Don’t forget to call the moms, grandmoms, or mom figures in your life this weekend. Sunday is Mother’s Day 2022! This year, we’d like to celebrate Mother’s Day by honoring The Family Birthing Center staff who help 1200 people become moms every year. Thank you to the entire birthing center team who work tirelessly [...]
At the Alameda Health System (AHS) we strive to provide optimal care for our diverse patient population. Our staff play a critical role in ensuring we deliver the best patient experience across the continuum of care. This Patient Experience Week we want to highlight our staff by sharing with you praises they’ve received from [...]
Many of you may have heard through media reports about RaDonda Vaught, a former Tennessee nurse criminally charged for a fatal drug error that resulted in the death of Charlene Murphey. She was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide last month. Here at AHS, we have embarked on a [...]
Last month Alameda Health System (AHS) Hayward Wellness Center (HWC) staff attended the We Grow Medicine mural unveiling at the Dig Deep Farms Food Hub in San Leandro. The event was hosted by ALL IN Alameda County (ALL IN), the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, the Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Activities League (ACDSAL) and Blue [...]
The Alameda Health System (AHS) High Utilizer Team (HUT) pilot program at Highland Hospital (HGH) is an example of what can happen when AHS providers and staff across multiple disciplines collaborate to ensure AHS patients are getting the right care, at the right time, in the right place. In December 2020, a High Utilizer [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) dentist and residency program director Anchita Venkatesh, DMD, is a winner of the American Dental Association (ADA) 2022 10 Under 10 Award. The award honors dentists who advance science, research, education, philanthropy, and advocacy within their first 10 years of practice. Dr. Venkatesh joined AHS in 2020 to manage special [...]
Like other safety net systems in the nation, healthcare challenges continue to impact our culture, financial viability, employee/physician engagement and quality of patient care. Alameda Health System (AHS) leaders have faced these challenges head on and have committed to transform our organization for long-term sustainability and high reliability. The BEST Initiatives (Building Excellence, Sustainability, [...]
For most, being an Alameda Hospital System (AHS) volunteer is a calling. A calling to help patients, staff and visitors by selflessly donating their time and energy to support the diverse communities we serve. “AHS volunteers are part of the AHS family and truly exemplify empathy in action through their limitless care and compassion,” [...]
At Alameda Health System, more than 1400 physicians, residents, dentists and advanced practice providers (APPs) are deeply committed to our mission of caring, healing, teaching and serving all. On a daily basis they are dedicated to the tireless pursuit of high quality, comprehensive health care for the patients we serve. We know them as [...]
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 [...]
