Highland Hospital is a public hospital in Alameda County, Oakland, California. It is operated by the Alameda Health System. It is a primary trauma center and regional hospital in Alameda County.
It has been the center of adult Level I trauma since 3 August 2017 and adult trauma center II since 1985 and operates the most heavily 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 East Surgical Program. Their medical residency program is the most competitive and highly demanded in the country.
Video Highland Hospital (Oakland, California)
History
- Natural Health System History
Maps Highland Hospital (Oakland, California)
Waiting Room
Highland Hospital is the location of The Waiting Room, a 2012 documentary and social media project directed by Peter Nicks consisting of event sketches, patients, doctors, and staff at Highland, which is compressed as if it happened for a day.
See also
- List of hospitals in California
- Waiting Room (film 2012) Ã, - a documentary that follows the lives of patients and staff at the Highland Department of Emergency Hospital for one day.
References
External links
- Highland Homepage Hospital
- Alameda Health System Website
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