High School to Health Care

The 2022 cohort of Alameda Health System's (AHS) HealthPATH interns graduated this week, ending their six-week immersion in the health care sector under the mentorship of clinicians, administrators, and staff at Highland Hospital. Every year, HealthPATH programs provide internships and work-based learning experiences to more than 300 middle school to college students from the Bay [...]

Help us name the red-tailed hawks keeping watch over Highland Hospital.

Those who discover the interior courtyard of the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus are often surprised to find one of Oakland’s most serene gardens and havens for birdwatching just yards from the commotion of the Highland Hospital Emergency Department. The courtyard is nestled between Highland’s historic architecture to the South, an ornate Spanish Baroque building [...]

2022-08-03T20:55:38+00:00July 18th, 2022|Categories: Featured, Latest Stories From AHS|Tags: , , , |

AHS Affinity Groups Want YOU!

Did you know that Alameda Health System (AHS) has affinity groups? Sometimes called employee resource groups (ERGs), affinity groups are voluntary, employee-led and open to new members. Active AHS affinity groups include: Black Employees & Allies Network LGBTQIA+ & Allies Group Latinx & Allies Group An Asian American and Pacific Islander affinity group is [...]

2022-07-14T22:30:18+00:00July 14th, 2022|Categories: Featured|

A Historic Shift Change Sparks Celebration of Black Physician Leadership at AHS

How much Black excellence can AHS pack into one shift change? At Highland Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED), the answer is 100%. Last week, in an entirely unplanned first at AHS, a team of Black ED residents switched shifts with a second team of all Black residents. Left to right:Jamal Jefferson M.D., M.B.A., Jeremiah [...]

Honoring Extraordinary Nurses with DAISYs

Alameda Health System (AHS) invites nominations for the newly launched Daisy Awards that honor and recognize exemplary nurses at all AHS facilities. Twice a year nurses from Ambulatory, John George, Post Acute and Alameda, Highland and San Leandro Hospitals will be awarded the DAISY Award. DAISY Award Honorees will be recognized by leadership at [...]

2022-07-15T17:29:26+00:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Featured, Latest Stories From AHS|

America’s Essential Hospitals Names three AHS Leaders to Newest Fellows Class

Representing Alameda Health System (AHS) and the future of essential hospital leadership, Lorna Jones, JD, chief human resources officer, Sarah Rahman, MD, associate chief medical information officer and Evan Rusoja, MD, PhD, medical director of acute care health outcomes and emergency medicine were recently honored by America’s Essential Hospitals to participate the 2022-2023 Fellows [...]

2022-07-14T22:27:04+00:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Featured|

AHS Backpack and School Supply Drive In Full Swing

Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Backpack and School Supply Drives are underway so let’s do what we can to help our neighborhood children succeed! The cost of school supplies can be a significant hurdle for many families, especially this year with prices soaring at all-time highs. Families are struggling to keep food on the table [...]

2022-07-14T22:29:18+00:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Featured|

Elevating the AHS Patient Experience with WELL Health

Keeping patients at the center of delivering high-quality care drives Alameda Health System’s (AHS) to continually improve the patient experience. Providing a simple and convenient way to communicate with patients is one of the first touch points that can have the greatest impact. In October of 2021 AHS implemented WELL Health (WELL), a patient [...]

2022-07-14T22:32:28+00:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Featured|