Highland Hospital (Oakland, California)
| Highland Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Alameda Health System | |
Level I trauma center | |
| Beds | 236 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
Highland Hospital is a public hospital in Alameda County, Oakland, California. It is operated by the Alameda Health System. It is the primary trauma center and a county hospital in Alameda County.
It has been an adult
medical residency
programs are among the most competitive and highly sought after in the nation.
In October 2020, the staff at Highland went on strike to improve safety for patients. The management had been subcontracting jobs to the private sector in order to remove benefits. Wait times in emergency room had been six to eight hours. The strike succeeded in stimulating Alameda County to replace the executive board, and the executive board began replacing the profit-oriented management with managers that had a greater appreciation for patient care.[3]
History
37°47′54″N 122°13′54″W / 37.7983°N 122.2316°W[4]
The Waiting Room
Highland Hospital was the location of The Waiting Room, a 2012 documentary film and social media project directed by Peter Nicks composed of vignettes of events, patients, doctors, and staff at Highland, compressed as if the events occurred over one day.
See also
References
- ^ "Highland Hospital Named East Bay's First Adult Level 1 Trauma Center | Alameda Health System". www.alamedahealthsystem.org. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ Designated trauma centers. From State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority. Access 2012-07-19
- ^ "VIDEO: Health Care Strikes During a Pandemic". February 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland Hospital
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