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. Percent of pregnancy-related deaths in 2020 in which discrimination was determined to be a contributing cause, or probable contributing cause, according to [...]
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, outrage, and wonder. Number of medical schools that rejected Elizabeth Blackwell, who would go on to become the first woman to obtain a medical degree, [...]
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, outrage, and wonder. Number of years that have passed since Martin Luther King Jr. gave an impassioned speech at the Medical Committee for Human [...]
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, outrage, and wonder. Increase in time Americans spent at home in 2022, compared to 2003, signaling a trend toward staying in: 1 hour, 39 [...]
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, outrage, and wonder. Number of emergency room visits provided across Alameda Health System’s (AHS’) hospitals, including at John George Psychiatric Hospital, in fiscal year [...]
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, outrage, and wonder. Number of square miles traversed by Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American to receive a medical degree, in [...]
Alameda Hospital Skilled Nursing Facilities were ranked #1 in Alameda County and 14th in California among nursing homes with more than 150 beds, according to Newsweek’s 2025 ranking of America’s Best Nursing Homes. The Alameda Post covered the prestigious ranking on Oct. 28. Read the full article here. “I’m grateful to our wonderful team members [...]
The Los Angeles Times digs into the complexity of seismically upgrading local hospitals in this article highlighting how AHS and The City of Alameda Health Care District have successfully finaced upgrades to Alameda Hospital that meet the new seismic requirements. Read the article here.
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, outrage, and wonder. Yearly increase in breast cancer rates over the last decade among young women in their 20s, a surprising uptick for a [...]
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 [...]
