Thirty-one people were killed this weekend in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Events like this, and the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, highlight the…
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For the 19th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized UCI Medical Center as one of America’s Best Hospitals. The annual rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating the…
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Approximately 1.2 percent of the U.S. population has active epilepsy, affecting 3 million adults and 470,000 children, according to the CDC. UCI Health epileptologist, Mona Sazgar, MD, has released a…
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IN THE NEWS: NBC4 and the Los Angeles Times recently highlighted a Corona woman who is now seizure free after a life-long struggle with epilepsy. Jasmine Williams, 26, had experienced…
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Edward L. Nelson, MD, chief of hematology/oncology at UCI Medical Center, will be recognized as the Medical Honoree at the American Cancer Society Celebration of Life – Drive Against Cancer…
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Amid the aroma of garlic, onion and myriad spices, UCI Health officially opened a gleaming new teaching kitchen at its bustling Family Health Center in Santa Ana. The nearly 1,100-square-foot,…
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The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association has bestowed its President’s Award on Linda L. Dickey, RN, MPH, senior director of epidemiology and infection…
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UCI Health is partnering with the first U.S. chapter of the nonprofit organization Not Just Tourists to recycle and redistribute potentially life-saving medical supplies to international care providers in need…
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At least 18 promising cancer studies and early-phase clinical trials will move forward at the University of California, Irvine’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, thanks to supporters of the third…
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UCI Health has partnered with the Los Angeles Angels to support blood donation. These blood drives will ensure we have an adequate supply of blood during the summer months when shortages often…
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IN THE NEWS: In the last 20 years, the number of Americans diagnosed with esophageal cancer has increased five-fold. The survival rate is bleak, but even in early stages, the…
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IN THE NEWS: Enrique Galvan, a young man from Paraguay, was born with neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes skin lesions. Last week, a team of UCI Health surgeons, anesthesiologists,…
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UCI Health is pleased to announce that its cardiology program has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. To earn…
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IN THE NEWS: In January, Abby Crain was transported to the Level I trauma center at UCI Medical Center after suffering multiple broken bones in a near-head on traffic collision.…
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UCI Health has received a 10th consecutive “A” grade in The Leapfrog Group’s biannual Hospital Safety Grade, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The spring…
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UCI Health is now offering a non-surgical treatment for men with prostate enlargement. Prostate artery embolization (PAE) is a minimally-invasive outpatient procedure to treat men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH.…
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UCI Health has recognized 12 nurses and two friends of nursing for excellence as part of National Nurses Week. The medical center annually honors nurses and holds events such as…
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IN THE NEWS: Most transplanted kidneys come from people whose organs were donated upon death. Living kidney donations offer significant advantages: They have a lower risk of rejection and…
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The public is invited to learn more about men’s health and urology, executive health, sleep medicine and behavioral health services offered at the state-of-art UCI Health medical facility opened last…
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In honor of nurses week, occurring this year May 6-12, UCI Medical Center nurses are collecting and assembling care packages to send to the troops. Nursing staff will be gathering,…
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