Three years since being diagnosed with stage III colon cancer, Dr. Deborah Ellis, system director of Infection Prevention and Control is cancer free and living each day in grace and gratitude.Throughout her journey from diagnosis to treatment to recovery Dr. Ellis shared, “I never asked ‘why’ me.” She knew why.“I was like many busy and [...]
Experiencing anxiety about going to the dentist is a common response shared by many. In fact, one in three people report putting off preventative check-ups and instead wait until they are in pain and need urgent dental care. “Oral health is critical to a patient’s general health and integrating dental visits with primary care [...]
At Alameda Health System (AHS) providing high-quality health care services for the communities we serve is a top priority. To accomplish this goal and to improve health equity, it is critical to know our diverse patient population by collecting demographic data. It is a widespread practice for health care organizations to collect data on [...]
Alameda Health System’s (AHS) clinical social workers execute on the organization’s mission to serve all by focusing on each patient’s unique health care needs. To help build a pipeline of future clinical social workers, care management education hosts the annual Clinical Social Worker Internship program for students pursuing their master’s degree in social work [...]
Join Alameda Health System and their Cancer Community Collaborative to hear about their work on addressing racism-based disparities in diagnostic delays for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer for Black patients receiving care at Alameda Health System. Stay with us for the community discussion and Q&A to help guide and center the voices and solutions [...]
Clinical nurse educators at Alameda Health System have an important job: they make sure nurses are trained to carry out the most up-to-date best practices when caring for our patients. They also support individual professional development goals through mentorship and education. This month, we’re profiling two clinical educators who provide a sneak-peek into a [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) is leading the way in quality improvements by implementing a range of innovate programs to better serve our diverse patients and communities. At the 2022 Quality Incentive Program (QIP) Annual Conference, hosted by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), four AHS senior leaders recently presented some of these [...]
A Black wife and mother of five, Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951 and unknowingly changed the world and the future of medicine with the gift of her immortal cells named HeLa cells in her honor. Taken without her consent, a common practice at the time, Lacks' HeLa cells would become responsible [...]
Black History Month is a time to honor the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history. It has been celebrated every February since 1976. This year's theme, Black Health and Wellness, is aligned with our values and beliefs. African Americans have historically endured inequitable treatment at the hands of the American health [...]
Patients from communities of color make up more than half of the national waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant and yet they are the least likely to choose organ donation. For example, while 28.5% of the total candidates currently waiting for transplants are African American, they comprised only 12.9% of organ donors in [...]
