On Thursday, Alameda quietly flipped the sign to “open” on Arnold’s Place, a 50‑bed medical respite center on McKay Avenue that is designed to give unhoused neighbors a dignified place to heal after illness, surgery or a hospital stay. The new facility sits on the footprint of the long‑planned Alameda Wellness Campus and is named for Arnold Perkins, a longtime local public‑health leader.
City officials and nonprofit partners used the opening to publicly thank Alameda Point Collaborative staff, giving special credit to Doug Biggs for steering the project over the finish line.
A place to heal
In a post from the City of Alameda – Local Government, officials shared photos from the ribbon cutting and described Arnold’s Place as a site that “provides a safe haven for those recovering from illness or surgery,” while thanking the many partners who helped make it real.
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