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…
Amid the aroma of garlic, onion and myriad spices, UCI Health officially opened a gleaming new teaching kitchen at its bustling Family Health Center in Santa Ana. The nearly 1,100-square-foot, state-of-the-art Lois Eisenberg Teaching Kitchen opened July 19 and will be used for group cooking sessions for patients and a…
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…
The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association has bestowed its President’s Award on Linda L. Dickey, RN, MPH, senior director of epidemiology and infection prevention for UCI Health. The ASHE President’s Award is presented at the discretion of the sitting ASHE president to an…
UCI Health is partnering with the first U.S. chapter of the nonprofit organization Not Just Tourists to recycle and redistribute potentially life-saving medical supplies to international care providers in need — and they’re the only U.S. hospital to do so. The collaboration was spearheaded by Gary Brentlinger, a nurse manager…
At least 18 promising cancer studies and early-phase clinical trials will move forward at the University of California, Irvine’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, thanks to supporters of the third annual UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge, which raised a record $620,000 for cancer research. More than 185 teams and 2,800 individuals contributed…
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