Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals, we work to advance our community’s health through compassion, teaching and research.
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World-Class Care Centers
We’re committed to better health for all through our unique combination of personalized care and expertise as a leading academic health system.
Children’s Hospital
Your child will receive world-class care with physicians in more than 30 pediatric specialties.
Rehabilitation Hospital
Our state-of-the-art, acute rehabilitation hospital is dedicated to the treatment and recovery of severe injury or illness.
Comprehensive Cancer Center
We’re committed to breaking barriers in cancer care through our personalized treatments, research and patient support services.
MIND Institute
We’re known for research and clinical therapies that seek to find cures and treatments for neurodevelopmental conditions.
What Makes Us Unique
Benefits of Academic Medicine
As the Sacramento region’s only academic health center, UC Davis Health is a hub of innovation. We’re focused on discovering and sharing knowledge while providing the highest quality of care for a diverse population. Our School of Medicine and School of Nursing use leading-edge technology and techniques in training the next generation of health care providers and researchers.
Our Commitment to Helping the Underserved
At UC Davis Health, we have a strong commitment to helping the people who need us most and who can least afford it. We’re working to serve cultures and communities that have been marginalized by the health care system.
A core part of our everyday mission is to increase the health of the community overall. We have many programs that work to increase the health care services available for all patients – whether they are uninsured or underinsured.
Latest News
Awards and Recognitions
Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals
U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the best in pediatric nephrology, orthopedics*, and pulmonology & lung surgery. (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California)
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in aortic valve surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, cancer, orthopedics, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and urology.
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 (top tier) for primary care training.
Ranked highly for medical research
U.S. News & World Report ranked the UC Davis School of Medicine in Tier 2 for research.
Best Nursing SchoolsMaster’s degree
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing’s Master’s Entry Program in Nursing #40 (tie) in the nation.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
World-class cancer care
One of ~59 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
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.