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We understand your health is unique

Aggies, world-class care is close to home

From life-saving treatments to breakthrough discoveries, we bring together research and innovation to everything we do.

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Care from our region’s top hospital

We’re proud to be home to Sacramento’s #1 hospital, where extraordinary expertise comes together to transform health care for the direct benefit of our patients.

As an academic medical center, we offer Aggies nationally ranked care in multiple specialties for adults and children; new options for prevention, diagnosis and treatment; access to clinical trials; help for complex conditions from experts in more than 150 areas of medicine; plus more.

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Open enrollment: Oct. 31 – Nov. 22

Employees, show your UC pride!

When you’re considering your health care options this year, we hope you’ll consider staying in the UC family. Choosing UC Davis Health for your care gives you a personal connection to the health expertise, discoveries and resources of:

  • the world’s leading public research university system
  • one of the nation’s top 10 public universities, and
  • Sacramento’s No. 1-ranked hospital
Awards and Recognitions
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USNWR Best Hospital badge

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.

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US News & World Report best Children’s Hospital badge

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)

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USNWR best regional hospital badge

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.

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USNWR best medical school primary care badge

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.

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USNWR med school research badge

Ranked highly for medical research

U.S. News & World Report ranked the UC Davis School of Medicine in Tier 2 for research.

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USNWR Nursing master's badge

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.

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USNWR diversity badge

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.

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Magnet designation badge

The nation’s highest nursing honor

UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.

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NCI badge

World-class cancer care

One of ~56 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.

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HEI LGBTQ badge

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.

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