The Discovery Eye Foundation – a Los Angeles-based organization that supports research, education, advocacy and treatment related to sight-threatening eye diseases – has given $2 million to UCI Health’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute to establish dedicated hubs for cornea and retina outreach programs and research. The new Discovery Cornea Center…
The UCI Health telemedicine stroke program in its first year of operation at Corona Regional Medical Center provided acute stroke therapy to 62 area residents who were diagnosed via a two-way videoconferencing and image sharing system, and transferred to UC Irvine Medical Center for high-level care. UCI Health stroke neurologists…
IN THE NEWS: The number of fatal drug overdoses in Orange County has soared to a 10-year high. According to the coroner’s office, more than two-thirds of last year’s 286 cases involved opioids, making Orange County’s opioid death rate one of the highest in the state – 17th out of…
Arlene Kaye jabs the button to open the garage door at her suburban Orange County home. Sunlight floods the space, revealing that Kaye has places to go and people to see. Although she has battled multiple sclerosis for 38 years, Kaye, 62, will not be deterred. Her car is equipped…
UCI Health invites the public to learn more about the latest advances in women’s health and wellness that help promote successful midlife transitions. A panel of experts will share their insights into leading-edge prevention, diagnosis, and treatment options for gynecological cancers, pelvic floor disorders and cardiovascular disease at 7 p.m…
UC Irvine Medical Center is Orange County’s only hospital, and one of a handful in Southern California, to fully meet national maternity quality care standards in the latest hospital quality report released today by The Leapfrog Group. The report examines hospital adherence to national standards in key measures of maternity…
UCI Health is one of eight U.S. hospitals and health systems recently honored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for implementing innovative strategies and lifesaving procedures to prevent hospitalized patients from developing blood clots. UCI Health collaborated with the four other UC academic medical centers, located…
UCI Health has again received an “A” grade in the spring 2016 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog…
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