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.