BCH Oakland policy requires all staff and visitors to wear a BCH Oakland ID badge while on the premises. This includes all faculty, staff, trainees, observers, and visitors. The BCH Oakland badge is separate from the UCSF badge.
Visitors may obtain a badge from the Security Desks located in the hospital and OPC II.
All other badges must be initiated by the individual's home department in the BCH Oakland's ServiceNow portal. Several members of the Oakland HR team will respond to these requests. All UCSF employees issued a badge are required to have the Medical Center-level health screening (Flu, Covid, MMR, Varicella, Tdap, TB, etc.). Both initial requests and additional access must be requested through the ServiceNow portal, as applicable.
Applicant | Approver | Service Now Request Path |
| Clinically Active Faculty | BCH Oakland Medical Staff Office after approval of medical staff credentials | Badge Applicant Type: UCSF or BCH Oakland Employee > Credentialed |
| Research Faculty | BCH Oakland Human Resources | Badge Applicant Type: MLK- Research Building (CHORI) > MLK -RB Tenant |
| UCSF Staff | BCH Oakland Human Resources | Badge Applicant Type: UCSF School of Medicine (SOM)> SOM Employee |
| UCSF Trainees | Initiated and approved by BCH Oakland GME | N/A |
| Physician observers | Initiated and approved by BCH Oakland Medical Staff Office | N/A |
| Medical trainee observers | Initiated and approved by BCH Oakland GME | N/A |
| Non-physician, non-training observers and interns (e.g., undergraduate students) | Department Chair, Division Chief, CAO, and other departmentally delegated approvers. | Badge Applicant Type: UCSF School of Medicine (SOM)> SOM Student – Observer |