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March 31, 2022Increasing access to health care by investing in telehealth
UC Davis Health is looking to the future of health care and increasing the amount of digital telehealth visits to reach more patients in more places. Telehealth visits have proven to be an effective way for many populations to access care.
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March 15, 2022$2.7M for digital health equity and future pandemic preparedness
The University of California, Davis, will receive $2.7 million following the passage of federal spending legislation for UC Davis Health’s Digital Health Equity Program and $1 million to help UC Davis establish a Future Pandemic Prevention and Rapid Response Institute.
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November 29, 2021New initiative to make UC Davis Health a leader in digital medicine
UC Davis Health has become the first academic medical center in the world to launch a Cloud Innovation Center. In partnership with Amazon Web Services, this platform will focus on digital health equity to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities.
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October 20, 2021UC Davis Health expands care for patients in Folsom
UC Davis Health announces a large-scale expansion in Folsom that offers a prime location to deliver wellness, community, convenience and excellent care for patients. Also in the works is a first-in-the-world “Community for Health and Independence” development to promote healthy aging.
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October 15, 2021Study suggests telehealth screening of some infants could aid in early autism support
New UC Davis MIND Institute research suggests that developmental screenings conducted via telehealth could help bridge the gap between parents’ questions about autism and an eventual diagnosis for some infants. The goal is earlier support for families.
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September 16, 2021Veronica Ahumada brings human-robot interaction expertise to UC Davis Health
Veronica Ahumada joined UC Davis Health this year and brought her expertise in health informatics and human-robot interaction to the UC Davis Center for Health and Technology. She will be growing her research through two exciting grant-funded projects involving robots.
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February 19, 2021UC Davis Health joins Mount Sinai, Cleveland Clinic and Northwestern in grant to implement and evaluate IBD Digital Therapeutics Toolkit within EHR
UC Davis Health has joined with several of the nation’s top health systems to help launch a NIH-sponsored initiative for an new digital therapeutics toolkit targeting inflammatory bowel disease.
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October 14, 2020NICU webcam program positively impacts parents, study finds
NICU parents feel more involved in their infant’s care, more likely to provide breastmilk to their baby when they can watch their child in the NICU, thanks to a webcam.
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September 18, 2020Sacramento philanthropists lend support to healthy aging efforts
Two Sacramento families - Angelo K. and Sofia Tsakopoulos and Chrysanthy and George Demos - donate funds to support an effort to preserve independence and choice for people as they age.
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July 28, 2020U.S. News names UC Davis Medical Center among the nation’s best
U.S. News & World Report's rankings are out. UC Davis Medical Center is again the #1 hospital in Sacramento, and in the Top 10 in California -- distinctions it has earned for many years in a row.
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July 22, 2020Children’s Miracle Network donations help fund community hospital outreach program
CMN grant helps UC Davis Children’s Hospital expand Pediatric Acute Care Education Sessions (PACES).
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July 17, 2020Walmart and Sam’s Club CMN Campaign extended to July 31
Local store associates continue to #HelpKidsLiveBetter by fundraising for UC Davis Children’s Hospital through July 31.
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July 16, 2020Teen’s heart is still going strong thanks to UC Davis Children’s Hospital
UC Davis pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons gave Damian Del Rio a chance at a future.
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July 14, 2020UC Davis Children's Hospital gives local girl every opportunity to just be a kid
Isabella Lazzerini's two rare diagnoses warrant ongoing, specialized care but that doesn't stop her from enjoying life.
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July 08, 2020Children’s Miracle Network at UC Davis announces local 2020 champion
Isabella Lazzerini has been a patient at UC Davis Children's Hospital since she was three days old.
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June 23, 2020UC Davis Health provides telehealth services to 14 counties in new Partnership HealthPlan of California affiliation
UC Davis Health has entered into a new agreement to provide pediatric telehealth services to the 14 Northern California counties that Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) serves, starting July 1, 2020.
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June 15, 2020Crossen leads telehealth how-to videos for Pediatric Endocrine Society
As more health care providers adapt to telehealth to care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, some are finding occasional challenges with the experience when it’s new to them. Now, some help is available in a new set of how-to videos for health care providers from UC Davis pediatric endocrinologist Stephanie Crossen.
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June 08, 2020Pilot grants boost COVID-19 research
The Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, Center for Health and Technology and the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence at UC Davis have collaborated to fund projects that explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, breast cancer screening, NICU care, children with disabilities and post-surgery therapies.
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May 26, 2020CTSC is a quiet hero of UC Davis COVID-19 research
The Clinical and Translational Science Center is an unsung hero of both UC Davis's COVID-19 research and its ongoing clinical trials.
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May 05, 2020Telehealth connects a family during COVID-19 care
81-year-old Suren Vaniyev was the first patient to connect with family through UC Davis Medical Center's new Virtual Visit Program.
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