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 Level I trauma center since August 3, 2017 and an adult Level II trauma center since 1985 and operates the most trafficked emergency department in the county. Highland Hospital is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and is also home to the UCSF East Bay Surgery Program. Their medical residency programs are among the most competitive and highly sought after in the nation.
Video Highland Hospital (Oakland, California)
History
- Alameda Health System History
Maps Highland Hospital (Oakland, California)
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
- List of hospitals in California
- The Waiting Room (2012 film) - documentary following the lives of patients and staff at Highland Hospital Emergency Department during one day.
References
External links
- Highland Hospital Homepage
- Alameda Health System Homepage
Source of article : Wikipedia
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