Skilled Nursing Facility Residents are Visited by Angels

Every week angels walk through Alameda Health System (AHS) skilled nursing facilities and sub-acute to confirm residents are receiving top quality patient-centered care. They identify concerns, find out what’s going well and scan areas to discover potential issues. But they don’t stop there, the angels bring their findings to daily huddles and make sure [...]

2022-06-16T20:40:56+00:00June 15th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured, June 2022|

BEST Initiatives June Updates

This month’s updates on the BEST Initiatives focus on the Pharmacy workstream, led by Diana Thamrin, and the Supply Chain workstream stream, led by Doug Johnson.  Additional details can be found in the 6/1 Leadership Desktop Chat on the intranet. Pharmacy The Pharmacy team has been excited to continue looking at reducing costs and [...]

2022-06-16T20:42:32+00:00June 15th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, June 2022|

Juneteenth is a Time to Celebrate, Educate and Reflect

This week Alameda Health System (AHS) commemorated Juneteenth at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital campus cafeteria. On Monday, June 13 the affinity group Black Employees and Allies Network (BEAN) hosted an informational table with giveaways and a raffle. Sheleka Carter, community health worker and advocate in care management is a member of (BEAN) and [...]

2022-06-18T04:51:49+00:00June 15th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured, June 2022|

Help Save a Life. Donate Blood!

Alameda Health System is hosting two blood drives in partnership with the American Red Cross. There is a critical need for blood in our nation, and unfortunately the need only increases during the 4th of July holiday. Donations are essential for trauma patients and people undergoing a variety of situations, including surgeries, transplants, chronic [...]

2022-06-16T20:39:28+00:00June 15th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured, June 2022|

Creedon Advanced Wound Care Commemorates Wound Care Awareness Month

June is Wound Care Awareness Month and Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Creedon Advanced Wound Care (CAWC) raises awareness about the growing need for wound care to nearly seven million Americans who are currently living with chronic wounds. The month-long celebration provides an opportunity to educate physicians, patients and the general public about the prevalence [...]

2022-06-16T20:56:14+00:00June 14th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured, June 2022|