IN THE NEWS: Becker’s Hospital Review recognized two leaders at UCI Health in its annual list of Black Leaders in Healthcare to Know. Diversity in healthcare leadership results in a more well-rounded experience for both providers and their patients. UCI Health Director of Advanced Practice Providers Vasco Deon Kidd's entry…
Two professors from UC San Diego have been named among the most influential leaders in hospice and palliative care by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM): Rabia Atayee, PharmD, professor of clinical pharmacy and associate dean for admissions and recruitment at Skaggs...
Orange, Calif. — UCI Health and UCI Health Sciences leaders, philanthropists and elected officials came together this week to mark a major milestone in the construction of the UCI Health ― Irvine campus: the opening of the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care. Celebrating access to specialty…
IN THE NEWS: Artificial intelligence is appearing in a variety of sectors to mixed reactions. Dr. Deepti Pandita, the chief medical information officer for UCI Health, says the technology holds promise for streamlining often time-consuming tasks for clinicians, such as responding to messages, charting, billing and prior authorizations. Despite that…
UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest has garnered the “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRC) 16th iteration of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) the nation’s premier benchmarking survey of the policies...
Orange, Calif. — UCI Medical Center has again earned The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® for its Advanced Heart Failure Program Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects the academic health system’s commitment to providing safe and…
Orange, Calif. — The first part of the construction of UCI Health ― Irvine is complete with the opening of the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care on April 30. On the Center for Advance Care’s first day in operation, approximately 500 patients sought world-class care from…
IN THE NEWS: The UCI Health Eye Mobile for Children as been roaming throughout Orange County since 2015, detecting treatable eye problems in preschool and elementary school students. Iliana Molina, the program’s director, talks about how such vision issues are often missed with Fountain Valley Living Magazine. “Standard eye charts…
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