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Community Benefits Report (PDF): See How UCSD Provided $554.27 Million in Benefits to the Community in 2008
Nursing Organization Rates UC San Diego Medical Center in Top 100
UC San Diego Medical Center was one of only four hospitals in the entire state of California to be listed in the 2009 “Top 100 Hospitals to Work For” created by Nursing Professionals magazine. The magazine surveyed nurses to measure job satisfaction for this highly competitive list. |
80 UCSD PHYSICIANS NAMED IN 2009 TOP DOCTORS
 Eighty UCSD physicians fearned a place in San Diego Magazine’s 2009 “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence.” The San Diego County Medical Society annually compiles this list of board-certified physicians within San Diego County who are held in highest regard by their peers. These are the physicians to whom they would entrust the care of their own family members and their own patients.
Six UCSD Programs Rank Among America’s Best
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center is the only San Diego hospital that ranks among the best in the nation in six adult specialty areas in the 2009 U.S. News and World Report annual “Best Hospitals” issue.
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Groundbreaking Obesity Surgery Performed at UCSD
On Tuesday, September 16, 2008, the UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery performed the nation’s first gastrectomy, a partial removal of the stomach, through the vagina. This new “natural orifice” technique, also known as NOTES, may be an attractive alternative for the 200,000 U.S. patients who undergo surgery for the treatment of obesity each year.
2008 Healthcare Champions Named
UC San Diego Health Sciences received numerous honors in the 2008 San Diego
Business Journal “Health Care Champions” awards ceremony, with 21 finalists and five winners of Health Care Champion awards. The winners are:
UCSD Finds Telemedicine Makes a Difference in Stroke Treatment
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center say that their first-of-its-kind study of a telemedicine program which transports stroke specialists via computer desktop or even laptop to the patient’s bedside, using highly sophisticated video, audio and Internet technology, could have an immediate and profound impact on the treatment of stroke patients throughout the world.
UCSD Medical Center Again Named Most Wired and Most Wireless
 For the fourth consecutive year, UCSD Medical Center is among the nation’s “Most Wired” and “Most Wireless” hospitals, according to Hospital and Health Networks, a publication of the American Hospital Association. The magazine ranks UCSD Medical Center as one of the 100 “Most Wired” and one of the 25 “Most Wireless” in its annual survey. Both awards recognize the highly developed technology infrastructure that allows UCSD Medical Center to use multiple technologies to seamlessly connect clinical systems and improve care.
The report credits the top-ranking hospitals with having successfully adopted information technology to improve patient outcomes, streamline clinical practices and decrease the occurrence of medical errors. As a result, these hospitals have improved quality, satisfaction, customer service, and patient care through their use of technology.
An analysis of data from the 2009 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study finds that patients at top technology hospitals have a better overall assessment of their stay and specifically are more satisfied with the admissions process and the manner in which tests and treatments are handled. A separate analysis showed that the nation’s 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems have better outcomes on a variety of quality measures, including risk-adjusted mortality rates.
“To be recognized once is an honor. However, to be on the list repeatedly is a real distinction and a tribute to UC San Diego Medical Center’s commitment to using the latest technology in order to improve patient safety as well as better serve our patients,” said Mona Sonnenshein, chief operating officer, UC San Diego Medical Center.
Shiley Eye Center Noted for Excellence
UCSD’s Shiley Eye Center is receiving national accolades for its visionary approach to studying and treating age-related eye diseases such as macular degeneration. Shiley’s Division of Community Ophthalmology was the only clinical site, out of 82 nationwide, to receive an award for Exemplary Overall Performance Efforts at the recent AREDS2 (Age Related Eye Disease Study 2) annual conference. Shiley was also one of seven sites recognized for Exemplary Data Quality at the April 2008 conference in Houston, Texas.
Last Updated: October 14, 2009
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