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UCI Health announces winners of Nursing Excellence Awards

UCI Health — May 19, 2024

Orange, Calif. — Every year during Nurses Week, UCI Health honors the nurses and friends of nurses who help sustain this great organization with their commitment to excellence. Nominations were made by co-workers and reviewed by a panel of independent judges not affiliated with UCI Health. The Nursing Excellence Awards…

UCI Health celebrates during National Hospital Week

UCI Health — May 16, 2024

Orange, Calif. — Last week, UCI Health marked National Hospital Week by celebrating the commitment and camaraderie of its co-workers at all locations in Orange and Los Angeles counties. This year’s theme, We Are Healthcare, was a celebration of all co-workers at UCI Health and the UCI Health Community Network…

Why a perfect memory isn’t necessarily a good thing

UCI Health — May 15, 2024

IN THE NEWS: The function of memory is not fully understood by scientists, but researchers have some useful insights into why we can't remember everything. Dr. S. Ahmad Saijadi, a neurologist at UCI Health, tells Medical News Today: “Having a ‘perfect memory’ can lead to redundant information, an inability to…

A simple strategy to reduce infections and save lives

UCI Health — May 15, 2024

IN THE NEWS: The nation’s nearly 1.3 million nursing home residents are at high risk of infection from antibiotic-resistant organisms. A recently published study, the PROTECT trial, provides a simple strategy known as universal decolonization to reduce these infections and ultimately save lives in a vulnerable, fragile population. The PROTECT…

Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks opening of Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care

UCI Health — May 8, 2024

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…

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