Dive Into Memorial Day Weekend … Safely!
Rising temperatures, sunny skies and the return of long summer days mean fun by the pool!
Before you dive in, stay safe this Memorial Day weekend, and whenever you swim, by reading these safety tips from the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services:
Swimming safety tips
- Make sure you and your kids know how to swim by taking swim lessons.
- Swim where there’s a lifeguard on duty.
- Never swim alone.
- Don’t drink alcohol if you are swimming or watching children swim.
- Don’t use floating toys, like water wings, in place of life jackets.
Keeping children safe
- At least one adult should be watching when children are near or in water.
- Make sure you aren’t distracted: Don’t read, text or use the phone when watching young children.
- Even if your child knows how to swim, watch him or her carefully.
- Safeguard your pool: Install 4-sided fencing that separates the pool from the house or yard. Make sure that your fence is at least 4-feet high and make sure the gates on your pool fencing open outward and self-close and self-latch, out of reach of children.
Enjoy your swim in good health!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of our Alta Bates Summit pediatricians about swimming safety and your children at FindaDoctor.
Is High Blood Pressure the Silent Killer?
Did you know that one in three adults has high blood pressure, but doesn’t know it?
High blood pressure is often called the silent killer because it usually has no symptoms as it “quietly” causes heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and many other health problems.
When you have high blood pressure (also known as hypertension), your heart has to work harder than normal to pump blood throughout your body.
Blood pressure screenings help save lives.
Prevent problems before they develop. Get your blood pressure checked and learn what your safe blood pressure range is.
Even if your blood pressure is within a healthy range, it could be rising over time. Fortunately, there are lifestyle changes you can make to help lower your blood pressure and stay healthy. Read more about high blood pressure (hypertension).
Talk to your doctor about blood pressure screenings to see if you are at risk. Find a doctor at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland or in your area by clicking on TheDoctorForYou.
Improving Patient Care in the East Bay
We’re proud to announce that, today, after months of planning and of training clinical staff and AIM team members, the Advanced Illness Management (AIM)® Program is going “live” in the East Bay.
This program will include Alta Bates Summit, Eden and Sutter Delta medical centers; Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation (SEBMF); and Sutter Care at Home. Read More about Improving Patient Care in the East Bay
Alta Bates Summit’s New Patient Care Pavilion–Nearing Home Stretch
Alta Bates Summit’s new Patient Care Pavilion, under construction February 2013
Sutter Health’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland began construction on its new Patient Care Pavilion and new parking garage in October of 2010.
The center of this project is a new building that will offer Oakland residents a calming and healing environment–continuing more than 100 years of Alta Bates Summit’s tradition of providing patient care to the community. Read More about Alta Bates Summit’s New Patient Care Pavilion–Nearing Home Stretch
East Bay Volunteer Opportunities: Tele-Care Celebrates 43 Years of Touching and Saving Lives
A simple phone call can make a day, offer reassurance and even save a life.
For more than 40 years, dedicated groups of volunteers through Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s Tele-Care Program have reached out to members of the San Francisco East Bay Area who live alone, are isolated, home-bound, disabled, convalescing from an illness or in need of a caring, friendly voice. Read More about East Bay Volunteer Opportunities: Tele-Care Celebrates 43 Years of Touching and Saving Lives
Alta Bates Summit in Oakland Awarded an “A” for Patient Safety
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center has been honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Score by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. Read More about Alta Bates Summit in Oakland Awarded an “A” for Patient Safety
Holiday Greetings at Alta Bates Summit
On Wednesday, Dec. 19, the community of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center joined hands in making their 20th annual Holiday Food and Gift Basket Collection a huge success.
“I am just delighted!” said Rev. Carrie Buckner, director of chaplaincy services at Alta Bates Summit. “Thanks to the amazing generosity of our Alta Bates Summit community, we collected 118 food baskets, hundreds of gifts for children and families, and $1,400 in grocery gift cards that were distributed to families in need this holiday season–including 24 beautiful food baskets from our Surgery Center alone.” Read More about Holiday Greetings at Alta Bates Summit
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