Posts Tagged ‘Highland Hospital’
Highland Hospital nurses go on strike during long-running labor dispute
Nurses and healthcare workers at Highland Hospital in Oakland, joined by nurses at two other hospitals in Alameda county, will go on strike for five days beginning Wednesday, Oct. 7 to protest what they’re calling unfair labor practices by the Alameda Health System (AHS) management.
Read MoreBay Area pediatricians focus on oral health
Many local pediatricians are working to improve their caregiving services by treating toddlers’ teeth and educating parents about the importance of oral health.
Read MoreRare enterovirus infects two Alameda County residents
Among 14 confirmed cases of a rare respiratory virus in California, two are Alameda County residents
Read MoreHospitals in Oakland prepare for the next earthquake
Hospitals are conducting emergency drills and retrofitting buildings to withstand the next big shake.
Read MoreTemescal Street Cinema launches a new season of summer outdoor movies
Over 200 people gathered on 49th Street, just off of Telegraph Avenue, to sit down in the middle of the street and watch a documentary film screened on the side of the Bank of the West building. The weekly tradition in the summer, known as the Temescal Street Cinema, started its season last Thursday and has been a part of the community since 2008.
Read MoreSpending time with The Waiting Room, a documentary on Oakland’s Highland Hospital
“The Waiting Room” is an upcoming feature-length documentary film shot entirely at Oakland’s Highland Hospital. The film follows a group of patients and doctors as they struggle through the realities of the public health care system—lack of insurance, the high cost of care, a shortage of beds, and extremely long wait times. Peter Nicks, the film’s director sat down with Oakland North reporter Adam Grossberg to discuss the project.
Read MoreHighland Hospital breaks ground for new Acute Tower
On Friday, all five Alameda County supervisors and the county administrator convened, not in their downtown meeting room, but beside a construction site at Highland Hospital to celebrate the groundbreaking of the hospital’s Acute Tower Replacement Project. A dozen ceremonial shovels were placed next to the podium, while several excavators were doing the real work on the other side of the fence.
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