“..THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, BRAVERY, HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT..” Dear Doctors, Today is National Doctors’ Day. I am taking this opportunity to thank you for your dedication, bravery, hard work and commitment during this unprecedented time. It is beyond imagination how our world has changed in less than a few weeks, [...]
Alameda Health System appreciates the overwhelming support from members of our community. It is currently accepting supplies for use by hospital and clinic staff at Alameda Hospital, Fairmont Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, Highland Hospital, John George Psychiatric Hospital, San Leandro Hospital and its Wellness Centers. Donations can be delivered to Fairmont Hospital, Central Supply Service, [...]
As the number of COVID-19 cases rise in the United States and in the Bay Area., AHS has been preparing should we receive an influx of patients at our acute-care hospitals. We’ve worked with regulatory agencies to be able to open alternate COVID-19 sites at Alameda, Highland and San Leandro hospitals. Highland Hospital has [...]
If you or a family member have recently traveled to an area of risk, or if you think you may have been exposed to the virus and have symptoms of respiratory illness, you should contact your health care provider right away.
Dr. Deborah Ellis is taking a pound of cure these days, because she delayed the ounce of prevention longer than she should have. “I am a champion for screening. When you are told by your physician to get screened, get it done. Make no excuses. Do [...]
“I’m the type of person who loves to learn. I like to be challenged and be able to expand my knowledge and contribute more.” Jackie Ho, PharmD, MPH Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator Alameda Health System–San Leandro Hospital After college, I [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) announced today that it has received a Five Star Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the quality of care its staff provides to patients in its skilled nursing facilities. AHS has four skilled nursing facilities that provide long-term or temporary residence for patients undergoing [...]
New AHS Committee to Address Diversity Alameda Health System has established a Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (HEDI) that will bring a systematic approach and vision to advancing health equity, diversity and inclusion at all levels of the system. HEDI will look beyond the type and quality of services AHS provided. It will [...]
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman because it often results in physical death.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The cost of living in the Bay Area is the highest in the country and a recent report showed that many people in Alameda County are [...]
“I’ve been a nurse for 47 years. Ever since high school, I truly believed this was my calling. That’s all I wanted to do. I wanted to make a difference with patients.” I’ve been a nurse for 47 years. Ever since high school, I [...]
