Alameda Health System (AHS) is proud to congratulate Sarah Rahman, MD, chief medical information officer (CMIO), on receiving an Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) award honoring her contributions to clinical informatics and her leadership in advancing health care technology. Dr. Rahman was recognized for championing the voice of [...]
This year, our Black Employees Affinity Network or BEAN hosted a Backyard Boogie at Fairmont Hospital, to commemorate Juneteenth and celebrate Black culture, community and honor our legacy of courage, perseverance, and hope. Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were [...]
This month, we celebrate Nurses Week, Hospital Week and Skilled Nursing Care Week and while our organization is facing real challenges, you continue to show up with compassion, professionalism, and an unwavering sense of purpose and commitment to our mission. This month I’d like to share with you photos from [...]
CEO James Jackson highlights the importance of stress awareness and prevention this month. Health care work is meaningful but demanding, and unmanaged stress can impact both mental and physical health. Prioritizing well-being is essential to maintaining the focus, resilience, and compassion needed to provide high-quality care. We also sit down with [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) has earned national recognition as one of just 26 organizations selected to join the Change Maker Accelerators Program led by the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience. The highly competitive, yearlong initiative brings together hospitals, health systems, academic institutions and care [...]
In this month’s CEO Chronicles, CEO James Jackson celebrates Women’s History Month by sharing the inspiring story of Hilda Martini, a Park Bridge Rehabilitation and Wellness resident who recently turned 100. From her journey from Holland to Oakland to her simple secrets for a long life, Ms. Martini’s story is [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) proudly celebrates CEO James Jackson, who was honored with an invitation to join a distinguished leadership panel hosted by the Smithsonian Institution held in San Francisco this February. As one of the nation’s most revered cultural institutions—one that quite literally holds and preserves our shared American story—the [...]
New retina cameras are helping Alameda Health System (AHS) emergency department providers quickly identify and treat patients' vision problems, providing faster diagnoses and ensuring providers catch disease before it leads to permanent vision loss. Now, patients who arrive at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus emergency department with vision problems will [...]
At 79, Alameda resident Bill Griesel has spent a lifetime making music. He first picked up the trumpet at age nine and has performed in jazz and big bands throughout his career. The same passion and resilience that has guided his music now sustains him through his colorectal cancer journey. “When [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) is expanding access by making care more flexible and responsive to patients’ needs. On March 10, AHS launched MyChart direct scheduling for Eastmont Wellness Center’s (EWC) adult medicine clinic, giving patients greater control over when and how they connect to care while helping the clinic operate more [...]
