CARF recognizes Fairmont Acute Rehabilitation for Excellence

Alameda Health System, a leading public health care provider, today announced the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International has accredited AHS Fairmont Acute Rehabilitation for two Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs focusing on adult hospital care and adult stroke specialty care. CARF issued a three-year accreditation to the two Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs at the [...]

2018-06-22T19:01:24+00:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS|

Sanchez Family’s GoFundMe Raises More Than $20,000 for the Children Left Behind

Support Maria Mendoza-Sanchez family. The Highland Hospital residents’ GoFundMe account, created on Monday to assist nurse Maria Mendoza-Sanchez and her family, has raised over $21,370. Mendoza-Sanchez, a nurse in the Highland Hospital telemetry-oncology department for two years, left Wednesday night. In a letter to staff, Mendoza-Sanchez thanked her “Highland Hospital family” for their support. “Although, [...]

2017-10-12T18:08:10+00:00August 18th, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS|

Congresswoman Barbara Lee tours Highland Hospital’s adult Level 1 Trauma Center

Oakland, Calif. – August 3, 2017 – Congresswoman Barbara Lee toured Highland Hospital’s newly designated adult Level 1 Trauma Center to learn more about the services provided to East Bay residents, and to highlight devastating impacts to those services if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. “I am truly pleased with the high-quality service [...]

2018-06-22T18:34:23+00:00August 3rd, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS, Trauma|

Tomorrow’s Doctors, Pharmacists, and Nurses

Originally published in Alameda Magazine. By Andrea A. Firth June 8, 2017 Two teen internship programs give high schoolers meaningful health care job experiences in working hospital settings. Life Academy senior Natalie Peòa Serafin, 18, left, watches a suregon at Benioff Children’s Oakland. Ten students from Alameda High School talked quietly [...]

2018-06-22T18:17:36+00:00June 1st, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS|

Mary V. King Remembered with Fund for Expectant Families and Newborns

The Alameda Health System Foundation (AHSF) has raised more than $70,000 to support equipment and program needs of the Family Birthing Center in the new Highland Hospital Acute Care Tower. The funds, secured by AHSF’s Mary V. King Fundraising Committee, will further access to maternal and child health care services for Alameda County residents [...]

2018-06-22T17:50:32+00:00April 20th, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS|

Alameda Health System Names Tangerine Brigham to Lead Population Health Efforts

Alameda Health System (AHS) today announced that Tangerine Brigham has been named Chief Administrative Officer, Population Health. In this role, Brigham will lead the health system’s ongoing efforts to improve the patient experience, reduce costs and transition to population health management. Research has shown that traditional health care delivery only accounts for a small [...]

2018-06-22T17:36:15+00:00April 5th, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS|

Highland Hospital Helps DUI Prevention Effort for Teens

CHP Stages Mock Car Crash, Aftermath to Warn Skyline Kids of the Dangers Highland Hospital recently teamed up with the California Highway Patrol to give teenagers a vivid warning on the dangers of drinking and driving. The CHP’s “Every 15 Minutes” DUI prevention program pulls together emergency workers and health care providers, local and [...]

2018-06-22T16:53:12+00:00April 3rd, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS|

Training a Diverse Healthcare Workforce of the Future

Health System Contact Terry Lightfoot tlightfoot@alamedahealthsystem.org 510-535-7626 Training a Diverse Healthcare Workforce of the Future Alameda Health System, Alameda Unified School District and FACES for the Future Partner on a High School Internship Program Oakland, Calif. (March 7, 2017) – Alameda Health System (AHS), Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) and FACES for the Future Coalition [...]

2018-06-22T15:09:37+00:00March 7th, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS|

Alameda Health System Reaffirms Commitment to Serving All

AHS Board of Trustees Issues Resolution in Response to Recent Immigration Policy Changes The Alameda Health System (AHS) Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution reaffirming the health system's commitment to providing healthcare services for all, including vulnerable populations and the uninsured, without regard to income, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identification or citizenship. As an [...]

2018-06-22T14:38:56+00:00February 21st, 2017|Categories: Latest Stories From AHS|