Facts and Figures from UC Davis Health

At UC Davis Health we proudly apply the expertise, discoveries and technology of a world-class university to advance health and well-being for people and patients — both here in California and across the nation.

Patient care

Nationally renowned UC Davis Medical Center is a leading referral center for the most seriously injured or ill patients and the most medically complex cases.

• U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Medical Center among the nation’s best in eight specialties and the top-ranking hospital in the Sacramento area for 2023-24.
• U.S. News & World Report also ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the nation’s best in three pediatric specialties for 2023-24, including one in conjunction with partner Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California.
• In U.S. News & World Report rankings for common types of care, UC Davis Medical Center rated high-performing in multiple areas in 2023-24.
• UC Davis Medical Center earned the highly prestigious Baby-Friendly designation by Baby-Friendly USA, for adherence to the highest standards of breastfeeding care.
• The medical center is home to a level IV NICU (the highest possible rating), and was named one of Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2022 and 2023.
• The UC Davis Children’s Surgery Center is the West Coast’s first American College of Surgeons-verified level I Children’s Surgery Center.
• Promoting healthier aging, including through multiple designations for age-friendly care practices.
• Building for the future, in Sacramento and beyond:
  • New California Tower, with single rooms and more critical-care adaptability
  • New same-day surgery center, to expand capacity
  • New Folsom Center for Health, for care closer to home
  • New UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital, to optimize recovery
  • New Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute, with expanded research and care capabilities

Statistics for year ending June 30, 2022.

Discovery

UC Davis Health research includes clinical, translational and basic-science studies, with an emphasis on collaboration and improving health for people, communities and entire populations.

• Home to the CuRe Trial, the world’s first stem cell clinical trial in utero for spina bifida.
• The new National Center for Interventional Biophotonic Technologies is advancing UC Davis-developed imaging tools for real-time surgical guidance.
• Home to the first state-funded center for firearm violence research, helping to inform both public policy and clinical practice.
• Home to the School of Nursing’s Family Caregiving Institute, advancing a project to expand and improve California’s Caregiver Resource Centers via service evaluation.
• Improving health for all through programs such as the Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Institute for Regenerative Cures,  MIND Institute, Center for Precision Medicine, Center for Professional Practice of Nursing, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research and the Center for Health and Technology.
• The Clinical and Translational Science Center helps advance lab findings into treatments, engage communities in research, and educate the next generation of clinicians and scientists.

Education

Innovative UC Davis interprofessional education gives the health care workforce of tomorrow the skills and values needed to lead change and improve health for all.

• Innovative training prepares future doctors to treat underserved communities in:
  • urban and rural areas
  • California’s Central Valley
  • California’s tribal communities
  • by advancing Latino health
  • by closing the primary care gap
• The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing launched a new, hybrid Doctor of Nursing Practice — Family Nurse Practitioner Degree Program in 2022 with its first class of 30 students.
• 2022 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
• The Center for Health and Technology offers telehealth education programs for community providers, students and residents, with collaborations around specific conditions.

Faculty, staff and students

All numbers are snapshots in time and approximate.

Community Engagement

UC Davis Health actively engages with the diverse communities it serves in Sacramento, Northern California and beyond.

• Innovative partnerships with more than two-dozen Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) provide a comprehensive mix of primary care, specialty care and behavioral health to thousands of underserved patients across the region.
• Expanded virtual care partnerships with more than three-dozen community and regional hospitals increase access to higher levels of care in rural areas.
• National pioneers and leaders in telehealth and electronic medical records integration.
• For 11 consecutive years, a “Most Wired” health system for excellence in using technology to improve care delivery.
• Improving access to care via technology:
  • Creating a regional digital public health platform to improve access and continuity of care for vulnerable populations
  • World-first digital health equity partnership with Amazon Web Services
  • Collaboration with BioIntelliSense to advance remote care through wearable devices
• #11 on the Forbes 2022 list of California’s best employers, and one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2023.
• Youth violence intervention and traffic safety education through our Trauma Prevention and Outreach Program.
• The UC Davis Health Cancer Care Network unites multiple cancer centers to offer patients leading-edge care in their own communities.