Leadership
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Satyan Lakshminrusimha, M.D., M.B.B.S
Read biographyPediatrician-in-Chief, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Dennis and Nancy Marks Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
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Shinjiro Hirose, M.D.
Read biographyVice-Chair, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery
Director of Pediatric Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California
Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma
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JoAnne Natale, M.D., Ph.D.
Read biographyAssociate Chief Medical Officer
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics
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Daphne Say, M.D.
Read biographyVice Chair, Ambulatory Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric IBD Program
Director, Pediatric Acute Infection Management (AIM) Services
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Ann Tompkins, MS-CCC/SLP
Director, Ambulatory Operations, Women’s and Children’s Services
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Awards and recognitions
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)
Magnet Program Designation
Nursing excellence at UC Davis Medical Center again receives national recognition.
Proud member of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the country. UC Davis Children’s Hospital is one of only 9 CMN hospitals in California.
Re-verified level I Children’s Surgery Center
Our hospital is verified as a level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons. Level I centers have children’s surgeons in every discipline, with pediatric anesthesiologists and operating rooms available 24 hours a day.
A national research network
The nationwide organization of care centers unites clinicians, researchers and families to help care for kids with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Training the next generation of child-life specialists
The Association of Child Life Professionals accredited UC Davis’ Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy internship program where interns train in medical play, surgical and procedural preparations and more.
Beacon Award for Excellence
The Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recognizes hospital units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes.
Highly rated maternity care
Recognized for expertise and commitment to quality care for vaginal and cesarean section deliveries; better overall patient satisfaction; and a lower percentage of early elective deliveries.
Center of Excellence – Obstetric anesthesia service
The SOAP Center of Excellence designation sets a benchmark for expected care that helps improve national standards by providing quality metrics for institutions that offer obstetric anesthesia care.
Hope for families with fetal syndrome diagnoses
A parent-founded nonprofit organization, providing information for families facing fetal syndrome diagnoses.
A baby-friendly hospital
The highly prestigious Baby-Friendly designation by Baby-Friendly USA demonstrates adherence to the highest standards of breast¬feeding care built on evidence-based practices.
Community emergency preparedness
UC Davis Children’s Hospital cardiac emergency preparedness program reaches out to schools to ensure that staff, students and families are trained on how to perform CPR and use automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Recognized for excellence in life support
UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized for exceptional commitment to evidence-based processes and quality measures, training, patient satisfaction, and clinical care.
