Alameda Health System (AHS) includes the following facilities:

  • Fairmont Hospital
  • Highland Hospital
  • John George Psychiatric Hospital
  • San Leandro Hospital
  • Wellness Clinics
    • Eastmont Wellness,
    • Hayward Wellness
    • Highland Wellness
    • Newark Wellness Centers

The Alameda Health System Medical Staff Services Department performs medical staff and credentialing functions for Alameda Health System.

Alameda Health System Leadership Term 2022-2023

Irina Williams, M.D.
Chief of Staff

Brandon Boesch, D.O.
Vice Chief of Staff

Lilavati Indulkar, M.D.
Secretary/Treasurer

AHS Medical Staff consists of physicians, podiatrists, dentists, and psychologists.
The AHS medical staff leadership is composed of the medical staff officers (Chief of Staff, Vice Chief of Staff, Secretary and Treasurer, Immediate Past Chief of Staff), 11 Department Chairs, Division Chiefs, Site Directors and Eight Members-at-Large of the Medical Staff. The medical staff officers are elected positions with a two-year term of office.

Alameda Hospital

Alameda Hospital (AH) includes the following facilities:

  • Alameda Hospital
  • Park Bridge Rehabilitation
  • South Shore Rehabilitation

Alameda Hospital Medical Staff consists of physicians, podiatrists, dentists, and psychologists. The AH medical staff leadership is composed of the medical staff officers (President, Vice President, Secretary Treasurer, Immediate past President) and 3 Department Chairs. The medical staff officers are elected positions with a two-year term of office.

Alameda Hospital Leadership Term 2022-2023

Catherine Pyun, D.O.
Chief of Staff

Nikita Joshi, M.D.
Vice Chief of Staff

Steven Lowery, M.D.
Secretary/Treasurer

Medical Staff Services

Our team coordinates the credentialing and privileging process for the two independent Medical Staffs including the processes for initial appointments, reappointments, privilege requests, onboarding and health plan enrollment.   Our dedicated credentialing team supports the Alameda Health System and Alameda Hospital Medical Staffs which is approximately over 1000 medical staff members and Allied Health providers collectively.

Medical Staff Services follows the governance structure of the AHS and AH Medical Staff as well as credentialing standards mandated by the federal government, state government, and regulatory agencies and as determined by the medical staff bylaws, rules, and regulations.

Thank you for your interest in joining the Alameda Health System and/or Alameda Hospital Medical Staff. To begin the process, please review the appropriate medical staff bylaws Article II pertaining to membership. To apply, please contact the Medical Staff Services department to request a preapplication for membership.

Medical Staff offices are located at the following facilities:

  • Alameda Health System- Highland Hospital
    1411 E. 31st St.
    E Wing, 4th Floor
    Oakland, CA 94602
  • Alameda Health System- Alameda Hospital
    2070 Clinton Ave.
    Alameda, CA 94501
  • Alameda Health System- San Leandro Hospital
    13855 E. 14th St.
    San Leandro, CA 94578

We are here to help.  For questions regarding Alameda Health System or Alameda Hospital medical staff membership and or privileges please contact us.

Alameda Health System Medical Staff and Provider Enrollment
7677 Oakport St., Ste. 1200
Oakland, CA 94621
Telephone: 510-437-6535
Fax: 510-379-7440

MedicalStaff@alamedahealthsystem.org

All specialist referral requests to Alameda Health System must be submitted through EpicCare Link.

EpicCare Link is a secure online tool for connecting private and referring physicians and their staff to Alameda Health System.

If you are interested in learning more about using EpicCare Link to submit referrals please send an email to AHSEpicCareLink@alamedahealthsystem.org for more information.

To request access to AHS EpicCare Link, click here.

  • If you need to create a new site with multiple users, select Request access for a new site and complete the forms.
  • If you need to add users to an existing site, select the appropriate type of user.
    • Request access for a new provider – External Provider
    • Request access for a new clinical staff member – External Clinical/Non-Clinical Staff
    • Request access for Site Administrator – External Site Administrator

If you have trouble logging on, please call IT Help Desk at (510) 437-4503 to have your password reset or to have yourself enabled again.

For Patients

If you have any questions regarding seeing a specialist, please contact your primary care physician. If you do not have a primary care physician and would like to make an appointment, please call 510-437-8500.