Thanks to advances in acute intervention, more patients are surviving strokes and require specialized nursing care. UCI Health Comprehensive Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center nurses Nilfy Cooper and Rosemarie Murillo recently earned the Stroke Care Registered Nurse® credential, in recognition of the necessary skills, knowledge and experience unique to the practice…
IN THE NEWS: Technological advances in medicine continue to expand the scope of diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and are transforming medical education. UCI Health physicians Dr. Christian Fox, professor of emergency medicine and assistant dean of student affairs; Dr. Frank Hsu, chair and clinical professor, department of neurological surgery; and…
UCI Health has received recognition as "High Performing" in its heart failure program by U.S. News & World Report as part of its new Best Hospitals for Common Care ratings system. U.S. News developed the new ratings to help patients easily identify hospitals in their communities that excel in treating…
David Castañeda had grown used to the idea of dodging bullets in his 19 years as a policeman. But the disaster he dodged when he suffered a stroke in 2013 has even his stroke specialists at UCI Health marveling at his recovery. “Hearing that makes me feel really lucky,” Castañeda…
UCI Health is pleased to offer more Orange County residents access to highly trained, world-class digestive disease specialists with the opening of the UCI Health Digestive Disease Center – Newport. “UCI Health has long been a regional resource for complex and tertiary digestive disease care, using advanced technology in ways…
IN THE NEWS: Terry A. Belmont, CEO of UC Irvine Medical Center and Dr. Richard Van Etten, director of UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, will serve as co-chairmen of the California Southland Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2015 Orange County Light the Night® Walk, the society's…
UCI Health invites the public to learn more about the impact of advanced technology on medicine, including diagnosis, treatment and education, on Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Public Library. The distinguished panelists are Dr. Christian Fox, professor of emergency medicine and assistant dean of student…
UCI Health gives Angels fans what they want this Saturday – tickets to future games for all donors to the blood bank for Orange County’s only Level 1 Trauma Center. UC Irvine Medical Center needs nearly 1,000 units of blood each month – equivalent to the total blood volume of…
IN THE NEWS: To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Orange County Register honored six “Inspiring Moms.” A UCI Health infectious disease expert and mother of two, Dr. Susan Huang, was recognized for her achievement in establishing a new standard of care to prevent the spread of MRSA infections in health care…
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