CA SB1352

Renames the Alameda County Medical Center to the Alameda Health System throughout state law to reflect the entity's expanded facilities and services.

Authorizes the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to establish an independent hospital authority to manage, administer, and control the Alameda Health System while maintaining the county's ultimate responsibility for indigent care.

Specifies that the hospital authority shall be a separate legal entity from the county, governed by a board appointed by the Board of Supervisors, with independence from county policies and operations.

Protects hospital authority eligibility for state and federal funding programs including Medi-Cal reimbursements, supplemental payments, and other county hospital funding sources.

Includes protections for hospital authority employees regarding pension eligibility, collective bargaining rights, service credit recognition, and transition benefits from county employment.