This month, AHS highlights our Simulation (SIM) Center, where students gain hands-on experience in a realistic clinical setting while building the skills and confidence needed for careers in health care. Today, the center also supports training for health care professionals. Watch the video to learn more.
When Berenice Perez, MD, chief of staff, vice chair of emergency medicine and faculty physician, thinks about the road that led her to medicine, she doesn't describe a mapped-out plan. There was no roadmap or expectation that she would become a physician. There were simply small steps, encouragement and a willingness [...]
More than 30 Alameda Health System employees, family, and friends joined CEO James Jackson as part of the AHS Oakland Pride parade contingent, proudly celebrating Pride and showing our support for the LGBTQIA+ community. The festivities continued [...]
Recent scientific reviews confirm that routine vaccines, including those for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, continue to be safe and effective. Vaccines go through multi-phase clinical trials and laboratory tests before public approval and are continuously monitored. At Alameda Health System (AHS), your health care team can help answer questions you may [...]
You don’t have to leave Alameda County to find specialized care for a wound that won’t heal. What starts as a small cut, blister or sore can sometimes become a serious health concern when it doesn’t heal as expected. The good news is that people in the city of Alameda and [...]
Alameda Health System is announcing the launch of our first school-based dental clinic at Frick United Academy of Language in Oakland. Developed in partnership with Alameda County, Oakland Unified School District and the East Bay Agency for Children, the clinic will provide convenient, high-quality dental care for students and their [...]
Slow-smoked brisket, crispy lumpia, savory chicken, flavorful noodle dishes, homemade banana bread, cakes, cookies, and other sweet treats greeted guests as the Department of Medicine gathered on August 4 for its Fourth Annual Multicultural Cook-Off. More than a friendly competition, the annual event [...]
Serving the health and well-being of our communities extends far beyond the walls of our hospitals and wellness centers. Through outreach efforts, partnerships and volunteer service, Alameda Health System (AHS) employees bring health education, wellness resources and preventive [...]
Congratulations to the Highland Hospital Emergency Department (ED) for earning Bronze-level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA), recognizing the team’s commitment to providing exceptional, evidence-based care for our growing population of older adult patients. Developed by leaders in emergency medicine, GEDA honors emergency departments that have demonstrated the policies, processes, education, and interdisciplinary practices [...]
Modern Healthcare published an article by Alex Kacik on July 22, 2026, highlighting how Alameda Health System's affiliation with St. Rose Hospital illustrates how expedited state review processes can help preserve critical health care access. Facing years of financial losses and the risk of service cuts or closure, [...]
