As the number of COVID-19 cases rise in the United States and in the Bay Area., AHS has been preparing should we receive an influx of patients at our acute-care hospitals. We’ve worked with regulatory agencies to be able to open alternate COVID-19 sites at Alameda, Highland and San Leandro hospitals. Highland Hospital has [...]
If you or a family member have recently traveled to an area of risk, or if you think you may have been exposed to the virus and have symptoms of respiratory illness, you should contact your health care provider right away.
Dr. Deborah Ellis is taking a pound of cure these days, because she delayed the ounce of prevention longer than she should have. “I am a champion for screening. When you are told by your physician to get screened, get it done. Make no excuses. Do [...]
“I’m the type of person who loves to learn. I like to be challenged and be able to expand my knowledge and contribute more.” Jackie Ho, PharmD, MPH Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator Alameda Health System–San Leandro Hospital After college, I [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) announced today that it has received a Five Star Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the quality of care its staff provides to patients in its skilled nursing facilities. AHS has four skilled nursing facilities that provide long-term or temporary residence for patients undergoing [...]
New AHS Committee to Address Diversity Alameda Health System has established a Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (HEDI) that will bring a systematic approach and vision to advancing health equity, diversity and inclusion at all levels of the system. HEDI will look beyond the type and quality of services AHS provided. It will [...]
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman because it often results in physical death.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The cost of living in the Bay Area is the highest in the country and a recent report showed that many people in Alameda County are [...]
“I’ve been a nurse for 47 years. Ever since high school, I truly believed this was my calling. That’s all I wanted to do. I wanted to make a difference with patients.” I’ve been a nurse for 47 years. Ever since high school, I [...]
On Sunday, December 8, all inpatient residents of the acute rehabilitation unit (ARU) at Alameda Health System (AHS) – Fairmont Hospital were moved to the newly built ARU at Alameda Health System – San Leandro Hospital. “This is a very exciting time for us. The Fairmont campus has its historical charm but our new space [...]
Congratulations Alameda Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) for being ranked as the third best nursing home in the state of California by Newsweek! Newsweek‘s Best Nursing Homes 2020 recognizes just over 400 of the best nursing homes across the 20 largest US states. The Best Nursing Homes were chosen based on a survey among nurses, [...]
