Alameda Health System (AHS) has launched its new Canine Visitation Program, which brings certified therapy dogs to its facilities to provide comfort and companionship to patients and staff. The initiative aims to enhance emotional well-being, reduce stress, and foster healing environments throughout the public health system’s hospitals. Research has shown that therapy dogs can improve [...]
A community celebration and ribbon-cutting will be held at St. Rose Hospital on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the front entrance where new signage marks the community hospital’s recent affiliation with Alameda Health System (AHS). AHS is the public, safety-net health system that serves Alameda County. AHS adopted governance of St. Rose Hospital last November [...]
A documentary set at Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus will debut at the 68th annual San Francisco International Film Festival. Directed by AHS physician and filmmaker Dr. Jessica Zitter, “The Chaplain & The Doctor” follows AHS Chaplain Betty Clark and Dr. Zitter as they treat patients at the safety-net hospital and [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) is proud to announce that Interim Chief Information Officer Christine Yang was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Leading Women for 2025. This prestigious recognition acknowledges and honors women executives from all sectors of the health care industry for their contributions to care delivery improvement, health equity, policy [...]
Patients who struggle with opioid addiction and who are treated by California emergency department physicians are remarkably successful at achieving long-term engagement in treatment and recovery, according to an original investigation recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Emergency physicians are rising to the challenges posed by the opioid epidemic and [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) is the recipient of a Quality Leaders Award for excellence in pediatric primary care. The AHS Department of Pediatrics was selected from a highly competitive pool of entries and honored in the care redesign category. The Quality Leaders Awards are administered by the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems [...]
The acute care hospital at Alameda Health System garners national recognition for patient safety ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 15, 2024 – Alameda Hospital has earned an “A” safety grade, the highest possible, from the Leapfrog Group, an independent, national nonprofit watchdog group focused on patient safety. “Congratulations to our staff for this recognition of their steadfast [...]
Joining Alameda Health System ensures that St. Rose Hospital will continue to serve patients. Alameda Health System (AHS), the public safety-net health system in Alameda County, will take on the governance of St. Rose Hospital, a nonprofit community hospital in Hayward, CA. The move is an effort to ensure St. Rose Hospital's long-term sustainability and [...]
ALAMEDA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2024 – Alameda Hospital Skilled Nursing Facilities are ranked #1 in Alameda County and 14th in California, among nursing homes with more than 150 beds. That’s according to Newsweek’s 2025 ranking of America’s Best Nursing Homes. Alameda Hospital Skilled Nursing Facilities include Park Bridge Rehabilitation and Wellness, Alameda Hospital Sub-Acute Unit, [...]
ALAMEDA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2024 – Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Community Health Fair returns to Alameda Hospital this year with a full lineup of free health services, including first-come first-serve flu and COVID-19 vaccines. The fair will be held on Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the Alameda Hospital parking lot. “Offering free [...]
