Alameda County Medical Center

Alameda County Medical Center is among the top fifteen employers in Alameda County and is the source of 2,800 local jobs. Since opening its doors as Fairmont Hospital in 1864—and Highland Hospital in 1927—Alameda County Medical Center’s mission has been to maintain and improve the health of all county residents, regardless of ability to pay. The medical center operates one of the nation’s busiest emergency departments, and it is a designated Regional Level II Trauma Center. It has three hospital campuses and three freestanding health centers. Alameda is a teaching hospital, affiliated with University of California San Francisco. It’s Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency is affiliated with University of the Pacific.

Alameda County At-A-Glance