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Clinical Trial Evaluates Synthetic Cannabinoid as Brain Cancer Treatment

September 25, 2012

Researchers at University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center are evaluating the safety and tolerability of a synthetic cannabinoid called dexanabinol (ETS2101). Delivered as a weekly intravenous infusion, the drug is being tested in patients with all forms of brain cancer, both primary and metastatic.

UC San Diego Awarded 2014 Leapfrog Top Hospital Distinction for Safety and Quality

December 3, 2014

…Awarded to hospitals nationwide for demonstrating excellence in hospital safety and quality, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is an elite distinction given to less than seven percent of all eligible hospitals

UC San Diego Health and AccentCare Announce Joint Venture for Home Health Care Services

July 14, 2015

…health services agency to serve UC San Diego Health patients in San Diego and surrounding communities. The new agency is designed to provide a comprehensive continuum of care after patients have been discharged from the hospital to facilitate efficient communication, improved safety, and faster healing.

“Top Docs” Raise the Bar at UC San Diego Health

September 22, 2017

More than 100 physicians from UC San Diego Health were named “Top Docs” in the annual San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” annual survey. These physicians represent 45 diverse specialties, from infectious disease, surgery and oncology to obstetrics, cardiology and emergency medicine.

UC San Diego Health Physicians Top the List

October 2, 2023

More than 100 UC San Diego Health Physicians named “Top Docs” in annual survey.

UC San Diego Health System Honored with HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award

September 6, 2011

UC San Diego Health System has received the prestigious Stage 7 Award from HIMSS Analytics, a nationwide-system used to track electronic medical records (EMR) progress at hospitals and health systems. The hospital will be recognized at the annual HIMMS conference in February 2012 in Las Vegas.

Rapid Surgical Innovation Puts Patients at Risk for Medical Errors

July 2, 2014

…School of Medicine have found that the risk of patient harm increased two-fold in 2006 – the peak year that teaching hospitals nationwide embraced the pursuit of minimally invasive robotic surgery for prostate cancer. Results of the study are published in the July 2 online issue of JAMA Surgery.

UC San Diego Health Earns 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired Recognition

September 20, 2019

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has announced that UC San Diego Health has earned 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired recognition and is a recipient of their prestigious Quality Award under the Most Wired program.

“Top Docs” Continue to Raise the Bar at UC San Diego Health

September 29, 2015

The votes are in and more than 100 physicians from UC San Diego Health were named “Top Docs” in the annual San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” annual survey. These physicians represent 41 diverse specialties, from family medicine, surgery and oncology to obstetrics, cardiology and emergency medicine.

UC San Diego Health Ranks No. 1 in San Diego, Makes National Honor Roll

July 31, 2023

U.S. News & World Report ranks 10 medical and surgical specialties at UC San Diego Health among the nation’s best.

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