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Lessons from Alameda County’s Emergency Vaccination Program

May 6, 2022 || James Cetrone

Learn how Alameda Health System, in Oakland, Calif., improved COVID-19 vaccine access by vaccinating emergency department patients.

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Navigating Opioid Treatment and Recovery – A Pathway to Health Equity

March 21, 2022 || James Cetrone

Explore three complementary programs to increase access to substance use disorder treatment in the hospital setting.

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40 Years Essential: A Blueprint for Building Equity

Jan. 18, 2022 || Emily Schweich

Mini Swift, MD, MPH, vice president for population health at association member Alameda Health System, shares how the association’s research tools and Essential Women’s Leadership Academy shaped her career.

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America’s Essential Hospitals Announces New Board Leadership

July 1, 2019 || Staff

New member leaders for America’s Essential Hospitals and its research and education arm, Essential Hospitals Institute, take office July 1.

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The “Alameda Model”: Creating a Psychiatric Emergency Service

Dec. 19, 2018 || Nicole Contrino

Discover how essential hospital Alameda Health System, in Oakland, Calif., improved outcomes with an innovative approach to psychiatric emergency care.

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Helping Women Leaders Thrive at Essential Hospitals

Nov. 1, 2018 || Emily Schweich

Four health care leaders shared strategies for supporting women leaders in the workplace at the Essential Women's Leadership Academy closing panel.

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Calif. Hospitals Launch Initiative To Reduce Repeat ED Visits

June 30, 2016 || Olivia Graziano

Six Northern California hospitals, including two association members, are using a shared database of emergency department patients' health records to promote consistent care across providers.

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Association Announces Changes to Governing Boards

July 13, 2015 || Carl Graziano

New chairs among leadership changes for association and Essential Hospitals Institute boards

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Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee Helps Drive Down C. diff

Dec. 15, 2014 || Staff

Using a collaborative approach, Alameda Health System's Highland Hospital reduced its Clostridium difficile rate due to antibiotic exposure by 68.2 percent between 2010 through the second quarter of 2014.

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Association Announces New Leadership

July 7, 2014 || Staff

Boards changes approved

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Medicaid Incentive Programs: Extending the Reach of Health Care Transformation

June 30, 2014 || Staff

Using case studies and related research, America's Essential Hospitals describes how waiver-based incentive programs support essential hospitals' delivery system reform.

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