Alameda Health System

Doing business as Highland Hospital

Hospital in Oakland, CA, Medicare certification number 050320. CMS publishes 64 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 050320The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Control type: Hospital district or authority
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Oct 25, 2019
Beds: 613
Overall star rating: 1 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Jul 1, 1998 (1 total)
Address: 1411 East 31St Street
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 437-4800

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 3

Alameda Health System

dba Highland General Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1083815872
Medicare enrollment
Alameda Health System

dba Highland General Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1396764353
Medicare enrollment
Alameda Health System

dba Highland General Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1700087590
Medicare enrollment

Units certified under this facility 2

Provider of Services

Parts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.

Fairmont Hospital Inpatient rehabilitation facility, CCN 05T320, 18 measures, 8 providers
John George Psychiatric Hospital Hospital, CCN 05S320

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.51 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.45 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.05 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.2 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.43 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.86 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Affiliated providers 634

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Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Amira Athanasios, MD
- Addiction Psychiatry Physician
- Trinity, FL
- NPI 1437788296
Emily Au, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- San Francisco, CA
- NPI 1427583996
Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D.
- Ophthalmology Physician
- Union City, CA
- NPI 1417007238
Vahid Azimi, MD
- Clinical Pathology Physician
- Saint Louis, MO
- NPI 1154947810
Caitlin H. Bailey, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1992016323
Benjamin Hong-Yul Bak, MD
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Edina, MN
- NPI 1821059767
Naveen Balan
- Trauma Surgery Physician
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1669979134
Sophie D Barbant, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- San Francisco, CA
- NPI 1720099526
Kristen Bascombe, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- San Francisco, CA
- NPI 1396308615
Genna Beattie, M.D.
- Surgery Physician
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1386031870
Gabriel Beaudoin
- Psychiatry Physician
- San Francisco, CA
- NPI 1639756075
Ann Marie Belanger, DO
- Family Medicine Physician
- Alameda, CA
- NPI 1700415031
Praveen Belur, M.D.
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- San Antonio, TX
- NPI 1083091771
Leigh Ben-Zvy
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1396308524
Robert Adam Benard, NP
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- San Francisco, CA
- NPI 1184027724
Tara Deanna Benesch, MD, MS
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1487117941
Neilen Benvegnu, MD
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
- Newport Beach, CA
- NPI 1073054490
Ting Berger, ARNP
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1447709795
Monica Berletti
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Oakland, CA
- NPI 1801125406
Rachel Leah Berry-Millett, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bronx, NY
- NPI 1689056012
Monica Bhargava, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Castro Valley, CA
- NPI 1619900347
Meera Bhateja, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Newark, CA
- NPI 1619023793
Nisha Bhatia, MD
- Neurology Physician
- Peoria, IL
- NPI 1740595024
Jeanie Kaur Bhuller, D.O.
- Anesthesiology Physician
- San Francisco, CA
- NPI 1801020391
Michael William Bi, MD
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
- Fresno, CA
- NPI 1720583032

Complications and deaths 18

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.95
- State average 1.06 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 487 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected1.06
- State average 0.96 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected198.35
- State average 170.51 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 50 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected6.8
- State average 8.24 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 83 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected11.8
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 60 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected13.3
- State average 10.29 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 148 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected11.9
- State average 14.49 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 237 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected10.7
- State average 11.57 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 68 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.3
- State average 3.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- No different than the national rate
- 1,143 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.17
- State average 0.21 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 4,370 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.27
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 4,344 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected2.54
- State average 3.52 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 689 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected2.07
- State average 1.67 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 165 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.91
- State average 2.31 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 681 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected11.62
- State average 9.56 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 179 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.44
- State average 5.5 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 163 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.97
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 126 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.76
- State average 0.48 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 3,387 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (2)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients — 1

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0
- State average 0.54
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) Better0
- State average 0.6
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.57
- State average 0.37
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.52
- State average 0.7
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.68
- State average 0.79
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 4.5
- State average 4.96 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 3.2
- State average 8.42 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1
- State average 1.02
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 18

Medicare Care Compare

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 62
- State average 70
- National average 65
- 203 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 188
- State average 180
- National average 168
- 786 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 347
- State average 398
- National average 287
- 15 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 182
- State average 174
- National average 162
- 701 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 290
- State average 260
- National average 257
- 70 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 94
- State average 93
- National average 93
- 77 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 47
- State average 74
- National average 69
- 15 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 79
- State average 72
- National average 78
- 4,363 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events 1
- State average 0.19 (computed here)
- National average 0.18 (computed here)
- 8,585 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia 1
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.09 (computed here)
- 3,268 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 98
- State average 94.78 (computed here)
- National average 93.49 (computed here)
- 1,429 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Left before being seen 6
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 92,245 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 14
- State average 13
- National average 15
- 3,790 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 70
- State average 77
- National average 73
- 67 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 88
- State average 88
- National average 87
- 42 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 84
- State average 84
- National average 81
- 203 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 88
- State average 95
- National average 93
- 120 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 43
- State average 48.75 (computed here)
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 53 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (12)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 — 5
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 5
Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 11

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.5
- State average 14.43 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 51 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.9
- State average 21.41 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 184 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients 141.8
- State average 11.09 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 59 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 27.6
- State average 7.9 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 186 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 35.3
- State average 16.67 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 253 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.6
- State average 17.7 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 243 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5
- State average 5.55 (computed here)
- National average 5.4
- No different than the national rate
- 64 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected13.5
- State average 11.39 (computed here)
- National average 10.7
- No different than the national rate
- 64 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19
- State average 19.94 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 107 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected14.4
- State average 12.91 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 355 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 84 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

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Sources for this page

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