This summer, twenty-two Oakland and San Leandro high school students enrolled in HealthPATH’s Health Excellence & Academic Leadership (HEAL) program learned how they can save lives in a bleeding emergency by participating in Stop the Bleed (STB) training on the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus (WCHHC). “Everyone [...]
Alameda Health System’s (AHS) mentorship program is just one of the ways we are committed to investing in those who aspire to grow, lead and help transform the future of health care for [...]
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 [...]
The Alameda Health System (AHS) patient portal that allows AHS patients to access their health information online has been rebranded to MyChart based on patient feedback. Under the direction of the Patient Innovation Committee, a team that included Information Services, Ambulatory Care Services and Public Affairs and Community Engagement, launched a patient survey in [...]
Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Growing, Glowing, and Afterglow Project (GGAP) held its second annual graduation to celebrate forty mamas and birthing people who completed the six-week perinatal wellness group. The GGAP is a virtual program facilitated by a therapist [...]
After experiencing severe injuries to her face and forearm from a dog bite, Alameda Health System (AHS) patient Betsy Reeves came to Creedon Advanced Wound Care (CAWC) where she not only received state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), a treatment used to speed up the healing of wounds that won’t heal, she found a champion [...]
From an early age, James Feeney, MD, hospitalist at Highland Hospital understood that his father, Colin Feeney, MD, an Alameda Health System (AHS) provider was truly making a meaningful difference in people’s lives through an exceptional dedication to his patients at Highland Wellness and the medical intensive care unit (MICU) at the Wilma Chan [...]
This World Refugee Day, June 20, Alameda Health System (AHS) recognizes the strength and courage of families who have been forced to flee their home country, and spotlights the Eastmont Wellness Refugee Clinic staff who address the unique health care needs of refugees with compassion and respect. “For me it’s especially rewarding to know [...]
The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, outrage, and wonder. Number of outpatient clinic visits Alameda Health System (AHS) employees delivered in 2023: 360,451 Babies delivered: 1,457 Surgeries performed: 8,811 Patients served: [...]
Congratulations and thank you to our newest DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) honorees for providing extraordinary nursing care to every patient every time. DAISY Award honorees were recognized by Alameda Health System (AHS) leadership and received a certificate of achievement, DAISY pin [...]
