The UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute now offers sight-saving ocular stem cell transplants for severe eye surface damage, becoming only the second medical institution in the nation to treat this blinding condition.
UCI Health cornea specialist Dr….
Avalon and Orange, Calif. — UCI Health and Catalina Island Medical Center are pleased to announce a clinical affiliation between the University of California, Irvine’s leading academic health system and Catalina Island’s primary …
UCI Health is home to over 190 doctors who have been named 2023 Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), more than any other hospital in the region.
OCMA’s Physician of Excellence program, now in its 19th year, is regar…
Irvine, Calif. — UC Irvine researchers have developed and successfully tested a new data exchange system to provide first responders with real-time, critical health information about senior care center residents, who are at greatest risk during d…
Orange, Calif. – UCI Health is proud to announce it has been named a 2022 Climate Champion by Health Care Without Harm. The Climate Champion Awards recognize healthcare organizations for their progress and commitment to reducing greenhouse gas em…
IN THE NEWS: A Texas college student returned to Orange County to thank the UCI Health burn and trauma teams for saving his life after a fiery car crash last December took both his legs below the knee and left him severely burned.
Calling the trip…
Orange, Calif. – UCI Health has been named a Conservation Champion by the water efficiency group Water Savers Solutions (WSS).
The academic health system continues to be at the forefront of water-saving efficiencies and conservation, making sign…
IN THE NEWS: Patients who choose conservative management for advanced kidney disease have lower hospitalization rates than patients who opt for dialysis, according to a study presented at the American Society for Nephrology’s annual conferenc…
Orange, Calif. – UCI Health today was again named one of the nation’s the best hospitals for maternity care for 2022-23, earning a “high-performing” rating, the highest available, by U.S. News & World Report.
It is the second year …
Irvine, Calif. – UCI Health and UCI Alpha Clinic have launched the first U.S. clinical trial to test the safety and tolerability of IMM01-STEM in patients with knee osteoarthritis to prevent muscle atrophy.
Up to 18 patients ranging in age from …