Somersille for Director, El Camino Healthcare District

Re-elect Carol Somersille, M.D. for Director, El Camino Healthcare District Board Poster.

Statement from Carol Ann Somersille, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

It is an honor to serve on the El Camino Healthcare District Board and as Vice Chairman of the board. I believe El Camino Hospital’s greatest strength is that it is one of the few remaining Bay Area hospitals owned and operated by the community it serves, not beholden to corporations or outside groups. As a board member running for re-election, I pledge to keep the healthcare district’s interests rooted in our community.

I have over two decades of experience guiding healthcare quality and have managed an independent medical practice in our community since the 90s. In 2024, I was recognized as a leader in women’s health by the California State Senate and received a Certificate of Recognition for “your commitment to providing high quality healthcare and your advocacy for policy changes for women and children.” My experience as a full-time practicing physician on the hospital staff, with day-to-day knowledge of hospital operations, has been invaluable to the El Camino Healthcare District Board.

As Chair of the Quality, Patient Care, and Patient Experience board sub-committee, I spearheaded initiatives that led to numerous national quality and patient safety awards. As board liaison to the Community Benefits Committee, I helped devise strategies to distribute funds to community nonprofit organizations and directed staff to convene those groups in order to improve care coordination. I pledge to continue fostering improvements in preventive care and coordination between inpatient and outpatient care, thereby decreasing the need for hospitalization and readmission.

My legislative advocacy, both locally and in the California State Senate and House of Representatives, has helped shape healthcare policy. Currently, I am a Santa Clara County Medical Association Councilor and a California Medical Association District VII Delegate. As such, I am an active member on the board nominating committee and external affairs committee. Increasingly, I am focused on expanding access to medical care, limiting scope of practice, and managing the complex integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in clinical systems and processes.

As a homeowner in Mountain View since 2001, I am fully invested in the community and protecting the diverse needs of its residents. I live so close to the hospital that I bike to work. My children, who are now adults, attended Benjamin Bubb elementary school in my neighborhood.

I am a graduate of Harvard College, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Baylor College of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Internship and Residency. I am a board certified Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

El Camino Healthcare District is clearly one of the best healthcare districts in the nation. I am proud to be a member of the hospital staff. As your elected board member, I pledge to continue working tirelessly to ensure our hospital remains controlled by the residents of the district and El Camino Healthcare District remains dedicated to comprehensively addressing our unique community healthcare needs.

Endorsements

Groups

DAWN, (Democratic Activists for Women Now)
Los Altos Town Crier
National Women's Political Caucus of Silicon Valley
Santa Clara County Democratic Party
Santa Clara County Medical Association
SEIU - UHW, (Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West)
South Bay Labor Council
Sunnyvale Democratic Club
Union of American Physicians and Dentists

Individuals

Anna Eshoo, U.S. Congress Member
Margaret Abe-Koga, Mountain View City Councilmember / Former Mayor
Ramtin Agah, M.D., FACC, Cardiologist and former Chief of Medical Staff
Linda Alexander, Former President, Democratic Activists for Women Now
Teri Alugas, Community Activist
Marc Berman, California Assemblymember
Kim Bomar, Attorney
Stuart Bussey M.D., J.D., President, Union of American Physicians and Dentists
Pancho Chang, Community Volunteer
Caretha Coleman
LaDoris H. Cordell, Superior Court Judge (Ret.)
Susan Ellenberg, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Nirmiljit Dhami, M.D., Psychiatrist, mom, triathlete
Alissa Erogbogbo, M.D., Expert Advisor and CHCF Fellow
Neysa Fligor, J.D., Los Altos City Councilmember / Former Mayor
Loretta Green, Former San Jose Mercury News Columnist
Ann Hepenstal, Community Member
Ann Hewitt, Community Member
Robert Hundt, Distinguished Google Engineer
Danielle James, Community Advocate
Cecilie Vaughters Johnson, Attorney, Business Consultant, Community Supporter
Robert "Bob" Johnson, Economist, Business Consultant, Community Supporter
Susan and Alexander Johnson
Chappie Jones, Former Vice Mayor, San Jose
Larry Klein, Mayor of Sunnyvale
Liza Kunz, M.D., FACOG, Former Medical Director, El Camino Hospital Maternal/Child Health
Cherie Lawson, Community Activist
Otto Lee, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 3
Ellen Kamei, Mountain View City Councilmember/Former Mayor
Vidya Mhamunkar, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Christina Mireles, J.D., Attorney
Anita N. Nichols, Retired Classroom Teacher; Community Volunteer.
Leslie C. Nichols, Former Mayor, City of Mountain View; Superior Court Judge (Ret.)
Barbie Phelps-Sandall, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Jack Po, M.D., Ph.D., Healthcare Policy and Tech Executive
Theresa and Jim Pollart, Community Members
Lucas Ramirez, Mountain View City Councilmember / Former Mayor
Angelica Ramos-Allen, President, National Women's Political Caucus, Silicon Valley Chapter
Mary Randolph, Community Volunteer
Sondra Satterfield, Prof. of Psychology (Ret.), Former Board of Governor CA Community Colleges, Trustee MVLA Union HSD
Neal Scott, M.D., Ph.D.
Pat Showalter, Mayor of Mountain View
Nancy and Lewis Singer, Community Members
Roy Stehle, Nonprofit treasurer, Sr. Research Engineer (Ret.)
Cynthia Stewart Green, President, Power Personnel
Xuananh (Kirby) Tran, M.D., F.A.C.O.G
Catherine Vonnegut, MVLA School Board Trustee
Regina Wallace Jones, Former Mayor, East Palo Alto
Gloria Wu, M.D., President of the Santa Clara County Medical Association
Steven Xanthopoulos, M.D., Anesthesia Medical Director

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