CEO Chronicles: Community Engagement & Gold Pin Program

  Each year, Alameda Health System (AHS) supports and participates in more than 50 community engagement activities. This would not be possible without our Public Affairs and Community Engagement (PACE) team and many AHS staff who graciously volunteer their time. Watch the video to learn more and to hear about my new [...]

2025-07-08T17:57:23+00:00July 8th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

CEO Spotlight: Fanny Domijan

  Certified medical interpreter, volunteer and senior learning & development specialist. Fanny Domijan approaches every role, whether training AHS staff or volunteering as a medical interpreter in rural Guatemala, with curiosity, compassion and teamwork. Moved by the resilience of patients with little access to care, she embodies our mission of caring, healing, teaching, [...]

2025-07-08T15:26:11+00:00July 8th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Keeping patients from falling through the cracks

  At Alameda Health System (AHS), a simple sign in the emergency department (ED) — Expect the Test — is making a big impact. By screening ED patients for HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and syphilis, AHS is advancing prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment. “For many without regular access to care, the ED is where [...]

2025-07-07T17:59:00+00:00July 7th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

New AHS clinic confronts a skin disease mostly affecting African Americans

  Alameda Health System (AHS) patient Nicholas Veal has been suffering from painful boils on his skin since he was 15 years old. Officially diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa, he has been trying different treatments with varying success for decades, but didn’t feel like he was being taken seriously until he met Dr. Leon Clark. [...]

2025-07-07T17:57:33+00:00July 7th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

ED teams honored with Quest for Zero Award for excellence in patient safety

  Alameda Health System’s (AHS) three emergency departments at Highland, Alameda and San Leandro Hospitals have received the prestigious Quest for Zero Quality Award from BETA Healthcare Group. The honor underscores AHS’ strong commitment to delivering safe, high-quality emergency care while continuously working to reduce risk and improve outcomes for all patients. “The Quest for [...]

2025-07-07T18:27:47+00:00July 7th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

MyChart Bedside reimagines the hospital stay for patients

  MyChart Bedside mobile is now available to all inpatient clinical areas at Alameda, San Leandro and Highland Hospitals, making it even easier for Alameda Health System (AHS) patients to stay informed, connected and in control while in the hospital. “By expanding MyChart Bedside, we’re leveraging technology to provide an exceptional patient experience, putting real-time [...]

2025-07-07T17:55:58+00:00July 7th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

AI chatbots don’t make good therapists. Many people use them anyway

The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.  Percent of U.S. adults who suffer from a mental illness: 23%  Percent of U.S. veterans who need mental health services, according to [...]

2025-07-01T18:35:49+00:00July 1st, 2025|Categories: AHS Index, AHS Newsletter, Featured, Latest Stories From AHS|

CEO Chronicles: Reimagining St. Rose Hospital with subacute

  In November 2024, Alameda Health System affiliated with St. Rose Hospital to avert its closure and ensure patients in Central and Southern Alameda County have access to the high-quality health care they need and deserve. Alameda Health System came into the affiliation with a vision to reimagine St. Rose Hospital and [...]

2025-06-20T16:55:55+00:00June 20th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Homeless, uninsured and facing amputation, her comeback will inspire you

  What began as a small blister on Loretta Medellin’s foot quickly spiraled into a health crisis that turned her world upside down. But thanks to Alameda Health System’s (AHS) commitment to serving all, regardless of ability to pay – and to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid-funded public health insurance program – she received the expert care [...]

2025-06-24T21:26:34+00:00June 17th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

CEO Spotlight: Allison Vonk

  Water lover, epic fantasy novel fan and respiratory therapist Allison is passionate about educating her patients on breathing techniques to help them better manage their health. She is proud of San Leandro Hospital’s commitment to patient-centered care and has formed strong bonds with her co-workers, made even stronger during the COVID [...]

2025-06-17T16:01:38+00:00June 17th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|