UC San Diego Health Physicians Top the List in San Diego County (external site)
More than 100 UC San Diego Health physicians in 48 specialties have been named “Top Docs” in the 2021 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey.
UC San Diego Health News
UC San Diego Health, the region’s only academic medical center, delivers world-class care and translates groundbreaking research into promising new treatments for patients.
The Latest
UC San Diego Health Opens California’s First Accredited Senior Emergency Care Unit (external site)
UC San Diego Health opens a state-of-the-art unit to treat seniors requiring emergency health care. The Gary and Mary West Emergency Department at UC San Diego Health in La Jolla is the first in California to treat qualifying patients over the age of 65 in a dedicated emergency care space.
UC San Diego Health Part of National Initiative to Improve Senior Patient Care (external site)
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital in San Diego to join the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and be recognized as Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for implementation of evidence-based interventions designed to improve care for older adults.
UC San Diego Health Opens Vaccination Site on University Campus (external site)
UC San Diego Health will open a new COVID-19 vaccination site on the main campus of University of California San Diego, serving vaccination-eligible UC San Diego Health patients as well as UC San Diego faculty and staff.
UC San Diego Health Offers New Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain (external site)
UC San Diego Health is now offering a new minimally invasive approach to provide relief for patients suffering from chronic low back pain). The new treatment is called “Intracept,” an outpatient procedure that targets nerves located in the vertebrae or bones of the spine.
UC San Diego Health Offers Virtual Appointments to Patients with COVID-19 (external site)
UC San Diego Health now offers a telemedicine clinic to help patients with COVID-19 recover at home.
In the Media
Meet the Unsung Heroes Making San Diego Hospitals Feel Like Home
San Diego Magazine, October 29
Op-Ed: A Path Forward for Health Care in the Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley Weekly, November 2
How to choose a primary care doctor
FOX 5, November 5
New health system board touts partnership ‘An opportunity to regain financial stability’
Escondido Times-Advocate, November 5
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