From earthquakes and wildfires to tsunamis and power outages, emergencies are always a possibility in Alameda. The key to staying safe is preparation. We spoke with Pete Alimi, Alameda Health System (AHS) environmental health and safety manager, about concrete steps you can take to stay safe during the next emergency. Alimi says every family should [...]
Sambo Ly, Alameda Health System’s manager of interpreter services, was featured in People Magazine for her remarkable experience surviving a brutal genocide and war in Cambodia. Ly was a teenager when the Khmer Rouge genocide began. She experienced many horrors during that time. “I still remember, to this day, the image of the water along the way with corpses floating in the river, abandoned cars and structures,” [...]
As new Medicaid rules take effect in 2026, some people face a critical year-end deadline to keep their opportunity for full-scope health insurance through Medi-Cal. Changes to Medicaid, signed into law with the passage of H.R. 1, and subsequent changes to Medi-Cal from the state, will begin to take effect on January 1, 2026. Some adults with [...]
Shari Johnson, Alameda Health System’s (AHS’s) chief revenue cycle officer, was featured on Becker’s Healthcare Podcast last week. Johnson spoke with Andrew Katz from Becker’s Healthcare Podcast about artificial intelligence, innovation in revenue cycle, and how AHS will continue to serve its community despite the sweeping cuts to safety-net services signed into law by H.R.1. “How do we, arm in arm, work [...]
Every day, emergency departments see patients who arrive with preventable injuries or illnesses. Some come in after falls, others because of minor illnesses that became serious, and many because of accidents at home or while commuting. While accidents do happen, doctors say there are simple, everyday steps that make a big difference in reducing the [...]
Over the past four years, more than 200 people have died annually of overdoses in Oakland. Yet just across the Bay, San Francisco’s drug epidemic is deadlier. Although Oakland has more people per capita living below the poverty line and nearly double the number of people per capita living in tents and vehicles, San Francisco's [...]
Former Cambodian refugee Sambo Ly leads medical interpretation for safety-net patients In 1979, during the final year of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime, Sambo Ly escaped to a refugee camp in Thailand as a teenager. Fleeing one of the most brutal military regimes in the world, Ly and her loved ones endured countless horrors: witnessing disappearances, forcible separations [...]
If you are planning to receive your flu, RSV, or COVID-19 vaccine, now is the time! Alameda Health System saw an uptick in COVID-19 cases in August and September, driven by the new “Stratus” variant. Next comes respiratory virus season. “The swell of seasonal COVID-19 cases appears to have peaked in Alameda County and is [...]
Sambo Ly, Alameda Health System’s (AHS’) manager of interpreter services, has won the Icon Award from CBS News Bay Area (KPIX) in recognition of her decades of service to refugees and community members in Alameda County. The Icon Award highlights people who have made a significant and impactful contribution to their community. KPIX reporter [...]
Skilled nursing facilities, often referred to as nursing homes, provide long-term, medically necessary treatment to residents of all ages. The majority of nursing home residents are seniors who need a higher level of care than they can receive at home, but do not need acute care in a hospital setting. Others are people of all [...]
