Stanford Health Care and Alameda Health System (AHS) announced Thursday a partnership to expand specialized care at Hayward, Calif.-based St. Rose Hospital.
Stanford Health Care Executive Vice President and COO Rick Shumway told Fierce Healthcare in a statement that the collaboration is about reinforcing stability at the independent community hospital and “helping ensure that the people of this community continue to have access to high-quality care close to home.”
Shumway said the organization is “honored” to establish St. Rose Hospital Community Fund, which will support hospital services and programs and “help address broader health access needs across Hayward and neighboring communities.”
Stanford Health Care physicians will also be caring for patients at the hospital’s skilled nursing facility. “This expands access for our patients, provides meaningful utilization of St. Rose services and creates an opportunity for our institutions to learn from one another as we continue building strong clinical programs together,” Shumway said.
The collaboration will also:
- Develop a community-based inpatient medical psychiatric unit
- Lease a portion of the hospital’s medical-surgical beds to create “high-quality units” managed by Stanford
- Expand operating rooms to be used by Stanford surgeons and proceduralists
- Support the AHS/St. Rose Foundation to further community health initiatives
A timeline for access to these services will be available at a later date, the announcement said.
St. Rose Hospital became an AHS affiliate in November 2024 amid concerns that the hospital could shutter.
“In just two short years, AHS has transformed St. Rose into a financially stable hospital that is now operating in the black, demonstrating our deep experience in revitalizing and strengthening community hospitals,” said James Jackson, AHS CEO, in the announcement. “This new effort builds on that momentum and reinforces St. Rose as a critical asset for the Hayward community and the broader East Bay.”