Joint Commission renews UC Irvine heart failure, stroke certification

Gold Seal of Approval denotes commitment to highest quality of patient care.

The Joint Commission identifies best practices at UC Irvine Medical Center

Anesthesia services, medication management and medical records among lauded areas.

Heart and stroke cert

Programs win Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, denoting commitment to highest quality of patient care.

UC Irvine Medical Center receives Gold Plus Award for heart failure care

The American Heart Association has recognized UC Irvine Healthcare for their commitment to excellent care and the association’s Get With the Guidelines program.

Dr. Dawn M. Lombardo

Doctor fights the No. 1 killer of women

Dr. Dawn M. Lombardo directs a UC Irvine Medical Center program to combat cardiovascular disease through research, treatment and education. She’s especially interested in improving care for women.

UCI joins Best Practices for Better Care campaign

Association of American Medical Colleges’ campaign aims to improve quality and safety in healthcare.

Dr. Dawn M. Lombardo

Matters of the heart

When it comes to women and heart disease, UC Irvine Medical Center cardiologist Dr. Dawn M. Lombardo can recite some sobering statistics. Cardiovascular disease kills six times more women than breast cancer, she says. In fact, twice as many women die of it as die of all cancers combined. “It’s the No. 1 killer of women,” Lombardo […]

UC Irvine Medical Center recognized for heart failure program

American Heart Association recognizes UC Irvine’s high level of care for patients suffering heart failure.

UCI physician, nurse appointed to Orange County EMS quality board

UCI’s McCoy and Carroll appointed to Orange County EMS quality board for two-year terms.

UC Irvine's newly renamed hospital in Orange

Hospital benefactor honored

The hospital at UC Irvine Medical Center this week was officially renamed UC Irvine Douglas Hospital in honor of local businessman M.A. Douglas, whose estate donated $21 million to the new medical facility.