Alameda Health System has a new Canine Visitation Program, and local news stations KTVU, ABC7 and KRON came out to San Leandro Hospital to check it out. The Canine Visitation Program brings therapy dogs from Valley Humane Society into AHS facilities, providing comfort to both patients and staff. Research has shown that therapy dogs [...]
Local leaders recently celebrated St. Rose Hospital's affiliation with Alameda Health System, which preserves health care for all in southern Alameda County. AHS is the public, safety-net health system that serves Alameda County. AHS adopted governance of St. Rose Hospital last November in a deal that secured its long-term sustainability and capacity to serve patients [...]
“The Chaplain and the Doctor,” a new documentary filmed at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus, premiered this week at the San Francisco Film Festival. The film features Alameda Health System (AHS) Chaplain Betty Clark and AHS doctor Jessica Zitter, who also directed it. They spoke to KQED’s health reporter Lesley McClurg in a thoughtful, [...]
The New York Times Magazine began reporting on substance use disorder treatment at Alameda Health System in late 2023. Their research focused on opioid use disorder and treatment at The AHS Bridge Clinic. Read the resulting article, “An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn't It Used More?" published today in The New [...]
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.
Alameda Health System (AHS) was featured in Beckers's Hospital Review last week for a story about house calls for patients. AHS is the recipient of The Building Trust Grant, a $40,000 award that will help AHS doctors offer home visits to patients who need them most. Read the article here. House calls are a model [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) was featured in the East Bay Times for an innovative program that pairs expecting moms with local musicians to write and sing original lullabies for their babies. This is the second round of The AHS Lullaby Project, which is a partnership with Carnegie Hall and Noe Music. Patients in Beloved Birth [...]
Alameda Hospital staff are collecting donations for the annual backpack and school supply drive. Anyone can donate, and the deadline to donate is July 31. Read more in the Alameda Post here.
Alameda Health System (AHS) has partnered with Cardea Health to provide wrap-around services and permanent supportive housing to its most vulnerable patients. Unhoused people who find themselves in AHS emergency rooms sometimes need ongoing supportive medical care after their acute needs are met. But instead, they often end up back on the street. [...]
