In recognition of Women’s History Month, Alameda Health System (AHS) spotlights women physician trailblazers including our first permanent female chief medical officer (CMO), Felicia Tornabene, MD, and her executive leadership team, Porshia Mack, MD, and associate chief medical officer, ambulatory services and Andrea Wu, MD, and associate chief medical officer, acute care services. The most [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) has partnered with Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless (ACHCH) to bring greater access to quality care through our Epic Community Connect platform. “This groundbreaking partnership signifies a major step forward in our mission to provide comprehensive care to those who need it most,” said Mark Amey, chief information officer. [...]
Cindy Muñoz, licensed clinical social worker in integrated behavioral health (IBH) at the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus (WCHHC) is frequently surprised and deeply moved by how often her patients express their gratitude for feeling seen, heard and supported in a health care setting. “For many patients, it’s the first time they have had space [...]
Scarlett, a three-year-old yellow labrador and medical detection dog along with her canine coworker Rizzo were working their tails off and making friends recently at Park Bridge Rehabilitation & Wellness as part of a pilot program that uses dogs to help identify COVID-19. “We were excited to partner with Early Alert Canines (EAC) for this pilot [...]
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 the world's poorest one billion people who are women: 70 Percent of human trafficking victims worldwide who are women and [...]
Daylight saving time (DST) begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10 and while we welcome the extra hour of daylight in the evenings, the annual ritual of “spring forward” also means that we lose an hour’s sleep. “Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life,” shared Porshia Mack, MD, [...]
The babies born at Alameda Health System's Family Birthing Center on Feb. 29 have rare birthdays that will only come around every four years. Luz Sanchez gave birth to her baby girl, Dayami, at 6:27 a.m. “This is the day I did not want to give birth," Sanchez said. "She’s not going to have a [...]
Research shows skin diseases are often overlooked in Black patients because they look different on skin of color than they do on white skin. The impact can be deadly. Alameda Health System Dermatology Chief Dr. Leon Clark is working to change that. He spoke to KTVU about his commitment to treating health disparities in Black [...]
Originally published on Modern Healthcare. Amid worsening health outcomes for Black obstetric patients, some hospitals are improving maternal care by offering midwifery support, remote monitoring of patients' vitals and educational resources. Compared with white patients, Black obstetric patients are at disproportionate risk of life-threatening conditions, like preeclampsia and postpartum hemorrhage, as well as pregnancy-related complications like preterm [...]
Alameda Health System’s (AHS) Growing, Glowing and Afterglow Project (GGAP) supports pregnant and post-partum mothers and birthing people with anxiety and depression and helps increase social support. The virtual six-week program is facilitated by a therapist and a community health outreach worker provides group therapy and case management for English and Spanish-speaking AHS patients. “Pregnancy [...]
