Alameda Health System (AHS) proudly participated in this year's Oakland Pride Parade, celebrating diversity, inclusion and belonging. Our dedicated teams not only marched in the parade but also hosted a booth at the festival, promoting health and wellness for our LGBTQ+ community. With enthusiasm and joy, [...]
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, outrage, and wonder. Percent of Alameda County residents who are Latino, the largest ethnic and racial minority in the county: 23.4% Difference in life [...]
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024 – Patients who need opioid use disorder treatment can find it at the emergency department of Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland. Emergency physicians and substance use navigators from the AHS Bridge Clinic are offering a model of low barrier access to care that starts [...]
Santos and Aleyda were married in their hospital room at Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus (WCHHC) on Saturday, August 10th. Their son, friends, nurses and hospital staff attended. AHS Chaplain Reverand Betty Clark officiated the ceremony. Santos and Aleyda hoped to host a large wedding and party this Summer, but [...]
ALAMEDA, Calif., July 23, 2024 – Alameda Hospital staff are showing up for a local elementary school by launching a backpack and school supplies drive. Staff are collecting crayons, colored pencils, markers, glue sticks, scissors, folders, lined paper, graphite pencils, backpacks, wipes and more. Anyone can drop off new, unused school supplies in the [...]
Since 1955, Alameda Health System has been a respected teaching institution with a renowned graduate medical education program. In addition, our HealthPATH program provides valuable opportunities to students from underserved communities. This month's newsletter and video showcase the significant role teaching plays in our mission of caring, healing, teaching, serving all, and [...]
Alameda Health System’s (AHS) community health workers (CHW) recently gathered to celebrate and share key learnings as graduates of the first [...]
On a beautiful sunny day in June, 46 high school HealthPATH students got out of the classroom and into the garden at Planting Justice, a food justice organization in Oakland that is tackling inequalities in access to fresh produce in low-income neighborhoods. Students worked alongside the Planting Justice [...]
As a highly regarded and competitive teaching institution Alameda Health System (AHS) continues to invest in the next generation of health care providers and we recently welcomed 30 incoming internal medicine interns at a commencement celebration held at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus (WCHHC). “We are proud to offer our interns a [...]
Alameda Health System’s (AHS) mentorship program is just one of the ways we are committed to investing in those who aspire to grow, lead and help transform the future of health care for [...]
