Alameda Health Care District Board

Fire Deparment, hospital to expand transport partnership

Michele Ellson
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 12:05am
Alameda Fire Department BLS

Photo from the City of Alameda website.

The Alameda Fire Department is preparing to expand the non-emergency transport services it provides to patients at Alameda Hospital who need rides to appointments and other health care facilities. The City Council is set to consider changes to the contract between both entities on Tuesday. Read more >> about Fire Deparment, hospital to expand transport partnership

Four vying for hospital board seat

Michele Ellson
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 12:05am

Four people with more than a century’s combined experience in different aspects of the health care field have applied to fill out the second half of former Alameda Health Care District Board member Stewart Chen’s four-year term, in the wake of Chen’s ascension into a City Council seat.

Lynn Bratchett, Shubha Fanse, Terrie L. Kurrasch and Tracy Lynn Jensen have all applied to fill Chen’s seat on the board, which oversees Alameda Hospital. A replacement for Chen is expected to be picked on January 28. Read more >> about Four vying for hospital board seat

McCormick, Battani keep hospital board seats

Heather L. Wood
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 12:31am

Alameda Health Care District Board incumbents Mike McCormick and Jordan Battani beat challengers in a Tuesday night race that may determine the future of Alameda’s only hospital. The hospital lost approximately $1.9 million this fiscal year despite bringing in more than $6 million in annual revenue from a parcel tax approved by voters in 2002, and its financial sustainability is uncertain. Read more >> about McCormick, Battani keep hospital board seats

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