CEO Chronicles: Hospital Week

  Alameda Health System celebrates National Hospital Week and all of the dedicated people who keep us moving forward in our mission of caring, healing, teaching, and serving all. Whether at the bedside or behind the scenes, our staff’s compassion, resilience, and commitment to patient-centered care make a lasting difference in the [...]

2025-05-13T00:21:06+00:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

CEO Spotlight: Mitchell Early

A passionate world traveler, pet lover and community health outreach worker. For Mitchell Early, being a community health outreach worker means more than offering advice — it’s about meeting patients where they are and empowering them to take control of their health, with him providing support. He sees every patient as more [...]

2025-05-13T00:20:11+00:00May 13th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Celebrating Hospital Week

  Today marks the start of Hospital Week — a time to celebrate the incredible staff who bring our mission to life and make Alameda Health System (AHS) a place of hope and healing. Whether on the front lines or working behind the scenes, each of you plays a vital role in delivering skilled, [...]

2025-05-12T23:15:07+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Showers of appreciation for nurses during Nurses Week

Our nurses are the listeners, the comforters, the tireless protectors. They speak up when it matters most, and always show up. They check vitals at 3 a.m., hold hands at the hardest moments and offer calm in the chaos. Nurses are the trusted presence by the bedside, the [...]

2025-05-12T23:14:04+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: CEO Chronicles, Featured|

DAISY Awards 2025

  Congratulations to our newest DAISY Award recipients. Your compassion, skill and dedication shine through in every patient interaction. We are proud to celebrate you. Angela Guzman Staff nurse II, Med-Surg Alameda Hospital Genevieve Majors Staff nurse II, Med-Surg Alameda Hospital Gita Khatry Charge nurse Fairmont Rehabilitation & Wellness Kristel Yamsuan Nurse supervisor Fairmont [...]

2025-05-12T23:24:30+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Top rounders recognized during Patient Experience Week

  During this year’s Patient Experience Week, Alameda Health System (AHS) honored not only the skill and dedication of our nurses but also the meaningful ways they connect with patients. Through nurse leader rounding, our leaders are building trust at the bedside — ensuring patients feel valued, respected and empowered as partners throughout their [...]

2025-05-12T23:39:37+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

AHS STARs shine bright

Behind every great patient experience at Alameda Health System (AHS) is a team member who goes the extra mile. Our Service Team Award Recipients (STARS) are those exceptional individuals who don’t just meet expectations — they exceed them. Through their commitment to service, integrity and community, they help make AHS a place where care [...]

2025-05-12T23:05:17+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Congratulations to our Elevating Care & Sustaining Improvement Award winner

  Congratulations to the Alameda Hospital Emergency Department, winner of the Patient Experience Elevating Care & Sustaining Improvement Award. The award was granted because the department increased its “Likelihood to Recommend” top box score by 6.38%. Our patient rounding champions are making a difference across Alameda Health System and we proudly recognize the Alameda [...]

2025-05-12T23:04:37+00:00May 12th, 2025|Categories: AHS Newsletter, CEO Chronicles, Featured|

Music for Mother’s Day: AHS perinatal patients write original lullabies for their babies

Health care comes in all forms at Alameda Health System (AHS), and for patients who receive perinatal care in AHS’ Centering Programs, it comes in the form of music. AHS has partnered with Noe Music and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute to offer the Lullaby Project to perinatal care patients, who work with local [...]

2025-05-08T23:07:19+00:00May 7th, 2025|Categories: Featured|Tags: , |

Seniors are optimistic about the future, despite daunting economics

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, and wonder.  Estimated number of Americans who are 100 years old and older: 101,000  Number of Americans who were over 100 in 1950: 2,300  Increase [...]

2025-05-07T22:26:06+00:00May 5th, 2025|Categories: AHS Index, AHS Newsletter, Featured, Latest Stories From AHS|