Highland Hospital is a

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. It is operated by the

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. It is the primary

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and a county hospital in Alameda County. It has been an adult

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since August 3, 2017 and an adult Level II trauma center since 1985 and operates the most trafficked

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in the county. Highland Hospital is affiliated with the

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(UCSF) and is also home to the UCSF East Bay Surgery Program. Their

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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.

History

''The Waiting Room''

Highland Hospital was the location of '' The Waiting Room'', a 2012 documentary film and social media project directed by

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composed of vignettes of events, patients, doctors, and staff at Highland, compressed as if the events occurred over one day.

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External links

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Alameda Health System Homepage
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History

''The Waiting Room''

See also

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