UCSF Experts to Speak at Art of Aging Gracefully Fair
Hosted by the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco and sponsored by UCSF Medical Center the Eighth Annual Art of Aging Gracefully Resource Fair offers participants opportunities to engage with UCSF experts and representatives from local businesses and organizations who offer valuable resources to help you stay healthy and energized. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - February 12, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Receives $40 Million Gift for Medical Center at Mission Bay
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Source: UCSF Medical Center - January 11, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Medical Center Again Named Best Hospital in San Francisco
UCSF Medical Center has been named the 2014-15 Consumer Choice Award winner for San Francisco by National Research Corporation, which identifies hospitals across the United States that health care consumers choose as having the highest quality provided by the best clinicians. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - October 24, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Medical Center Earns Perfect Score for Health Care Equality in 2014
(Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - October 15, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Medical Center Earns Perfect Score for Health Care Equality
(Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - October 15, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Toward Personalized Medicine for Kidney Transplant Recipients
UC San Francisco is the lead institution on a new seven-year, $17 million multicenter study funded by the National Institutes of Health to determine if certain immune system cells and/or a drug now used for treating rheumatoid arthritis can be effective in improving and maintaining the long-term health of kidney transplant recipients. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - August 5, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Festival To Celebrate Opening of New Mission Bay Medical Center
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Source: UCSF Medical Center - August 4, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Walgreens and UCSF Team Up to Care for Living Kidney Donors
While recipients of living donor kidney transplants receive steady follow-up care, the living donors themselves also need to be monitored. To make follow-up care more accessible, UC San Francisco and Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) are collaborating to launch the first program in the country that provides blood pressure testing at no charge to living kidney donors. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - July 31, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Medical Center Ranked Eighth Nationally By U.S. News
Dr. Jason Pomerantz and Dr. Carrie McCloskey repair a patient's jaw bone at UCSF Medical Center. Photo by Susan Merrell
UCSF Medical Center is among the nation's premier hospitals for the 13th consecutive year, ranking as the eighth best hospital in the country in the 2014-2015 America's Best Hospitals survey from U.S. News & World Report, and once again securing a spot among the top 10 hospitals nationwide. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - July 17, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Sen. Boxer Highlights Efforts to Reduce Preventable Hospital Deaths
California Sen. Barbara Boxer (second from right) tours UCSF Medical Center on July 2 to learn how it is working to reduce preventable deaths. Susan Barbour (left), RN, talks about pressure ulcer prevention. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - July 9, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Catheter Ablation a First-Line Treatment for Atrial Flutter
Use of catheter ablation is not only beneficial for treating atrial flutter but also can significantly reduce hospital visits — both inpatient and emergency — and lower the risk for atrial fibrillation, according to research by UC San Francisco. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - July 3, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Commentary: Pelvic Exams Need Rethinking
The pelvic exam has been a standard part of a woman's annual checkup for decades, yet it serves no clear purpose and may do more harm than good. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - June 30, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Dementia Care "Ecosystem" to Bring Online Respite to Caregivers
UC San Francisco and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have been awarded a $10 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to create a new web-based model of dementia care. It will provide around the clock consultations for patients and their families, online education and, for a subset of patients, remote monitoring with smart phones and home sensors. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - June 25, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco Win Awards for Environmental Sustainability, Green Building
The green building and sustainability efforts at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital have garnered three environmental excellence awards from Practice Greenhealth, a not-for-profit group that promotes environmental sustainability in health care. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - June 19, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
Progress Against Colorectal Cancer Shown in 10-Year Study
Research led by a UC San Francisco investigator establishes a new benchmark in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and sets a new expectation for how long patients can live with the particularly lethal disease. (Source: UCSF Medical Center)
Source: UCSF Medical Center - June 3, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: webservices at ucsfhealth.org Source Type: news
