PG&E Will Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety to Nearly 800,000 Customers Across Northern and Central California
For the most up to date information on the Public Safety Power Shutoff please visit PG&E. As a precautionary measure to reduce wildfire risk during the forecasted severe wind event, PG&E confirmed that it will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in portions of 34 northern, central and coastal counties, affecting electric service for [...]
Public Charge Information for Staff and Patients
On August 14, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the Final Public Charge Rule. This new rule expands the types of public benefits that will be considered for a public charge determination. The new rule will go in effect on Oct. 15, 2019. To ensure staff and patients have accurate information we have [...]
Training for the Future
Growing up here in Oakland, as I was finding what I wanted to do, I knew I wanted to help people. Also, I love technology. So radiology fits me. There’s a lot of opportunities in this profession. You can climb up really fast. You can start in X-ray and then move to the CT scan, [...]
The Behavioral Health Unit Celebrates the Class of 2019
Dina Murray stood tall and smiled brightly as she looked at the people seated to her left and her right. “You are all sent here like pieces of broken glass in a paper bag and we are told to help put you back together. I’m so proud of all of you. You did the work [...]
Supply Drive Supports Local Students
Weeks before Oakland Unified School District commenced a new school year, Alameda Health System (AHS) participated in a school supply drive for Bella Vista Elementary, one of Highland Hospital’s neighboring schools. AHS chief operating officer Luis Fonseca was on site to help deliver the supplies to Principal Linda Flynn. In total, AHS staff donated: [/fusion_text] [...]
S·A·P·P·H·I·R·E Update From the CIO
Excitement is rising as we get closer to the implementation of the new electronic health record (EHR). This is the biggest financial investment in the history of Alameda Health System and it will allow us to provide better care for the future. Many staff have questions about what to expect and our Chief Information Officer [...]
MLK Day of Service Recap
Food is a Basic Human Right For the 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service, about 40 Alameda Health System staff, executives, trustee members and their families, volunteered at the Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB). The AHS crew joined other organizations and together the 200 volunteers bagged about 50,000 pounds of produce [...]
This Army Vet Is Fighting Hep C With Big Pharma’s Help
After shooting meth put her in a Missouri hospital with six days of bleeding, Heather Surface stumbled out into the January cold last year, still drug-addicted, homeless and unaware that she had a dangerous liver infection. Read more.