Alameda Healthcare Foundation

Who benefits from Alameda County Medical Center? YOU do!, if you are a resident of northern Alameda County—or even someone just passing through—who happens to suffer a life-threatening injury or illness.

The Highland Campus of Alameda County Medical Center (known for decades as Highland Hospital) has an acute-care, teaching hospital, with a physician population of 463. It has one of the top Trauma Centers in the country, nationally renowned for its expertise in saving victims from automobile, gunshots, and other life threatening accidents and injuries. Its Emergency Department is the life-blood of the entire health care system in Alameda County. Located in the hills of Oakland, Highland operates more than 50 health clinics, from dentistry and family practice to obstetrics and gynecology, serving a population of more than one million people.

In 1990, a group of concerned citizens established a vehicle to secure
and provide financial and material support for Highland General Hospital,
now known as Alameda County Medical Center - Highland Campus.
These citizens recognized that as State and Federal funds continued to
shrink and patient needs continued to grow, the community would have
to become involved in supporting the continuation of quality health care
for Alameda County Medical Center’s patients.

The Foundation is a non-profit entity registered as a 501(c)(3) organization with the State of California. Donations to it are tax-deductible. Our sole purpose is to provide support for the Alameda County Medical Center and its critically important programs. Funding is obtained through grants, major gifts, annual giving, special events, employee giving, donor advisory funds, and memorial funds.

In June of 2004, the Foundation completed a $5.3 million capital campaign to provide equipment and furnishings for the Koret Foundation
Critical Care and Clinical Center at the Highland Hospital Campus. The
Foundation surpassed its original goal of $5 million, and credits the
achievement in large part to the support of volunteers, employees,
individual and corporate donors; and foundation, governmental and
community partners - all working together in pursuit of community health.

The Foundation’s goal is to help continue this viable institution by soliciting funds from individuals, foundations, corporations and special fund raising activities.