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Alta Bates Summit named medication safety center of excellence
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, has received an ASHP designation for excellence in medication-use safety and pharmacy practice.
ASHP is the organization that granted the recognition.
The center is part of Sutter Health, based in Sacramento, California.
It is the first Sutter medical center to earn this designation.
The recognition is for pharmacy departments that demonstrate high standards in pharmacy practice, medication safety and patient care.
Medication safety matters because it is part of how hospitals care for patients.
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, has been named an ASHP Certified Center of Excellence in Medication-Use Safety and Pharmacy Practice.
It is the first Sutter medical center to receive the designation.
The designation recognizes pharmacy departments for high levels of pharmacy practice, medication safety and patient care.
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists announced the designation, according to Becker's Hospital Review.
- Who
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, part of Sutter Health.
- What
- It was named an ASHP Certified Center of Excellence in Medication-Use Safety and Pharmacy Practice.
- When
- October 12, 2026, the article's publication date.
- Where
- Oakland, California.
- Why
- The designation recognizes pharmacy departments that demonstrate high levels of pharmacy practice, medication safety and patient care.
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- Hospital
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
- City
- Oakland, California
- Parent health system
- Sutter Health
- Designation
- ASHP Certified Center of Excellence in Medication-Use Safety and Pharmacy Practice
- Sutter first
- First Sutter medical center to earn the designation
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