Alameda Health System Resident Physician Omonivie Agboghidi is a Finalist on the TV Show Baking It!

It takes a village for a physician intern to compete in a baking show (pictured above Yuki Burton (left) and Dr. Omonivie Agboghidi, MPH, MD (right)). January 10, 2023 – Oakland, CA – How does a Highland Hospital resident intern manage to compete in a televised baking competition while completing her residency at the same [...]

2023-01-13T19:22:01+00:00January 10th, 2023|Categories: AHS Newsletter, AHS Press Releases, Featured|

Black Employee Affinity Network Provides Tools for a Healthy Smile

Last month the Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Black Employee Affinity Network teamed up with the AHS Dental program to provide dental kits to students at REACH Academy in Oakland.   The team provided nearly 150 dental kits that included 300 toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss along with tips on how to keep teeth healthy and referral [...]

2022-12-21T21:14:52+00:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

AHS Supports the People of Ukraine

At Alameda Health System (AHS) the community we serve recently expanded by more than 6,000 miles to Ukraine with a donation of desperately needed antibiotics from Highland Hospital that would have otherwise gone unused.  “We were absolutely thrilled to be able to contribute to the relief efforts for Ukraine by donating   antibiotics that will directly [...]

2023-01-18T17:22:10+00:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

Honor Walk Ceremony Gives a Hero’s Goodbye

Alameda Health System is proud to partner with Donor West Network to help save and heal lives through organ and tissue donation and is honored to have held its first Honor Walk at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus, Highland Intensive Care Unit (ICU).   An Honor Walk takes place when a donor patient, who is [...]

2022-12-21T21:15:38+00:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

Depression Screening and Monitoring is Key to Well-being

At Alameda Health System (AHS) our patients’ mental, emotional and physical health are equally important and integrated components of their total health and wellbeing5.  That’s why AHS is taking a proactive and patient-centered approach to screen and monitor patients for depression.   “Depression is a common problem that has effective treatment options like medication and therapy [...]

2022-12-21T21:15:49+00:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

AHS Adopt-a-Family Spreads Holiday Cheer

Alameda Health System (AHS) staff and medical staff came to together to bring holiday cheer to 91 diverse and deserving families this holiday season.   With prices soaring for food, fuel and gifts, staff contributions helped alleviate stress for AHS families who struggle to meet basic needs.   “Many of the families that walk through our doors [...]

2022-12-21T21:16:00+00:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

AHS is Building a Healthier Community

For more than 150 years Alameda Health System (AHS) has been committed to the health and well-being of our patients and underserved community. Not only does AHS open its doors to the most vulnerable patients, but our efforts to support a healthier community extends far beyond the walls of our hospitals and wellness centers. By [...]

2022-12-21T21:16:11+00:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|

AHS Index – December, 2022

  AHS Index December 2022 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.   Increase in global acts of social benevolence including donating, volunteering, and helping strangers since 2019, according to [...]

2022-12-20T02:23:07+00:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured, Latest Stories From AHS|Tags: |

AHS Index – November, 2022

  AHS Index November 2022 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.   Number of U.S. States that celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day: 20[1] Number of acres the United States seized [...]

2022-12-20T02:19:58+00:00November 15th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Latest Stories From AHS|Tags: |

Training Nurses on Palliative Care Concepts Leads to Quality Care

Alameda Health System’s Palliative Care department and Nursing Education have partnered once again to train nurses on palliative care concepts of pain management, symptom management, spiritual care, cultural humility, communication and caring for patients at end of life. The training is being relaunched after being paused due to COVID restrictions. “We are thrilled to bring [...]

2022-11-17T22:01:04+00:00November 15th, 2022|Categories: AHS Newsletter, Featured|