We stand with the Department of Health Care Service’s commitment to building an inclusive and nondiscriminatory health care system that is accessible by all. In these times of confusion due to differing rules and decisions, we want to reaffirm our commitment to health equity, diversity and inclusion for all of the communities that [...]
We’re mad! We’re hurting! But, we’re healers, so we won’t be stopped! Colleagues, During my adolescent years, I once fell off a play structure about 12-15ft tall and landed flat on my chest. For a few minutes (but what felt much longer), I experienced a terribly frightening sensation of being unable to either [...]
People experiencing homelessness are uniquely vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 and Alameda Health System (AHS), in collaboration with the county, has been at the forefront of providing much-needed care and testing. By Janet DeVor As a collaborating partner for Alameda County’s Project Roomkey, Damon Francis, MD and medical director for the AHS Health [...]
As part of Alameda Health System’s (AHS) comprehensive COVID-19 response and recovery plan, the system opened its first ambulatory drive-through and walk-up testing site at San Leandro Hospital (SLH) for AHS patients on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. After being evaluated by an AHS physician, symptomatic patients who meet the criteria for COVID-19 and receive a [...]
“I’m just an Oakland kid who loves his city, who loves the people in the city and has a heart for this community and wants to see young people strive and do better. It was a higher perspective that my dad offered me through his job here at Highland.” [...]
As we approach Hospital Week, we want you to know how honored and grateful we are for ALL of our staff. You are the engine that makes our motor run and without you we would not be able to meet our mission of caring, healing, teaching and serving all. Today we honor YOU for all [...]
Alameda Health System’s Dr. Jenny Cohen has cared for her 75-year-old patient for more than five years. Diagnosed with cancer, the patient was now receiving hospice care. On their March 23 telephone visit, Dr. Cohen discovered the cancer was getting worse and she worried she would not be able to see her patient in [...]
A quick shoutout to THANK all our volunteers and donors! We truly appreciate it.
This Black Maternal Health Week (#BMHW20) we want to sound the alarm and raise awareness to the disparities in black maternal health and share what Alameda Health System (AHS) is doing to help address these disparities in maternal health. The black community is facing a health crisis that isn't gaining enough attention. Black [...]
Recently, AHS providers gathered to discuss cultural rigor and reproductive justice and how they impact OB-GYN services for black women. Dr. Karen Scott, Associate Professor and OB/GYN Hospitalist with the University of California San Francisco led the conversation that drove attendees to look at health care practices and how they may be contributing to [...]
