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News in 2024

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UCI Medical Center earns four-star patient experience rating from Medicare

June 17, 2024
A comprehensive patient survey evaluated such key areas as communication, responsiveness and overall hospital environment.

UCI Health CFO is one of Becker’s Hospital Review's leaders to know

uci health chief financial officer randolph siwabessy wearing a dark suit and tie standing outside in front of a structure and a green lawn and plants
June 14, 2024
IN THE NEWS: In his role, Randolph Siwabessy provides financial leadership over the academic and clinical enterprise.

Julie Eastman is one of Becker’s Hospital Review's CIOs to know

uci health chief information officer julie eastman standing outdoors smiling wearing a dark blazer and necklace
June 13, 2024
IN THE NEWS: The UCI Health leader’s work has led to greater integration of patient records and clinical workflows for improved care.

UCI Medical Center scores high in Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index

June 11, 2024
The center achieved perfect scores in nondiscrimination and staff training, patient services and support, and co-worker benefits and policies.

UCI Medical Center marks National Gun Violence Awareness Day

uci health leaders, physicians and community members wearing orange t-shirts gather in front of the flag pole at uci medical center in orange calif to recognize gun violence awareness day and wear orange weekend
June 10, 2024
Community members and co-workers clad in orange gathered to honor and remember lives lost to guns.

‘Cutting the cable’ between CD8+ T and T regulatory cells enhances checkpoint immunotherapy

The research showed that CD8+ T cells (yellow) activated by PD-1 blockade also interact with T regulatory cells (teal and red), which subsequently dampen the immune response against the melanoma tumor cells (blue). UC Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Physiology & Biophysics and Institute for Immunology
June 10, 2024
The discovery by the UC Irvine-led team may offer a new strategy for improving treatment for metastatic melanoma.

UCI Health earns a top award from sustainable healthcare organization

practice greenhealth awards logo reading 2024 practice greenhealth environmental excellence awards in yellow and green letters surrounded by green olive branches
June 07, 2024
The health system was also recognized for in green operating room, climate and energy categories.

Promising Parkinson’s therapy gets FDA investigational nod

UCI Health Parkinson's disease expert Dr. Claire Henchcliffe stands in her office with arms crossed.
June 06, 2024
A cellular therapy to treat Parkinson's disease is given Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designation, putting it on a fast track for review.

Climate change is making our allergies worse, says UCI Health immunologist

June 05, 2024
IN THE NEWS: Allergies once had seasons. Now they are nearly year-round, and they’re getting worse.

UCI Health cancer specialists share research at national forum

UCI Health cancer specialists and co-workers smile and pose for a photo during a reception at the American society of clinical oncology conference in chicago
June 04, 2024
The theme of the 2024 ASCO conference was the ‘Art and Science of Cancer Care: From Comfort to Cure.'