CEO Chronicles: Hospital Week

  Alameda Health System celebrates National Hospital Week and all of the dedicated people who keep us moving forward in our mission of caring, healing, teaching, and serving all. Whether at the bedside or behind the scenes, our staff’s compassion, resilience, and commitment to patient-centered care make a lasting difference in the [...]

2025-05-13T00:21:06+00:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

CEO Spotlight: Mitchell Early

A passionate world traveler, pet lover and community health outreach worker. For Mitchell Early, being a community health outreach worker means more than offering advice — it’s about meeting patients where they are and empowering them to take control of their health, with him providing support. He sees every patient as more [...]

2025-05-13T00:20:11+00:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Celebrating Hospital Week

  Today marks the start of Hospital Week — a time to celebrate the incredible staff who bring our mission to life and make Alameda Health System (AHS) a place of hope and healing. Whether on the front lines or working behind the scenes, each of you plays a vital role in delivering skilled, [...]

2025-05-12T23:15:07+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Top rounders recognized during PX Week

  Our Patient Experience department was honored to recognize 14 top rounders across AHS. Alameda Hospital Shelledie Huevos, RN Charge nurse, telemetry Glenn Hammond, RN Charge nurse, intensive care unit (ICU) Highland Hospital Veronica Ani Clinical nurse III, Med-Surg, 9th floor Patience Emmanuel Clinical nurse III, Med-Surg, 8th floor Maria Mendoza-Sanchez Clinical nurse IV, [...]

2025-05-12T23:07:41+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles|

Top rounders recognized during Patient Experience Week

  During this year’s Patient Experience Week, Alameda Health System (AHS) honored not only the skill and dedication of our nurses but also the meaningful ways they connect with patients. Through nurse leader rounding, our leaders are building trust at the bedside — ensuring patients feel valued, respected and empowered as partners throughout their [...]

2025-05-12T23:39:37+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

AHS STARs shine bright

Behind every great patient experience at Alameda Health System (AHS) is a team member who goes the extra mile. Our Service Team Award Recipients (STARS) are those exceptional individuals who don’t just meet expectations — they exceed them. Through their commitment to service, integrity and community, they help make AHS a place where care [...]

2025-05-12T23:05:17+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Congratulations to our Elevating Care & Sustaining Improvement Award winner

  Congratulations to the Alameda Hospital Emergency Department, winner of the Patient Experience Elevating Care & Sustaining Improvement Award. The award was granted because the department increased its “Likelihood to Recommend” top box score by 6.38%. Our patient rounding champions are making a difference across Alameda Health System and we proudly recognize the Alameda [...]

2025-05-12T23:04:37+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Seniors are optimistic about the future, despite daunting economics

The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.  Estimated number of Americans who are 100 years old and older: 101,000  Number of Americans who were over 100 in 1950: 2,300  Increase [...]

2025-05-07T22:26:06+00:00May 5th, 2025|Categories: AHS Index, AHS Newsletter, Featured, Latest Stories From AHS|

Data indicates racism is the most likely cause of the Black maternal health crisis

The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.  Percent of pregnancy-related deaths in 2020 in which discrimination was determined to be a contributing cause, or probable contributing cause, according to [...]

2025-05-07T22:13:24+00:00April 16th, 2025|Categories: AHS Index, AHS Newsletter, Featured, Latest Stories From AHS|

CEO Chronicles: SARRT

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the pervasive issue of sexual violence and its impact on our community. Our Sexual Assault Response and Recovery Team (SARRT) has already seen a significant rise in cases in 2025. As the only dual sexual assault and domestic violence [...]

2025-05-07T22:00:50+00:00April 7th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|