California Assemblymember Jose Medina returned to UCI Medical Center today where he congratulated physicians, nurses and staff members for the exceptional care he received as a patient last fall. “I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, administrators and staff of UCI Medical Center for the…
In January, Project Search partnered again with UCI Health, Goodwill and Santiago College to provide career guidance to adults with autism. The new batch of interns — ages 22 to 30 — will rotate amongst various departments at the medical center. The goal of the program is to help them…
Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can be protected from future infections with a standard bathing regimen at home or in a nursing home after hospital discharge, according to a University of California, Irvine researcher and colleagues. The paper, “Decolonization to Reduce Post-discharge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers,”…
Home-based telerehabilitation is just as effective as clinic-based therapy at restoring arm function among stroke survivors, according a research presented by UCI Health stroke neurologist Steven C. Cramer MD, MMSc, at the American Stroke Association’s 2019 International Stroke Conference in Honolulu. “Many patients receive suboptimal rehabilitation therapy doses after stroke…
Although Ann Dobbie died 19 years ago, her legacy continues to grow through the vital work of the Queen of Hearts Foundation. The foundation, which was established by Dobbie’s children in 2000 to honor her, supports early detection, education and research related to ovarian cancer. The local organization recently made…
A UCI Health neurosurgeon is the first to successfully treat a patient using a new system call IRRAflow to help relieve intracranial bleeding. Traditionally, surgical treatment relied on an external ventricular drain (EVD) — a gravity-driven device used to drain fluid in increments over a long period of time, when…
UCI Health has again been recognized for its commitment to patient safety at the 7th annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, sponsored by the internationally acclaimed Patient Safety Movement Foundation. The Summit, held Jan. 18-20 in Huntington Beach, focused on the leading causes of preventable patient deaths in…
UCI Health is pleased to announce the promotion of Margaret O’Brien RN, BSN, to chief nursing informatics officer (CNIO). This position, along with the chief medical informatics officer, will guide the continuing integration of progressive technology with UCI Health’s leading patient care. “Margaret has worked tirelessly for UCI Health and…
UCI Health urologists are using virtual reality to immerse themselves in a 3-D look at a patient’s anatomy as they prepare to surgically remove kidney stones or tumors. The UCI-developed system converts as many as 2,500 CT images into a colorful virtual model of kidneys, blood vessels and surrounding anatomy…
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