OUR PROMISE
Extend Prevention and Wellness to Vulnerable People
Partner with Community Based Organizations to Address Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health
Advocate of Health Coverage, Access and Total Health and Wellness for All
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Alameda Health System Opposes New Public Charge Rule
As a public hospital serving one of the most diverse counties in the nation, Alameda Health System is committed to Caring, Healing, Teaching and Serving All by providing an array [...]
PBS-UNDISCOVERED: THE MAGIC MACHINE
Podcast originally aired on Science Friday’s “Undiscovered” series Hosted by Annie Minoff and Elah Feder Produced by Science Friday and WNYC Studios As a critical care doctor, AHS-Highland Hospital’s Jessica Zitter has seen plenty of [...]
Embracing Diversity in Leadership
Alameda Health System (AHS) knows it can’t successfully transform its care delivery system without having leaders who are dedicated, diverse and disruptive…in walks Luis Fonseca. He currently serves as Chief [...]
Oakland human rights clinic provides rare, forensic medical evidence for tortured asylum seekers
Originally posted on www.ktvu.com By Lisa Fernandez and Candice Nguyen When Dr. Nick Nelson, the medical director of the Highland Hospital Human Rights Clinic, walks the halls of his Oakland [...]
Students of AHS HealthPATH
Meet Cathya Mendoza. Cathya attends Holy Names University in Oakland and is a student in Alameda Health System's (AHS) HealthPATH program. HealthPATH is a workforce development initiative of AHS that prepares youth and [...]
It’s All Under Control
In response to a trend reported by the American Heart Association stating there was a 13% increase in hypertension (high blood pressure) related deaths nationally in 2015, Alameda Health [...]