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.

U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Medical Center among the nation’s best in 9 specialties and the top-ranking hospital in the Sacramento area for 2021-22.
U.S. News & World Report also ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the nation’s best in five pediatric specialties for 2022-23, including two in conjunction with partner Shriners Children’s 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 2021-22.
UC Davis Medical Center earned the highly prestigious Baby-Friendly designation by Baby-Friendly USA, demonstrating adherence to the highest standards of breastfeeding care built on evidence-based practices.
The medical center is also home to a level IV NICU (the highest possible rating), and has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care.
UC Davis Medical Center successfully treated the nation's first community spread COVID-19 patient, helped to trial the first approved vaccine, established the region’s first post-COVID-19 clinic for long-haul patients, and has administered tens of thousands of vaccine doses.
The UC Davis Children’s Surgery Center is the West Coast’s first American College of Surgeons-verified level I Children’s Surgery Center — and home to pediatric anesthesiologists and dedicated operating rooms available 24 hours a day.

Licensed beds

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646

ER visits

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69,186

Clinic/office visits

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1,097,902

Admissions*

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29,953

*Inpatient admissions; does not include 17,428 observation days.

Statistics for year ending June 30, 2021.

Philanthropy impact

The Children’s Miracle network raised nearly $3.3 million for UC Davis Children’s Hospital, making it one of the network’s top hospitals

Retired nurses Marilyn Ratkay and Cathy Runne gave more than $150,000 to support Children’s Hospital nurses, patients and families

Part of California’s COVID-19 Testing Task Force, and a source of testing support and expertise for our region.
Part of dozens of studies and clinical trials for COVID-19 therapies and preventions, with $28.5 million in external research funding for COVID-19-related research in 2021
Home to the first state-funded center for firearm violence research, helping to inform both public policy and clinical practice.
A UC Davis Health team launched the world’s first, FDA-approved human clinical trial using stem cells before birth to treat the most serious form of spina bifida.
Home to the School of Nursing’s Family Caregiving Institute.
Improving health for all through programs such as the
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.

External research funding

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$368 million in 2021

Philanthropy impact

$1.1 million in gifts from Steve and Nancy Fox will advance research for challenging head and neck cancers

Grateful family member Sue LaFave donated $150,000 to the MIND Institute to support FXTAS research and the Child Life Program

Innovative training prepares future doctors to treat underserved communities in
- urban and rural communities
- 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 launches a new, hybrid Doctor of Nursing Practice — Family Nurse Practitioner degree program in summer 2022 to prepare new nurse practitioners.
California’s first training center for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Foundation’s Cardiac Surgical Robotics Program.
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

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For year ending June 2021

Philanthropy impact

We awarded more than $1.8 million in scholarships to medical students in 2021, a 20% increase from the prior year

A $1 million gift from Western Health Advantage launched the first endowed professorship at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Serving our region during the pandemic by sharing evidence-based safety advice for everyday life; bridging gaps in testing and equipment; and highlighting the importance of socioeconomic disparities.
The first academic medical center to launch a Cloud Innovation Center (CIC) with Amazon Web Services. UC Davis Health’s CIC will focus on making digital health more equitable and accessible worldwide.
For 10 consecutive years, a “Most Wired” health system for excellence in using technology to improve care delivery.
National pioneers and leaders in telehealth and electronic medical records integration.
The UC Davis Health Cancer Care Network unites multiple cancer centers to offer patients leading-edge care in their own communities.
UC Davis programs train others to use technology-enabled health care; offer community workshops to increase health literacy; and help students from diverse backgrounds to consider health careers.
Youth violence intervention and traffic safety education through our Trauma Prevention and Outreach Program.
The School of Nursing partners with more than 350 clinical sites and community agencies for its education and research programs.
UC Davis Health partners with dozens of community organizations and events, including the popular Sacramento Republic FC and the Sacramento Running Association/California International Marathon.
Caring for vulnerable populations:
- Innovative partnerships with more than two-dozen Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to provide a comprehensive mix of primary care, specialty care and behavioral health to thousands of underserved patients across the region
- Helping moms with opioid use disorders, with a dedicated clinic and special training for health care teams in urban and rural communities
- Creating a “virtual children’s hospital” for vulnerable rural Northern California children, via telehealth partnerships
- Leading a statewide tobacco cessation program for community clinics serving at-risk populations.
- Targeted physician-training programs assist underserved populations and communities

Philanthropy impact

Judy Kwan donated $100,000 to form the Raymond Kwan Patient Assistance Memorial Fund, helping to alleviate food insecurity for cancer patients and their families

$195,000 from the Lions Club International Foundation, with support from Northern California Lions Sight Association and Lions District 4-C5, will support expansion of the UC Davis Eye Center’s vision screening program

Many facts and figures from above are also shared each spring in our annual Points of Distinction brochure. View the 2022 brochure in PDF.

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