UC San Diego Health System Transplant Program Receives Federal Certification
September 19, 2012
…and Medicaid Services (CMS) – allows UC San Diego Health System to accept into its program potential cardiac transplant patients covered by Medicare.
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UC San Diego Health Ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report
July 26, 2021
UC San Diego Health, the region’s only academic health system, is ranked #1 in San Diego and #5 in California, placing it among the nation’s best hospitals, according to the 2021-2022 U.S. News & World Report survey. UC San Diego Health was ranked in the top 50 in 10 specialties.
Paper Calls for Patient-First Regulation of AI in Healthcare
January 31, 2024
A new paper in JAMA describes how, despite widespread enthusiasm about AI’s potential to revolutionize healthcare and the use of AI-powered tools on millions of patients already, no federal regulations require that AI-powered tools be evaluated for potential harm or benefit to patients.
UC San Diego Health Named Official Health Care Provider of the San Diego Padres
February 7, 2017
UC San Diego Health and the San Diego Padres reached an agreement on a multi-year partnership to become the Major League Baseball team’s Official Health Care Provider.
Children’s Primary Care Medical Group Joins UC San Diego Health Network
November 16, 2022
Children’s Primary Care Medical Group and UC San Diego Health have affiliated to better serve the health care needs of families with children in the San Diego region.
Alternative Approach Uses Sound Waves to Treat Prostate Cancer
February 24, 2022
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in San Diego County to employ high-intensity, focused ultrasound (HIFU) for minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment.
Topping the Charts
September 24, 2018
More than 100 UC San Diego Health physicians have been named as “Top Docs” in the 2018 San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey, an annual opportunity for doctors across the region to vote for much-admired colleagues.
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June 23, 2022
…through UC San Diego Health’s live liver donation program The Partridge brothers have spent the past 20 years living thousands of miles apart—Mike in Kidderminster, England where they both grew up, and Andy in the United States, now residing in San Diego. Then came Andy’s diagnosis. Andy Patridge and his…
Social Networking Evaluated to Improve Diabetes Management
July 11, 2012
Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine are evaluating a new social media tool called Wellaho to treat patients with type I and II diabetes. The clinical trial will study whether the use of social networking can improve patient-physician interactions and the patient’s overall health and wellbeing.
UC San Diego Takes Part in RoboCup Competition for the First Time
July 27, 2017
A team of computer scientists from the University of California San Diego are taking part for the first time in the international RoboCup @ Home competition, which this year takes place July 27 to 31 in Nagoya, Japan.
