Building an Innovative Hands-On Learning Experience

As a leading medical training institution, Alameda Health System (AHS) continues to develop innovative learning opportunities like the new oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) residentsimulation program. “Educating the next generation of oral and maxillofacial surgeons can be an intimidating task,” said Ricardo Lugo, DDS, MD and division chief for oral and maxillofacial surgery at the [...]

2023-04-18T21:29:59+00:00April 11th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

AHS Patient Gets a New Lease on Life

During a seemingly normal fall day, a patient was brought by ambulance to the Highland Hospital emergency department at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus (WCHHC) after collapsing at home. Little did he know that it would be life altering.    “My life was forever changed,” said Alameda Health System (AHS) patient Kevin (last name [...]

2023-03-21T16:21:48+00:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter|

AHS Index – March, 2023

  AHS Index March 2023 | Women's History Month The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.   Increase in the rate of U.S. women who died in childbirth (maternal mortality) [...]

2023-03-20T19:26:10+00:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Latest News From AHS|Tags: |

KQED Features AHS Midwife and BelovedBIRTH Black Centering Program Director Jyesha Wren

Originally published on The Bay, a KQED program. The U.S. ranks 55th in the world in maternal mortality rates. Those rates are even worse for Black women, whose maternal mortality rate is more than two times higher than any other racial or ethnic group. Patients and advocates cite lower access to quality care and racism in the [...]

2023-03-17T23:40:42+00:00March 17th, 2023|Categories: AHS In The News, AHS Newsletter, Featured|Tags: , , |

Take Care of Your Heart

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of more than 650,000 people each year and disproportionately impacting communities of color. African Americans are 30% more likely to die from heart disease than whites. While these are sobering statistics that directly impacts the community Alameda Health System (AHS) [...]

2023-02-22T16:27:14+00:00February 17th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

Alameda Health System’s Palliative Care Receives $3 Million Grant to Expand Services

Alameda Health System (AHS) will expand its palliative care services to more patients experiencing serious illness, thanks to a $3 million grant from the Stupski Foundation. Palliative care is a specialty in health care that helps people who are diagnosed with a serious illness--such as cancer, heart, lung, kidney or liver disease, or dementia--continue to [...]

2023-02-22T16:27:57+00:00February 17th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

Building a Workplace Culture of Diversity and Inclusion

At Alameda Health System (AHS) diversity, equity and inclusion are inextricably linked to our mission and the Black Employee Affinity/Ally Network (BEAN) is leading the way in fostering an inclusive work environment where all feel valued, included and empowered to succeed. “We value and respect employees of all backgrounds and identities,” said Chief Human Resources [...]

2023-02-22T16:30:12+00:00February 17th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

AHS Index – February, 2023

  AHS Index February 2023 | Black History Month The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.   Number of years James McCune Smith, the first Black American to hold a [...]

2023-02-15T21:01:34+00:00February 15th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Latest News From AHS|Tags: |

AHS Transfer Center Pairs Patients to the Right Care

The System Admission Transfer Center (SATC) at Alameda Health System (AHS) plays a key role in coordinating the timely and efficient placement of patients so they receive the right care at the right time in the right place.  In fall of 2022, the SATC implemented a new systemwide inpatient transfer process that reduces wait times [...]

2023-02-22T16:31:15+00:00February 14th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|