UCI Health is pleased to announce it has earned the 2019 Get With The Guidelines® - Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award in heart and stroke failure bestowed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the number five cause of death…
UCI Health is pleased to announce that its cancer program has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Specialty Care by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. To earn Blue Distinction for Cancer Care, a hospital must provide a full range of cancer services. These centers have a demonstrated…
The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, a UCI Health center, will host its fifth annual Hope & Help Gala on Saturday, Sept. 7 to raise awareness and funds to support programs that provide help and hope to children, adolescents, young adults and their families living with autism spectrum disorder…
UCI Health invites the public to attend an open house celebrating the opening of its new center in Yorba Linda from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 18637 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, Calif. The free community celebration will feature refreshments provided by Bristol Farms, Blue…
IN THE NEWS: UCI Health just wrapped up its Summer Surgery Program, where 24 high school students acquire unique hands-on experience in the fields of surgery and medicine from top health professionals. Local news reporters recently interviewed students as they learned surgical skills like suturing wounds, gained hands-on experience with…
Thirty-one people were killed this weekend in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Events like this, and the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, highlight the need for the public to understand how controlling bleeding can save lives after a mass shooting, car accident or an…
For the 19th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized UCI Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals. The annual rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients. This year, the report highlights the excellence of UCI Health programs in gynecology, No. 20 (tie)…
Approximately 1.2 percent of the U.S. population has active epilepsy, affecting 3 million adults and 470,000 children, according to the CDC. UCI Health epileptologist, Mona Sazgar, MD, has released a book for medical school trainees and epilepsy fellows in neurology, neurophysiology, and other neurologists who provide diagnosis and care for…
Edward L. Nelson, MD, chief of hematology/oncology at UCI Medical Center, will be recognized as the Medical Honoree at the American Cancer Society Celebration of Life – Drive Against Cancer gala on July 27, 2019. The medical honoree award, chosen by the American Cancer Society, recognizes community leaders who attack…
