Alameda Health System (AHS) anesthesiologist Dr. Bernard Nelson’s passion for pursuing a career in medicine was first sparked in high school when he went to a medical appointment and soon noticed that the physicians did not look like him nor did they reflect the diversity in the Vallejo community where he lived. “Even as a [...]
Alameda Health System family and friends are invited to join the AHS contingency at the Oakland Pride Parade on September 4, 10:30 a.m. Please RSVP by August 29 at PACE@alamedahealthsystem,.org. Special AHS Pride t-shirts are available, while supplies last, so please respond as soon as possible. We hope you can join us as we celebrate [...]
Last month, we asked Alameda Health System (AHS) staff, patients and the entire East Bay community to nominate names for the pair of red-tailed hawks who have made Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus their home. The public has spoken! Without further ado, these are your crowdsourced nominations: Hawkeye & Houlihan Stormy & Sunny Antonio & [...]
Because of your generosity, hundreds of students walking through school doors will be ready and better prepared to start the school year! This year’s backpack and school supply drive was an overwhelming success as Alameda Health System employees [...]
The 2022 cohort of Alameda Health System's (AHS) HealthPATH interns graduated this week, ending their six-week immersion in the health care sector under the mentorship of clinicians, administrators, and staff at Highland Hospital. Every year, HealthPATH programs provide internships and work-based learning experiences to more than 300 middle school to college students from the Bay [...]
Those who discover the interior courtyard of the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus are often surprised to find one of Oakland’s most serene gardens and havens for birdwatching just yards from the commotion of the Highland Hospital Emergency Department. The courtyard is nestled between Highland’s historic architecture to the South, an ornate Spanish Baroque building [...]
Did you know that Alameda Health System (AHS) has affinity groups? Sometimes called employee resource groups (ERGs), affinity groups are voluntary, employee-led and open to new members. Active AHS affinity groups include: Black Employees & Allies Network LGBTQIA+ & Allies Group Latinx & Allies Group An Asian American and Pacific Islander affinity group is [...]
How much Black excellence can AHS pack into one shift change? At Highland Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED), the answer is 100%. Last week, in an entirely unplanned first at AHS, a team of Black ED residents switched shifts with a second team of all Black residents. Left to right:Jamal Jefferson M.D., M.B.A., Jeremiah [...]
Alameda Health System (AHS) invites nominations for the newly launched Daisy Awards that honor and recognize exemplary nurses at all AHS facilities. Twice a year nurses from Ambulatory, John George, Post Acute and Alameda, Highland and San Leandro Hospitals will be awarded the DAISY Award. DAISY Award Honorees will be recognized by leadership at [...]
Representing Alameda Health System (AHS) and the future of essential hospital leadership, Lorna Jones, JD, chief human resources officer, Sarah Rahman, MD, associate chief medical information officer and Evan Rusoja, MD, PhD, medical director of acute care health outcomes and emergency medicine were recently honored by America’s Essential Hospitals to participate the 2022-2023 Fellows [...]
