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Telehealth Visits Allow Patients to Connect to Care During COVID-19

May 21, 2020

…Patients to Connect to Care During COVID-19 A seizure sent Danielle Lovette to the hospital where a brain scan revealed an oligodendroglioma, a cancer of the central nervous system. Subsequent mobility and communications challenges caused by the malignancy, compounded by recovery from necessary surgery and radiation treatments, made the 24-mile…

More Than Child’s Play

June 13, 2019

UC San Diego’s Early Care and Education program cares for children of faculty, staff and students. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications More Than Child’s Play There’s a unique place on campus that is bustling with activity—complete with block tower achievements, finger painting masterpieces, bold singing performances and loud…

Homelessness Increases Serious Illness, Emergency Room Visits During Heat Waves

December 22, 2021

UC San Diego researchers in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Department of Emergency Medicine, discuss the health impacts of heat waves on people experiencing homelessness, emergency department visits and which characteristics make them at-risk.

Keeping it simple wins hacking prize for undergraduate pair

October 29, 2018

How fast can you get into the Emergency Room? Thanks to a new mobile app developed by UC San Diego data science undergraduate pair, there’s a way to get care more effectively. Their TimER won the annual UC Health Hack, with a mobile application that works even without a smartphone

UC San Diego Health Completes Acquisition of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center

December 11, 2023

UC San Diego Health has successfully completed purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center — will be renamed UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center.

New Study Evaluates Hand-Held Device for Non-Surgical Therapy of Kidney Stones

October 14, 2019

UC San Diego Health has enrolled its first patient to evaluate a hand-held technology to fragment kidney stones. The clinical trial will assess the safety and effectiveness of breaking up kidney stones using acoustic energy.

UC San Diego Health Named National Leader in Delivering High-Quality Patient Care

September 22, 2023

UC San Diego Health is recognized by Vizient as 2023 Birnbaum Quality Leadership Top Performer for the fifth consecutive year.

UC San Diego Health Expands Primary and Urgent Care Options

October 25, 2018

UC San Diego Health Expands Primary and Urgent Care Options Open Enrollment to be held Oct. 25 through Nov. 20 During open enrollment, from Oct. 25 through Nov. 20, employees and retirees may change their coverage or add eligible dependents onto their health insurance. To learn how you can choose…

Prominent Neurologist Named Director of Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego

February 29, 2024

William Mobley, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine, to lead unique institute focused on empathy and compassion research and medical education

New Student Program to Help Address Diversity Gap in Health Care Industry

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.

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