UC Davis Medical Center
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UC Davis Medical Center is a private, major academic health center located in Sacramento, California
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The 645-bed hospital serves as key referral center for a 65000 square miles (168,349.2 km²) area that includes 33 counties and 6 million residents. It operates inland Northern California’s only level I trauma center and maintains a staff of specialists and researchers in more than 150 areas of health care..
In 2010 UC Davis Medical Center earned a Leapfrog Top Hospital award for ranking among the top 65 of 1,200 U.S. hospitals participating in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, a measurement of hospital quality, safety and efficiency practices.
The medical center is the primary teaching hospital affiliated with the UC Davis School of Medicine
. The hospital, medical school, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
and UC Davis Medical Group together comprise the UC Davis Health System.
UC Davis functions as California's only level I trauma center north of San Francisco and is historically among the nation’s busiest. In 2008, UC Davis admitted more than twice the amount of trauma patients required to achieve level I status.
Northern California hospital to create a regional burn treatment center. As part of their collaboration, UC Davis Medical Center cares for adult burn patients and Shriners for children. With close to 600 admissions per year, the combined burn programs make up one of the busiest five to ten burn centers in the nation. Specialists also research and develop model treatments and guidelines for improving burn care and recovery.
The center is the only in inland Northern California and the Central Valley verified by the American Burn Association. The review program is designed to verify a burn center's resources that are required for the provision of optimal care to burn patients from the time of injury through rehabilitation. Of 125 hospitals with burn centers in the United States, less than half are verified.
Community firefighters partnered with UC Davis in 1972 to establish the UC Davis Regional Burn Center after an airplane crash at a Sacramento ice cream parlor killed 22 people and severely burned dozens. In 2005 the Firefighters Burn Institute donated $1 million to help build a new, larger center that will consolidate services in a single location.
for ability to contribute to the nation’s cancer research. The center offers patients access to more than 150 clinical trials at any given time through a research program that includes more than 280 scientists. It was the first major cancer center to establish a formal research partnership with a national laboratory.
(CIRM), the state's stem cell agency.
The new UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures includes Northern California's largest academic Good Manufacturing Practice laboratory, a federally certified facility that allows researchers to conduct clinical trials with patients. UC Davis researchers have treated four patients with adult stem cells to repair tissues damaged by heart attacks, and are working toward clinical trials to explore potential treatments for Huntington’s disease, vision impairment and peripheral vascular disease.
UC Davis Health System also helps manage the Federal Communications Commission-funded California Telehealth Network, which provides broadband connections linking hundreds of primary-care sites, tribal clinics, rural hospitals and teaching hospitals.
On Christmas morning 2008, a UC Davis specialist helped save the life of a boy in a Colusa hospital using telemedicine technology from his own living room, 75 miles (120.7 km) away.
The health system is building a 52000 square feet (4,831 m²) California Telehealth Resource Center to act as a hub for education, training, and clinical care through technology-enabled consultation rooms. The center is being financed through Proposition 1D funding, which California voters approved in 2006.
The pavilion meets a combined need to comply with state seismic safety standards and to add more space and beds for programs currently in undersized, inadequate facilities. Senate Bill 1953 requires all California acute-care hospitals to meet new seismic safety standards. The medical center must also accommodate an increasing demand for inpatient services through additional beds and operating rooms. On occasion, the hospital has been forced to turn away all but the most seriously ill and injured patients because it is completely full.
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
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The 645-bed hospital serves as key referral center for a 65000 square miles (168,349.2 km²) area that includes 33 counties and 6 million residents. It operates inland Northern California’s only level I trauma center and maintains a staff of specialists and researchers in more than 150 areas of health care..
In 2010 UC Davis Medical Center earned a Leapfrog Top Hospital award for ranking among the top 65 of 1,200 U.S. hospitals participating in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, a measurement of hospital quality, safety and efficiency practices.
The medical center is the primary teaching hospital affiliated with the UC Davis School of Medicine
UC Davis School of Medicine
The University of California Davis School of Medicine is one of five University of California medical schools in the state of California, associated with UC Davis.-History:...
. The hospital, medical school, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis was established in March 2009, UC Davis' first major initiative to address society's most pressing health-care problems in its second century of service. The school was launched through a $100 million commitment from the...
and UC Davis Medical Group together comprise the UC Davis Health System.
Level I trauma center
UC Davis Medical Center is verified as both a level I trauma center and a level I pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons. Of the 112 level I trauma centers in the United States, less than 20 are verified for both adults and pediatrics.UC Davis functions as California's only level I trauma center north of San Francisco and is historically among the nation’s busiest. In 2008, UC Davis admitted more than twice the amount of trauma patients required to achieve level I status.
Burn Center
The UC Davis Burn Center collaborates with neighboring Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenShriners Hospitals for Children
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 non-profit hospitals across North America. Children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’...
Northern California hospital to create a regional burn treatment center. As part of their collaboration, UC Davis Medical Center cares for adult burn patients and Shriners for children. With close to 600 admissions per year, the combined burn programs make up one of the busiest five to ten burn centers in the nation. Specialists also research and develop model treatments and guidelines for improving burn care and recovery.
The center is the only in inland Northern California and the Central Valley verified by the American Burn Association. The review program is designed to verify a burn center's resources that are required for the provision of optimal care to burn patients from the time of injury through rehabilitation. Of 125 hospitals with burn centers in the United States, less than half are verified.
Community firefighters partnered with UC Davis in 1972 to establish the UC Davis Regional Burn Center after an airplane crash at a Sacramento ice cream parlor killed 22 people and severely burned dozens. In 2005 the Firefighters Burn Institute donated $1 million to help build a new, larger center that will consolidate services in a single location.
Advanced primary stroke center
UC Davis Medical Center is certified as an advanced primary stroke center by The Joint Commission, signifying that services have the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes for stroke patients. Certification is based on recommendations from the Brain Attack Coalition, and the American Stroke Association.Specialty centers
As part of UC Davis Health System, UC Davis Medical Center is closely linked to clinical and research centers in several areas of advanced medicine.Cancer Center
The UC Davis Cancer Center is one of two cancer centers in Northern California designated by the National Cancer InstituteNational Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
for ability to contribute to the nation’s cancer research. The center offers patients access to more than 150 clinical trials at any given time through a research program that includes more than 280 scientists. It was the first major cancer center to establish a formal research partnership with a national laboratory.
Vascular Center
The UC Davis Vascular Center provides care for patients with atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries" and other vascular problems, such as aneurysms, vein disorders and less common vascular conditions. A major emphasis is coordinating care among the multiple physicians who typically provide some aspect of care for patients with atherosclerosis. Participating specialties include vascular and cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, interventional radiology, endocrinology and nephrology. UC Davis vascular surgeons have hosted live-case demonstrations for thousands of colleagues at national and international conferences.MIND Institute
UC Davis MIND Institute scientists research treatments, causes and cures for autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fragile X syndrome, Tourette syndrome and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The center has a staff of more than 250 and is home to, or a major participant in, several major autism studies that are among the first or largest of their kind.Institute for Regenerative Cures
UC Davis plays a leading role in regenerative medicine with nearly 150 scientists working on stem cell-related research projects in Davis and Sacramento. The UC Davis Stem Cell Program is near the top of the list of institutions funded by the California Institute for Regenerative MedicineCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine was created by California's Proposition 71 , which authorized it to issue $3 billion in grants, funded by bonds, over ten years for embryonic stem cell and other biomedical research. It is claimed to be the world's largest single backer of...
(CIRM), the state's stem cell agency.
The new UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures includes Northern California's largest academic Good Manufacturing Practice laboratory, a federally certified facility that allows researchers to conduct clinical trials with patients. UC Davis researchers have treated four patients with adult stem cells to repair tissues damaged by heart attacks, and are working toward clinical trials to explore potential treatments for Huntington’s disease, vision impairment and peripheral vascular disease.
Children's Hospital
UC Davis Children’s Hospital serves infants, children and adolescents with primary, subspecialty and critical-care. The 110-bed children's hospital includes more than 120 physicians in 33 subspecialties, a 49-bed neonatal intensive care unit and a 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit. The children’s hospital has more than 74,000 clinic/hospital visits and 13,000 emergency room visits each year.Telehealth
UC Davis uses telehealth and telemedicine to provide direct clinical care to patients at a distance, giving clinics and hospitals throughout the state access to more than 40 medical specialties not readily available in most smaller communities. Since it was established in 1996, UC Davis’ telemedicine program has conducted more than 20,000 telehealth consultations.UC Davis Health System also helps manage the Federal Communications Commission-funded California Telehealth Network, which provides broadband connections linking hundreds of primary-care sites, tribal clinics, rural hospitals and teaching hospitals.
On Christmas morning 2008, a UC Davis specialist helped save the life of a boy in a Colusa hospital using telemedicine technology from his own living room, 75 miles (120.7 km) away.
The health system is building a 52000 square feet (4,831 m²) California Telehealth Resource Center to act as a hub for education, training, and clinical care through technology-enabled consultation rooms. The center is being financed through Proposition 1D funding, which California voters approved in 2006.
Growth and expansion
Completed in 2010, UC Davis Medical Center’s Surgery and Emergency Services Pavilion project added 472,000-square-feet (43,900 m2) for surgery, trauma, emergency and burn services, including a new emergency room, new operating rooms, a neurosurgical intensive-care unit, cardiology services, pathology laboratory support, radiology services, a 12-bed burn unit and a new cafeteria.The pavilion meets a combined need to comply with state seismic safety standards and to add more space and beds for programs currently in undersized, inadequate facilities. Senate Bill 1953 requires all California acute-care hospitals to meet new seismic safety standards. The medical center must also accommodate an increasing demand for inpatient services through additional beds and operating rooms. On occasion, the hospital has been forced to turn away all but the most seriously ill and injured patients because it is completely full.