UPDATED: ALAMEDA FIRE CHIEF ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
1, September 2, 2010 – 10:43 am | 8 Comments

Updated 1:23 p.m. Thursday, September 2
Alameda Fire Chief David Kapler has been placed on administrative leave following revelations he used the city’s gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicles and that he had faced similar …

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Alameda Hospital inks contract with nurses
1, June 29, 2010 – 4:50 am | 2 Comments
Alameda Hospital inks contract with nurses

Management at Alameda Hospital has inked a three-year deal with the hospital’s 160 nurses. The contract, which was ratified by local members of the California Nurses Association on June 22 and approved by the Alameda …

Hospital board talks seismic planning
1, March 1, 2010 – 5:50 am | 13 Comments
Hospital board talks seismic planning

The Alameda Health Care District Board is set tonight to discuss moving forward on plans for seismic upgrades needed at Alameda Hospital.
Associate Administrator Kerry Easthope will ask the board to allow the hospital’s administration to …

Alameda Hospital faces pricey quake fixes
1, February 22, 2010 – 6:00 am | 6 Comments
Alameda Hospital faces pricey quake fixes

By Jan Greene
Alameda Hospital is facing millions of dollars in repairs to bring its 1950s-era facility into compliance with state laws mandating earthquake-safe hospitals.
Administrators are working with seismic engineers and architects to design bracing for …

Hospital board okays wage reductions to bridge loss of Kaiser contract
1, December 14, 2009 – 5:50 am | No Comment
Hospital board okays wage reductions to bridge loss of Kaiser contract

The Alameda Health Care District Board voted 5-0 on Wednesday night to allow Alameda Hospital management to seek 5 percent across-the-board wage reductions as part of a wider effort to bridge the pending expiration of …

Seven apply for hospital board seat
1, November 25, 2009 – 5:50 am | No Comment
Seven apply for hospital board seat

Seven people have applied for a vacant seat on the Alameda Health Care District’s board. The board oversees operations at Alameda Hospital.
The applicants are Stewart Chen, Elliott Gorelick, Jan Greene, James Oddie, Henry Ramos, Leah …

In their own words: Jordan Battani on the hospital board vacancy
1, November 18, 2009 – 5:45 am | No Comment
In their own words: Jordan Battani on the hospital board vacancy

On November 2, in my role as President of the City of Alameda Health Care District, I asked the other members of the District Board to consider a proposal to extend the deadline for applications …

UPDATED Kaiser declines renewal of Alameda Hospital contract
1, November 12, 2009 – 5:50 am | 6 Comments
UPDATED Kaiser declines renewal of Alameda Hospital contract

Updated at 12:57 p.m. Thursday, November 12
Kaiser Permanente has opted not to renew its surgical services contract with Alameda Hospital. The current contract expires on March 31, 2010.
Kaiser members will receive surgical services at Kaiser’s …

Hospital Board deadline extended
1, November 6, 2009 – 5:45 am | No Comment
Hospital Board deadline extended

The Board of Directors for the Alameda Health Care District has tacked two weeks onto the deadline to apply for a vacant spot on the board. The board oversees operations of the 161-bed Alameda Hospital …

Wasson leaves hospital board; replacement sought
1, October 22, 2009 – 5:50 am | No Comment
Wasson leaves hospital board; replacement sought

Alameda Hospital is looking for someone to fill a vacancy on the Alameda Health Care District board that opened when Steven Wasson announced his resignation at the board’s October 12 meeting.
Wasson, who served as the …

Hospital seeks extension of seismic deadline
1, August 12, 2009 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Hospital seeks extension of seismic deadline

Officials over at Alameda Hospital are asking state legislators for a bill that would give them an extension on the deadline for making state-mandated seismic improvements to the buildings on their campus.
Hospital officials have been …

AMP budget up for Monday vote
1, June 11, 2009 – 6:00 am | No Comment
AMP budget up for Monday vote

Alameda Municipal Power may have unloaded its troublesome telecom, but that unfortunately doesn’t mean the utility is out of the woods yet, financially speaking. Looks like they will be staring at a $4.5 million budget …