah – Redwood Regional Medical Group re-opened their offices at 1165 South Dora St., #H this week. The Practice purchased and installed a new state-of-the-art linear accelerator at its Radiation Oncology office and refurbished the space to create a brighter environment for its patients.



08/15/2008

Transition Chief chosen during Nationwide Search. Redwood Regional Medical Group (RRMG) has chosen Wayne Fairchild as Interim Chief Executive Officer as it begins a nationwide search for a permanent CEO.



07/01/2008

Santa Rosa – Stephen J. M. Banks, M.D. has recently joined Redwood Regional Medical Group’s (RRMG) private practice at its Fountaingrove Campus. A Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Banks graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine and completed his Residency at Stanford University Hospital.



03/25/2008

SANTA ROSA, CA - Cancer specialist to give presentation. Dr. Ari Umutyan, Board Certified Medical Oncologist with the Redwood Regional Medical Group’s Napa Office will give a presentation on the developments in chemotherapy for advanced prostate cancer at Queen of the Valley Hospital.



09/21/2007

The Redwood Regional Medical Group, the leading radiology practice in the North Bay, recently completed a $1.4 million dollar upgrade to their Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) capabilities at their 121 Sotoyome Street offices. The new software and hardware changes will provide new tests not available previously in Sonoma County along with improved images for doctors and reduced procedure time for patients.



08/16/2007

Redwood Regional Medical Group – an integrated Radiology, Oncology, and Surgery practice based in Santa Rosa, CA has announced that Medical Oncologist and Hematologist, Ari Umutyan, M.D. has joined the practice at their Napa Cancer Center.



08/15/2007

Santa Rosa, CA – Redwood Regional Medical Group and Primary Care Associates have announced an agreement to work together to preserve two key elements in local healthcare important to Sonoma County physicians and their patients – quality care and doctor of choice.



06/04/2007

Redwood Regional Medical Group today announced that it has joined the Cancer Clinics of Excellence™ (CCE ), a new physician focused oncology services company dedicated to bringing together community-based oncologists to provide high-quality, cost-effective, best-in-class care for cancer patients.



05/31/2007

Cancer Clinics of Excellence (CCE) today announced that it has launched with the goal of bringing together community-based oncologists to provide highquality, cost-effective, best-in-class care for cancer patients. Established in April, CCE is one of the largest physician focused oncology services companies in the United States, with 224 medical oncologists at 21 practices in more than a dozen states.



03/07/2007

Redwood Regional Medical Group installed of the most advanced radiation therapy delivery system for cancer patients in the North Bay with the Clinac iX Medical Linear Accelerator from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). The Image Guided Radiation Therapy, (IGRT) system was delivered in February to the practice’s Fountaingrove campus at 3555 Round Barn Circle in Santa Rosa.



03/05/2007

With help from the Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club, the North Bay Cancer Alliance opened the doors to a new community-based Cancer Patient Resource Center at the Redwood Regional Medical Group. Today’s opening was dedicated to Michelle Van Dyke, a club member who passed away from breast cancer on February 27th.



12/08/2006

Sonoma and Marin County residents requiring radiation therapy as part of their cancer treatment will soon be able to take advantage of the latest technology without leaving the North Bay.



01/30/2006

The benefits of Computed Radiology (CR) – also called filmless radiology – are considerable. For patients, CR means reduced exposure to radiation. And, for the referring physician, CR technology speeds image availability which can boost workflow and productivity. In addition, CR has environmental benefits. Because the amount of film is reduced, fewer chemicals are used in the developing process, and there is less hazardous waste to be disposed of afterwards...