East Bay Physicians Should Prepare for Widespread COVID-19 East Bay physicians should be advised that local public health official are preparing for COVID-19 to become more widespread in the coming days and weeks. March 4, 2020 Emergency Care/On-Call, Hospitals, Public Health COVID-19, Public Health Read More »
Health Care Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 The Alameda County Public Health Department and Solano Public Health are reporting that two health care workers are presumptive positive for COVID-19. March 2, 2020 Emergency Care/On-Call, Hospitals, Public Health COVID-19, Public Health Read More »
CDC Coronavirus Update CDC releases update about coronavirus. February 10, 2020 Hospitals, Public Health, Regulatory Requirements CDC, Coronavirus, Public Health Read More »
Mandatory Flu Vaccination or Mask for Health Care Workers The Alameda County Public Health Department issued an alert regarding mandatory flu vaccination or masking of all health care workers. October 4, 2019 General, Hospitals, Public Health, Regulatory Requirements Alameda County, Flu Read More »
Measles Case Confirmed in Berkeley The city of Berkeley and Alameda County have released a Joint Health alert regarding a recently confirmed case of measles in a Berkeley adult resident. The infected individual visited a local grocery store, Berkeley Bowl, on May 7. May 20, 2019 General, Hospitals, Public Health Berkeley, Measles Read More »
ACPHD Issues Measles Health Advisory The Alameda County Public Health Department has issued an additional health advisory concerning a recent potential measles exposure at an Alameda County restaurant on 3/23/19, as well as precautions clinicians should take. April 10, 2019 General, Hospitals, Public Health Alameda County, Measles, Public Health Read More »
Alameda County Issues Hep B Update The Alameda County Public Health Department has issued a call for testing, vaccinating, and providing treatment for hepatitis B infection April 3, 2019 General, Hospitals, Public Health Hepatitis B, Public Health, Treatment, Update Read More »
Hospital Mergers Affect Quality of Care A high of 115 hospital or health system mergers occurred in 2017, and a recent study found three key sources of safety risks because of system expansion. August 3, 2018 Hospitals Hospitals Read More »
SB 538 Withdrawn SB 538, a bill that would have prohibited large health systems from requiring health insurers to contract with all their hospitals and affiliates, has been withdrawn. July 6, 2018 Hospitals Hospitals Read More »