December 14, 2022
UC San Diego Health is the only institution in the region to receive grant funding from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information to provide support for underrepresented high school students interested in entering health care.
May 21, 2020
…may be impossibly daunting. Nursing student conducting wellness checks via phone. Spurred by concern for seniors in San Diego, Dr. Parag Agnihotri, Chief Medical Officer at UC San Diego Health Population Health Services Organization, gathered a team to begin checking on patients, often by simply calling them to see how…
April 12, 2023
Pablo Velez, RN, PhD, has been appointed by UC San Diego Health as ECRMC’s chief executive officer effective April 17.
October 12, 2017
…San Diego Health physicians, nurses and staff are at the forefront. Since March 2017, 121 patients were diagnosed with hepatitis A at UC San Diego Health. “In addition to treating hepatitis A patients who come to us, our goal is to identify and vaccinate as many people as we can…
April 30, 2020
…UC San Diego Health nurse Joe and Helen Davis began experiencing cold-like symptoms after returning to San Diego from the Midwest. The married couple of 35 years had traveled halfway across the country to help Helen’s elderly mother. “She was in desperate need of our support and we just had…
December 17, 2020
Brianna Salas, a nurse in the Emergency Department at UC San Diego Health, was the first team member to receive the COVID-19 vaccine—at 8:38 a.m. on Wednesday. Ending the Pandemic Begins Now A Statement by Patty Maysent, CEO, UC San Diego Health These are momentous days, though too often darkened…
May 26, 2020
UC San Diego Health has deployed a mobile ECMO life support system to help sustain critically-ill patients during the pandemic.
July 30, 2020
…a heart transplant. A nurse leads Vicky down the "aisle" while throwing rose petals. The medical team who helped organize the wedding for David and Vicky say the happy moment was much needed during these trying times. He waited for the life-saving donation while receiving care at Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center…
July 7, 2022
New site at UC San Diego Health will provide specialized, multidisciplinary treatment for headaches, migraines and traumatic brain injuries.
August 18, 2022
…team of Geriatric Emergency Nurse Initiative Experts (GENIEs) at UC San Diego Health. GENIEs provide patient screenings and additional care needs, all focused on transition of care with the ultimate goal of reducing hospital admissions and assisting in the discharge process, so patients can recover at home as soon as…
