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
Two AHS Wellness Centers Receive Grant to Treat Opioid Use Disorders in Primary Care
Alameda Health System (AHS) Highland and Eastmont Wellness Centers each received a $50,000 grant to address opioid addiction. The “Addiction Treatment Starts Here: Primary Care” grant funding was from the [...]
Opinion: Why Alameda Health System Needs More Funding
Shifts in fiscal landscape creates threat of severe cuts to health care treatments Originally published in The Mercury News By Joe DeVries, Alameda Health System Board President | June 12, [...]
Committed Physician Recruits Young People to Diversify Health Care Workforce
Originally published on California Health Care Foundation MAY 16, 2019 By Heather Stringer Like all emergency department physicians, Jocelyn Freeman Garrick, MD, treats patients suffering from broken bones, chest pain, [...]
Treating Opioid Addiction in the Emergency Department
Originally Published in the Association of American Medical Colleges News Tuesday, May 14, 2019 By Beth Howard In a novel approach, ED doctors at several teaching hospitals treat more than [...]
A Mother’s Love
Our mothers often make sacrifices to be sure we thrive. Shamon Blue loved her career as a benefits administrator at AHS, but was ready to quit her job to be [...]
Sambo Ly: Survivor, Translator, Storyteller
Sambo Ly was silenced during her adolescent years and she has made it her life’s work to speak for those who cannot. She is a survivor of the brutal Khmer [...]