UCI Health has become one of only four medical centers nationwide to earn the Boeing Center of Excellence Designation in bariatric surgery. Qualifying Boeing employees and their dependents from across…
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On March 13, 2015, officials at UC Irvine Medical Center discovered that an employee, whose job required access to some patient records, had looked at additional records without a job-related…
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IN THE NEWS: Toddler Mikaela Halvorsen is lucky that she'll recover from severe burns caused by an accidental tumble into a smoldering fire pit, suffering third-degree burns on her back and…
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With a family history of prostate cancer and an elevated PSA level, 57-year-old Paul Kroger was not content to follow the “wait and see” approach a urologist advised for his…
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Every morning at 4:15, Dominic Valentine, began preparing for the boot camp classes she ran out of her garage. Afterward, the personal trainer would follow up with a walk of…
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UCI Health breast cancer surgeon Dr. Alice Police recently performed Orange County’s first lumpectomy using a new process to improve tumor location. UC Irvine Medical Center is the only hospital…
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Who would choose to drive 500 miles every week for their chemotherapy treatments? When Henderson, Nevada resident LeeAnn Brill was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, she and her husband…
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UCI Health invites the public to meet the doctors, tour the facilities, get free health screenings, enjoy a light breakfast, and more to celebrate the addition of specialty care services…
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IN THE NEWS: It was a college graduation for one, as UC Irvine Medical Center staff hosted a ceremony Thursday for a patient who suffered a traumatic spine injury in…
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Thanks to advances in acute intervention, more patients are surviving strokes and require specialized nursing care. UCI Health Comprehensive Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center nurses Nilfy Cooper and Rosemarie Murillo recently earned…
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IN THE NEWS: Technological advances in medicine continue to expand the scope of diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and are transforming medical education. UCI Health physicians Dr. Christian Fox, professor of…
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Lizz Phillips believes that her bariatric surgeon, nurses, dietitian and social worker have done the impossible: They've made air travel a pleasant experience. Previously, she was miserable when she had…
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UCI Health has received recognition as "High Performing" in its heart failure program by U.S. News & World Report as part of its new Best Hospitals for Common Care ratings…
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David Castañeda had grown used to the idea of dodging bullets in his 19 years as a policeman. But the disaster he dodged when he suffered a stroke in 2013…
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UCI Health is pleased to offer more Orange County residents access to highly trained, world-class digestive disease specialists with the opening of the UCI Health Digestive Disease Center – Newport.…
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IN THE NEWS: Terry A. Belmont, CEO of UC Irvine Medical Center and Dr. Richard Van Etten, director of UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, will serve as co-chairmen of…
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UCI Health invites the public to learn more about the impact of advanced technology on medicine, including diagnosis, treatment and education, on Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at the…
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UCI Health, the Orange County Rehabilitation Network and Chapman University invite the public to learn more about living well after stroke at the sixth annual Stroke Awareness Picnic on Saturday,…
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UCI Health gives Angels fans what they want this Saturday – tickets to future games for all donors to the blood bank for Orange County’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.…
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IN THE NEWS: To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Orange County Register honored six “Inspiring Moms.” A UCI Health infectious disease expert and mother of two, Dr. Susan Huang, was recognized for…
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