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Louise Nakada , Director of Community Relations, Alameda Hospital, 510/814-4362

 

Alameda Hospital Receives Gold Performance Achievement Award for Cardiac Care

 

Alameda, December 1, 2011 — Alameda Hospital is one of only 167 hospitals nationwide to receive the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiac Data Registry (NCDR) ACTION Registry – Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2011.  The award recognizes Alameda Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients, and signifies that Alameda Hospital has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients. 

“The American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association commend Alameda Hospital for its success in implementing standards of care and protocols.  The full implementation of acute and secondary prevention guideline-recommended therapy is a critical step in saving lives and improving outcomes for heart attack patients,” Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA, ACTION Registry – GWTG Steering Committee Chair and Director of Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy  Center and James Jollis, MD, FACC, ACTION Registry-GWTG Co-Chair and Professor of Medicine and Radiology at  Duke University Hospital.

“The time is right for Alameda Hospital to be focused on improving the quality of cardiovascular care by implementing ACTION Registry-GWTG.  The number of acute myocardial infarction patients eligible for treatment is expected to grow over the next decade due to increasing incidence of heart disease and a large aging population,” said Dr. Stephen Raskin, Director of Critical Care at Alameda Hospital. 

This is the second year that Alameda Hospital has received the Gold Performance Achievement Award for coronary artery disease/heat attack care.  It has also been recognized for outstanding care of heart failure.       

  “Alameda Hospital is dedicated to assuring that the cardiac care we provide is among the best in the country, and the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines program is helping us accomplish that by making it easier for our professionals to improve the long-term outcomes of our cardiac patients,” said Alameda Hospital CEO, Deborah Stebbins. “We are pleased to be recognized for our dedication and achievements in cardiac care.”

 

Alameda Hospital Announces the Expansion of Long Term Care

ALAMEDA, Calif., October 11, 2011 — Following the District Board Meeting held on October 10, 2011, the City of Alameda Health Care District announces the approval of a resolution that would allow Alameda Hospital to pursue the expansion of its current capacity to provide long term care to the community by subletting and operating the 120-bed Waters Edge Skilled Nursing Facility under the hospital’s license.  Waters Edge Skilled Nursing Facility is a 5-star facility (top ten percent in the country) in the federal government’s nursing home rating system, located at 2401 Blanding Avenue. 

As health care reform changes the health care landscape in our community and neighboring areas, the demand for high quality, post-acute care services will increase.  Many providers in the East Bay are exiting long term care, allowing an opportunity for Alameda Hospital to contract with other area providers to meet this need.  Since 1971, the Zimmerman family has successfully owned and operated Waters Edge Skilled Nursing Facility, a component of Alameda Elder Communities, providing high quality care to its residents.  Alameda Elder Communities has recently embarked on the development of a senior network and co-housing project, and with Alameda Hospital, is excited about this opportunity to enhance the continuum of care for Alameda’s growing senior population.  The Zimmerman Family will continue to own and operate Alameda Elder Communities’ two assisted living facilities, Waters Edge Lodge and Elders Inn, as well as Alameda Elder Services, a Medicare approved rehabilitation agency.

Alameda Hospital and the Zimmerman Family are committed to maintaining the long tradition of high quality care provided to the residents of Waters Edge Skilled Nursing Facility and have a unified vision for enhancing the continuum of care for seniors in Alameda.   This joint effort will provide an opportunity for Alameda Hospital to establish an ongoing relationship with Alameda Elder Communities as other senior services and projects develop.   Financially, this service expansion will provide Alameda Hospital an increase in revenue that will result in a positive bottom line for the District.

Special meetings will be held for Waters Edge Skilled Nursing Facility employees, residents and their families with Alameda Hospital management to discuss the transition and to answer any questions they may have.   Current employees of Waters Edge Skilled Nursing Facility have provided quality care for many years and will have the opportunity to continue to do so.  Alameda Hospital looks forward to working with the staff and health care providers who have cared for Waters Edge patients over the years.

A date will be announced in the near future regarding a public informational session regarding the transaction.

Alameda Hospital and the Zimmerman family are excited about this opportunity and are committed to continuing the tradition of high quality and compassionate care for seniors in Alameda.

** Added 10.19.11:  Click HERE for November 2, 2011 Public Workshop Announcement