Committment to Quality and Safety
We make an extraordinary commitment to provide safe, high quality care and are routinely measured against strict standards as an academic medical center.
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Patient Care at UC Davis
As your partner in health, we are committed to providing you with excellent, comprehensive, integrated care centered on you and your family.
World-class primary and specialty care
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Handling the Most Complex Cases
Among the nation’s best hospitals for adults and children, UC Davis Medical Center is one of the top 10 hospitals in California, and #1 in Sacramento as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
Equally important, we are a leading referral center for the most seriously injured or ill patients and the most medically complex cases, and are nationally ranked in multiple adult and pediatric specialties.
Patient-centered care
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Listening and Partnering With You
Your UC Davis primary care team is structured as a patient-centered medical home. This model of care emphasizes shared decision-making with you, spending more time listening, and supporting your health goals and challenges so you can live a healthier life.
Supporting Quality of Life
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Prevention and Wellness
Your UC Davis primary care team focuses on delivering personalized preventive care, to keep you and your family healthy as much as possible in a proactive way.
Whether your priority is reducing stress, staying active, or managing a chronic condition, we’re here to help. We also offer health education classes and wellness resources to help support and improve your quality of life.
Diversity and Inclusion
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A Welcoming, Culturally Sensitive Environment
UC Davis Health is a recognized leader in diversity, inclusion, and LGBTQ+ healthcare equality. We’re proud to offer a welcoming environment and culturally sensitive care to patients of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, religions, languages and abilities.
Patients at the Center of Care
Patient Rights and Responsibilities
You are the most valuable member of your health care team. We encourage you to share information about your medical history, health conditions and other care you have received.
Patient and Visitor Partnership Pledge
Our patient and visitor partnership pledge is about shared responsibility, being on the same team and pledging to help maintain a safe, calm and healing environment.
Awards and Recognitions
Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cancer, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best children’s hospital in diabetes & endocrinology, nephrology, and orthopedics*. (*Together with Shriners Children’s)
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, hip replacement, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, ovarian cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, uterine cancer surgery, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and orthopedics.
Ranked No. 6 for primary care training
U.S. News & World Report ranks the UC Davis School of Medicine No. 6 in the nation for primary care training.
Ranked highly for medical research
U.S. News & World Report ranks the UC Davis School of Medicine No. 50 in the nation for research.
Nursing master’s degree
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing’s Master’s Entry Program in Nursing #24 (tie) in the nation.
One of America’s best physician assistant programs
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing’s Master of Health Services — Physician Assistant Degree Program 40th in the nation (tie).
One of America’s most diverse medical schools
U.S. News & World Report ranks the UC Davis School of Medicine No. 3 in the nation for diversity.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
“Most Wired” for acute care
UC Davis Health has been recognized as a level 10 out of 10 in the Digital Health “Most Wired” program from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The honor recognizes excellence in using technology to improve the delivery of care.
“Most Wired” for ambulatory care
UC Davis Health has been recognized as a level 10 out of 10 in the Digital Health “Most Wired” program from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The honor recognizes excellence in using technology to improve the delivery of care.
World-class cancer care
One of ~56 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
A leader in health care equality
For the 11th consecutive year, UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality.”