Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals, we work to advance our community’s health through compassion, teaching and research.
UC Davis Medical Center & Children’s Hospital Among the Best
World-Class Care Centers
We’re committed to better health for all through our unique combination of personalized care and expertise as a leading academic health system.
Children’s Hospital
Your child will receive world-class care with physicians in more than 30 pediatric specialties.
Rehabilitation Hospital
Our state-of-the-art, acute rehabilitation hospital is dedicated to the treatment and recovery of severe injury or illness.
Comprehensive Cancer Center
We’re committed to breaking barriers in cancer care through our personalized treatments, research and patient support services.
MIND Institute
We’re known for research and clinical therapies that seek to find cures and treatments for neurodevelopmental conditions.
What Makes Us Unique
Benefits of Academic Medicine
As the Sacramento region’s only academic health center, UC Davis Health is a hub of innovation. We’re focused on discovering and sharing knowledge while providing the highest quality of care for a diverse population. Our School of Medicine and School of Nursing use leading-edge technology and techniques in training the next generation of health care providers and researchers.
Our Commitment to Helping the Underserved
At UC Davis Health, we have a strong commitment to helping the people who need us most and who can least afford it. We’re working to serve cultures and communities that have been marginalized by the health care system.
A core part of our everyday mission is to increase the health of the community overall. We have many programs that work to increase the health care services available for all patients – whether they are uninsured or underinsured.
Latest News
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, orthopedics, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals
U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the best in neonatology, nephrology, orthopedics*, pediatric & adolescent behavioral health, and pulmonology & lung surgery. (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California)
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in back surgery, COPD, colon cancer surgery, gynecological cancer surgery, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, and gastroenterology & GI surgery.
Ranked in Tier 1, or top, category for primary care
U.S. News & World Report ranked the UC Davis School of Medicine in Tier 1, or top, category for primary care.
Ranked highly for medical research
U.S. News & World Report ranked the UC Davis School of Medicine in Tier 2 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 most diverse medical schools
U.S. News & World Report ranked the UC Davis School of Medicine No. 4 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.
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 13th consecutive year, UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization.