OUR PROMISE
Other health systems commit to care – We live the promise of community health.
Other health systems serve some – We serve all.
Advocate of Health Coverage, Access and Total Health and Wellness for All
Other health systems heal – We train, teach and lead.
Other health systems provide health care – We educate and enable people to better care for themselves.
Other health systems support the community – We are the community.
FEATURED
Help Feed Those in Need
To kick off the holiday season, all Alameda Health System is participating in a virtual food drive. Instead of dragging those clunky cans to a bin, participate at your leisure anywhere [...]
Healthcare workers act to prevent Hepatitis A outbreak in Oakland
By Drew Costley, Posted November 9, 2017 11:49 am Hepatitis A outbreaks are spreading throughout Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Cruz counties—mostly among the homeless populations in those places. So [...]
AHS Nurses Make an IMPACT on ICU
As National Hospice and Palliative Care month, November is an appropriate time to reflect on the importance of this service not just for end-of-life care, but as an extra [...]
Trick or Treat. Healthy Teeth.
Observant toddler Elena sits on her mother’s lap as she scans the dental exam room. She looks at the camera, she looks at the dental tools, and she looks [...]
Fatty liver disease fastest-growing reason for transplants in young U.S. adults
By Carolyn Crist Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its more aggressive form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, have become the fastest-growing reasons for liver transplants in young Americans, according to a recent [...]
Facing the Opioid Emergency
Originally published in Oakland Magazine. By Andrea A. Firth October 16, 2017 Highland Hospital ER is seizing the moment with opioid addiction treatment. A homeless man estranged from his [...]