Timely transport of a critically ill newborn from a community hospital to a regional neonatal intensive care unit may mean the difference between life and death or a life free of physical or mental impairment. Now experts at UC Irvine Medical Center, home to Orange County’s only high-risk regional perinatal-neonatal…
Donors who helped raise $39 million in private funding gathered for the grand opening of a world-class home for Orange County's only academic eye care center, the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. The institute's 70,000-square-foot building has 34 comfortable patient exam rooms, the latest optical equipment and leading-edge outpatient surgical facilities…
IN THE NEWS: The UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute's new 70,000-square-foot building is a rarity, and not just for its 34 patient exam rooms, the latest optical equipment and leading-edge outpatient surgical facilities, the Orange County Register writes. The $39-million facility — which brings together eye care services, clinicians…
UC Irvine Medical Center has become the first hospital in Orange County to receive certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center from The Joint Commission. Reserved for those hospitals capable of receiving and treating the most complex stroke cases, the designation confirms that UCI Health meets the highest level of stroke…
When the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute opens its new 70,000-square-foot home on the university campus Sept. 17, the community will gain access to a leading-edge center for the preservation of sight, with eye care services ranging from eyeglass fittings to refractive surgeries to clinical trials of new therapies…
Mission: To develop and provide technologies, educational programs, and patient-care solutions that enhance visual health and performance for people in Orange County, the nation and the world through cooperation with medical professionals, industry and the community. Size: 70,000 square feet About the building: Ambulatory surgery center with two operating suites…
Armed with a $1.9-million grant, UCI Health School of Medicine researchers will develop and test a tablet-computer application to help newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients take an active role in their treatment decision-making. Lari B. Wenzel, PhD, professor of medicine and public health, will lead the effort, which aims to…
A study led by UCI Health nephrologist Dr. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh shows that dialysis patients treated by kidney specialists with a higher patient caseload have a greater risk of dying prematurely than do those who receive care from specialists with a lower caseload. The study, to appear in the upcoming issue…
At first glance, it’s an ordinary scene from many a childhood: A boy plays with a toy boat, loading and unloading small plastic balls. Yet there are subtle clues that something’s not right. Akintunde Udo, 6, is so intent on his game that he ignores everyone else in the room…
Last December, Gillian Hayes hosted an autism technology showcase, believing that only a few dozen people would show up on a chilly Saturday morning to review the latest research. But at a time when most folks were finishing their first cup of coffee, more than 150 jammed into a UC…
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