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University of California Health hospitals recognized among the best in California and the nation

The hospitals of University of California Health (UCH) once again have been rated among the best in the state and the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-2022 Best Hospitals rankings.

Blood donations needed to ease nationwide shortage

Right now, running through your veins, is the power to save a life. The nation is in the midst of a severe blood shortage. Hospitals and medical centers are in dire need of blood donations.

University of California Health delivered $3.9 billion in community benefits for FY 19-20

University of California Health’s (UCH) academic health centers and faculty practices delivered nearly $3.9 billion in community benefits during the 2019-2020 fiscal year. This figure includes a 25 percent increase in benefits from UCH academic health centers from the previous year as they served their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic…

The Children’s Hospitals of University of California Health ranked in the nation’s top 50 in multiple specialties

The children’s hospitals of University of California Health were recognized for excellence in multiple areas of subspecialty care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2021–22 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. The annual rankings serve as a guide to hospitals nationwide that excel in treating children with the most challenging…

The COVID vaccine came out super quickly. Here’s why it’s safe.

Lots of people embraced the comfort of sourdough to get them through the frightening first months of the pandemic. Ironically, the reason we can eat bread at all is because thousands of years ago a virus helped us develop a new enzyme that made it easier to digest carbohydrates.

University of California Health administers its one-millionth COVID-19 vaccine

University of California Health (UCH) announced today (April 26) that it has administered one million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, marking a significant milestone in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than 60,000 people in California.

University of California Health’s schools achieve high marks in latest national rankings, including diversity of medical school enrollment

University of California Health’s schools achieve high marks in latest national rankings, including diversity of medical school enrollment

University of California Health (UCH) medical, nursing and public health schools achieved national recognition in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of Best Graduate Schools for 2022.

Navigating a year of heartbreak and hope: Q&A with Dr. Carrie L. Byington, executive vice president of UCH

On New Year’s Eve 2019, as the rest of the world popped champagne corks and prepared to usher in a new decade, Dr. Carrie Byington was looking ahead at something much more disturbing on the horizon.

University of California Health and CDPH to accelerate data modeling for evidence-based public health decision making

University of California Health (UCH) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are launching an innovative data modeling consortium to ensure public health policy makers have timely, relevant analysis and insights to support pandemic-related decision making.