2019

POINTS OF DISTINCTION

At UC Davis Health we proudly apply the expertise, discoveries and technology of a world-class university to advance health and well-being for people and patients — both here in California and across the nation.

Our work includes:■■ Demonstrating how to serve an urban core community

■■ Training and supporting rural health providers

■■ Providing the highest-level trauma care for our

entire region

■■ Serving as a specialty and subspecialty care resource

■■ Promoting diversity

■■ Educating future providers, and more

Our academic health system includes:■■ UC Davis Medical Center

■■ UC Davis School of Medicine

■■ Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis

■■ Primary care and outpatient specialty care at

17 locations across the region

Patient CareNationally renowned UC Davis Medical Center is a leading referral center for the most seriously injured or ill patients and the most medically complex cases. It is nationally ranked in 11 adult and five pediatric specialty areas.

Ranked among the nation’s top 50 children’s hospitals in neonatology, nephrology, *orthopaedics, pulmonology and lung surgery, and *urology

(*Together with Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California)

Ranked among the nation’s top 50 hospitals in cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology

High-performing in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, knee replacement, lung cancer surgery, and gastroenterology and GI surgery

The only level I trauma center for both adult and pediatric emergencies in inland Northern California

One of the top five hospitals in California, as ranked by U.S. News &

World Report

Philanthropy impact:The Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis raised $5.3 million for advancing children’s health — UC’s top CMN group, and No. 5 nationally for year-over-year growth

A new inpatient rehabilitation hospital will be part of Aggie Square, the university’s new public-private tech hub in Sacramento

HOSPITAL AND PATIENT STATISTICS

908,542Clinic/office visits

34,763Admissions*

625Licensed beds

80,574ER visits

For year ending June 30, 2018* Inpatient admissions; does not include 7,188 observation days

UC Davis Medical Center has received the nation’s highest recognition for nursing excellence

The West Coast’s first American College of Surgeons-verified level I Children’s Surgery Center – and home to newly expanded pediatric surgery facilities

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Discovery

UC Davis Health research includes clinical, translational and basic-science studies, with an emphasis on collaboration and on improving health for people, communities and entire populations.

Confronting major health threats■■ Comprehensive Cancer Center: One of only eight

California cancer centers designated “comprehensive”

by the National Cancer Institute

■■ MIND Institute: UC Davis Health ranked first in the

U.S. for NIH autism research funding in 2017, with

more than $18 million

■■ Alzheimer’s Disease Center: Received one of the nation’s

largest NIH grants for Alzheimer’s research in 2017

■■ UC Davis ranked 18th nationally for NIH neuroscience

research funding in 2017, with nearly $80 million

External research funding:■■ Ten UC Davis Health departments ranked in

top 20 nationwide for NIH funding in 2018

clinical trials using stem cells (ongoing, planned or completed) at the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures

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$300million in 2018

Improving health for all:■■ Center for Reducing Health Disparities

■■ Center for Healthcare Policy and Research

■■ Institute for Population Health Improvement

■■ Center for Health and Technology

UC Davis researchers have unveiled human images from EXPLORER, the world’s first total-body medical scanner

UC Davis Health researchers helped to

inform updated national screening recommendations for prostate

and cervical cancers

Philanthropy impact:The Azrieli Foundation’s charitable grant of $2.26 million for autism-related research became the UC Davis MIND Institute’s largest such gift

A grant of $1.7 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation established the Heather M. Young Fellowship Program, in honor of the founding dean of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis

Grateful patient Ernest E. Tschannen’s historic $38.5 million gift is helping the UC Davis Eye Center’s work to find cures for blinding eye diseases

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Education Innovative UC Davis interprofessional education gives the health care workforce of tomorrow the skills and values needed to lead change and improve health for all.

Special programs prepare future primary care physicians to help the underserved:■■ In urban and rural communities

■■ In California’s Central Valley

■■ By advancing Latino health

■■ By closing the primary care gap

A Growing School School of Nursing alumni (406) surpassed current students (323) for the first time in 2018

Ranked among America’s best The UC Davis School of Medicine ranks among the nation’s best for primary care and research, including the top 10 for primary care training

For more than 40 years, UC Davis students have volunteered countless hours in free community clinics delivering care for underserved populations

Multiple residency and clerkship sites to address primary care shortages in rural communities

Curriculum lauded

by the American

Medical Association

FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS

933Residents

and fellows

Employee participation in philanthropy is routinely first among UC health systems

1,526Faculty and other

academic personnel, full and part time

11,310Staff, full

and part time

1,009Students

1,260Physicians*

3,163Nurses

Center for Health and Technology education programs:■■ Telehealth practice

■■ Simulation education

■■ Distance learning

U.S. News continues to rank the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis among the top 50 U.S. nursing schools

Philanthropy impact:The Jean P. Katow, M.D. Scholarship Fund’s $5 million for medical students became the largest scholarship fund in UC Davis Health history

* Direct care providers

Community Engagement

UC Davis actively engages with the diverse communities it serves in Sacramento, Northern California and beyond.

Caring for vulnerable populations■■ Innovative partnerships with Federally Qualified

Health Centers (FQHCs)

■■ Continuity of care support and chronic disease

screening for ED patients

■■ Leading statewide anti-tobacco initiative for

safety-net patients

Partnering with community organizations:■■ Sacramento Republic FC

■■ California International Marathon

■■ Dozens of other organizations and events

Trauma Prevention and Outreach Program ■■ Youth violence intervention

■■ Child and teen traffic safety

The UC Davis Health Cancer Care

Network unites multiple cancer centers to offer patients leading-edge care in their own communities

UC Davis programs:■■ Train others to use

technology-enabled

health care

■■ Offer community

workshops to increase

health literacy

■■ Help students from

diverse backgrounds to

consider health careers

The School of

Nursing partners

with more than

350 clinical sites

and community

agencies for its

education and

research programs

For health, environment and economy, UC Davis Medical Center

is the largest farm-to-fork production food service in the nation’s farm-to-fork capital

UC Davis Health plays an active role in

protecting the community from infectious disease

outbreaks and pandemics

National pioneers and leaders in telehealth and electronic medical records integration

Supporting workforce diversity:■■ #18 among Forbes Best

Employers for Diversity

■■ Eligible for Hispanic-

Serving Institution

designation

■■ Named a Leader

in LGBTQ Healthcare

Equality by the

nation’s largest

LGBTQ organization

18-0249 (3/19)

LeadershipDavid Lubarsky, M.D., M.B.A.Chief Executive Officer, UC Davis Health

Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences

Lars Berglund, M.D., Ph.D. Interim Dean of the School of Medicine

Associate Vice Chancellor for

Biomedical Research

Vice Dean for Research

Colleen E. Clancy, Ph.D. Associate Vice Chancellor for

Academic Personnel

John CookInterim Chief Information Officer

Tim Maurice, M.B.A. Chief Financial Officer

Chong Porter Associate Vice Chancellor for

Health Sciences Development

and Alumni Relations

Mark E. Servis, M.D. Vice Dean for Medical Education

Brad SimmonsInterim Chief Executive Officer,

UC Davis Medical Center

Chief Operating Officer,

UC Davis Medical Center

Steven TellianoAssistant Vice Chancellor of Strategic

Communications

Hendry Ton, M.D., M.S.Interim Associate Vice Chancellor,

Diversity and Inclusion

Associate Dean for Faculty Development

and Diversity

Deborah Ward, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.Interim Dean, Betty Irene Moore

School of Nursing at UC Davis

Dignity Health Dean’s Chair for Nursing

Leadership

David Wisner, M.D. Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Director of the Practice Management Board

800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)health.ucdavis.edu

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