First Person: I worked 36 straight hours at the Alta Bates burn center during the Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm
Thomas Appleton writes about how Alta Bates staff treated dozens of burned patients while watching the fire approach the hospital.
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After musician’s death at a Berkeley hospital, fundraiser honors Zumbi
Steve “Zumbi” Gaines, who lived in Oakland, died at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley early Friday morning following a physical struggle with staff.
Berkeley residents who are 65 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine next, but supplies are limited
Older residents can get the shots once medical workers are vaccinated
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First COVID-19 vaccines given to health care workers at Alta Bates Hospital
Doctors, nurses and technicians who work in the emergency department at Alta Bates were vaccinated Saturday.
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Alta Bates Hospital workers in Berkeley will begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine Saturday
Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Friday, following closely behind several Bay Area hospitals that have already begun inoculation.
Frontline workers at Alta Bates hospital will be the first in Berkeley to get the COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine will be distributed during one of the darkest months of the pandemic, with cases surging throughout the Bay Area and California.
Man with gunshot wound walks into Berkeley hospital for help
Police are investigating Thursday after a man walked into a Berkeley hospital with a gunshot wound, authorities report.
East Bay first responders put on ‘flash mob’ parade to salute health care workers
A noisy, upbeat convoy of East Bay fire trucks, police cruisers and more, with many vintage rides, took in five local hospitals.
Berkeley police department reviews its investigation into missing 66-year-old man
A dispatcher who took a call from a tipster who had seen David Boutelle allegedly told her the missing man had been found when he hadn’t.
City of Berkeley ramps up efforts to watch for coronavirus
A reader asked Berkeleyside to find out why firefighters on a call this week were discussing protocols for coronavirus. Here’s what we learned.
‘Save it or sell it’: Berkeley asks Sutter for a concrete plan for Alta Bates
A new health impact assessment examines the possible effects of the closure or relocation of Alta Bates.
