We are pleased to welcome Ghassan Jamaleddine, MD, as the new Chief Medical Officer at Alameda Health System (AHS). He will begin his role on August 1 and succeed Joe A. Walker, MD, who has served as our Acting Chief Medical Officer since October 2015. As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jamaleddine will oversee the [...]
Originally published in La Opinión. By Marcela Gray July 7, 2016 OAKLAND – Salas privadas y espaciosas con camas que cambian de posición de forma terapéutica, baño, ducha, televisión y guardarropa: Esta es la nueva cara del Hospital Highland en Oakland, un afiliado del Sistema de Salud de Alameda, que abrió sus puertas [...]
Originally published in America's Essential Hospitals. By Olivia Graziano June 30, 2016 A new data-sharing initiative launched by six Northern California hospitals — including two members of America’s Essential Hospitals — aims to improve patient care and reduce costs associated with patients who frequently visit emergency departments (EDs). About 40 percent of California ED visits [...]
Oakland, Calif. — Alameda Health System (AHS) announced today that Luis Fonseca has been named Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Fonseca will provide operational and strategic leadership to the executives of AHS’ hospitals, wellness centers, and skilled nursing facilities. He will also play a key role in ensuring that operations are functioning effectively and [...]
Just last week, at their World Refugee Day celebration, our own Sambo Ly, Director of the Eastmont Wellness Refugee Health Screening Clinic was recognized by the East Bay Refugee Forum for her hard work and dedication to the care of refugees. The refugee clinic is the only state approved site to provide health screening [...]
Originally published in The New York Times. By Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD April 14, 2016 There was absolutely no way around it. She was dying. I gave her a few hours at best, with maximum pedal to the metal intensive medical care. Paramedics had picked up this homeless woman after she collapsed under [...]
Originally published in San Francisco Business Times. By Christ Rauber March 25, 2016 Alameda Health System and Alameda County are about to burst with pride about the health system's new inpatient tower at Oakland's Highland Hospital. The county is investing at least $668 million to expand and upgrade the safety net hospital's campus, [...]
Originally published in Alameda Sun. By Sun Staff Reports March 24. 2016 Skilled nursing facilities provide a range of health services including post-acute care following an inpatient hospital stay and allowing residents to recuperate under the guidance of rehabilitation specialists in preparation for returning home. Alameda Hospital has three skilled nursing facilities: Alameda [...]
Originally published in The Mercury News. By Rebecca Parr January 29, 2016 OAKLAND — The jewel of a $668 million Highland Hospital campus renovation, a nine-story acute tower, was dedicated Friday. The tower is the second phase of a three-part upgrading of the county’s public health system’s main campus. The building will provide [...]
Originally published in SFGate. By Victoria Colliver January 29, 2016 Highland Hospital’s new nine-story tower, the centerpiece of the largest public construction project ever funded by Alameda County, is set to open to the public in April. The new Oakland hospital will replace a 1960s-era building that didn’t meet newer earthquake safety laws, lacked the [...]
