OUR PROMISE
Other health systems commit to care – We live the promise of community health.
Other health systems serve some – We serve all.
Advocate of Health Coverage, Access and Total Health and Wellness for All
Other health systems heal – We train, teach and lead.
Other health systems provide health care – We educate and enable people to better care for themselves.
Other health systems support the community – We are the community.
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AHS Nurses Make an IMPACT on ICU
As National Hospice and Palliative Care month, November is an appropriate time to reflect on the importance of this service not just for end-of-life care, but as an extra [...]
Trick or Treat. Healthy Teeth.
Observant toddler Elena sits on her mother’s lap as she scans the dental exam room. She looks at the camera, she looks at the dental tools, and she looks [...]
Fatty liver disease fastest-growing reason for transplants in young U.S. adults
By Carolyn Crist Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its more aggressive form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, have become the fastest-growing reasons for liver transplants in young Americans, according to a recent [...]
Facing the Opioid Emergency
Originally published in Oakland Magazine. By Andrea A. Firth October 16, 2017 Highland Hospital ER is seizing the moment with opioid addiction treatment. A homeless man estranged from his [...]
October is Safe Sleep Awareness Month
Alameda Health System loves babies so much we have an entire facility dedicated to their arrival called the Highland Hospital Family Birthing Center. While labor and delivery can be intense, AHS knows the [...]
Highland Hospital Named East Bay’s First Adult Level 1 Trauma Center
Alameda Health System today announced the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) verified Highland Hospital as an adult Level 1 Trauma Center, the highest designation given by the national organization. This [...]