Alameda resident Denny Goodman was out on a fishing boat with his neighbors on July 4, 2022, hoping to catch a perfect view of fireworks over the San Francisco Bay. It was the happiest time of his life, he told his friends. He’d decided to live aboard a boat in Alameda after eight years [...]
Loretta Medellin didn’t think much of the small blister that formed on her foot as she danced the night away at her daughter’s wedding. The high-school Spanish teacher and mom of two assumed it would heal in a few days. But it didn’t. That small blister would turn things upside down for Medellin, who soon [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) has received $77 million in funding to build and expand behavioral health facilities at San Leandro Hospital and St. Rose Hospital. AHS will use the funding to build a 10-bed inpatient medical detox and psychiatric care unit at San Leandro Hospital and two 20-bed units dedicated to geriatric psychiatric patients at [...]
ABC News Channel 7 celebrated Mother’s Day with a special feature highlighting the AHS Lullaby Project. The AHS Lullaby Project partners local musicians with Centering Pregnancy patients to write and perform original lullabies for their new babies. Singing lullabies is not just great for child-parent bonding, but can also help improve parents’ mental health [...]
Alameda Health System has a new Canine Visitation Program, and local news stations KTVU, ABC7 and KRON came out to San Leandro Hospital to check it out. The Canine Visitation Program brings therapy dogs from Valley Humane Society into AHS facilities, providing comfort to both patients and staff. Research has shown that therapy dogs [...]
Local leaders recently celebrated St. Rose Hospital's affiliation with Alameda Health System, which preserves health care for all in southern Alameda County. AHS is the public, safety-net health system that serves Alameda County. AHS adopted governance of St. Rose Hospital last November in a deal that secured its long-term sustainability and capacity to serve patients [...]
“The Chaplain and the Doctor,” a new documentary filmed at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus, premiered this week at the San Francisco Film Festival. The film features Alameda Health System (AHS) Chaplain Betty Clark and AHS doctor Jessica Zitter, who also directed it. They spoke to KQED’s health reporter Lesley McClurg in a thoughtful, [...]
The New York Times Magazine began reporting on substance use disorder treatment at Alameda Health System in late 2023. Their research focused on opioid use disorder and treatment at The AHS Bridge Clinic. Read the resulting article, “An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn't It Used More?" published today in The New [...]
Alameda Hospital Skilled Nursing Facilities were ranked #1 in Alameda County and 14th in California among nursing homes with more than 150 beds, according to Newsweek’s 2025 ranking of America’s Best Nursing Homes. The Alameda Post covered the prestigious ranking on Oct. 28. Read the full article here. “I’m grateful to our wonderful team members [...]
The Los Angeles Times digs into the complexity of seismically upgrading local hospitals in this article highlighting how AHS and The City of Alameda Health Care District have successfully finaced upgrades to Alameda Hospital that meet the new seismic requirements. Read the article here.
