Hospital

Chair of emergency medicine describes the toll COVID-19 is taking on the ER

In March, the UCI Medical Center became the first hospital in Orange County to provide COVID-19 testing. In the UCI Podcast, Dr. Ed Monuki, chair of pathology who leads UCI Health’s testing efforts, discusses how the campus came together to address this community need and how future testing for the coronavirus and its antibodies will […]

Low-cost technology could be employed in hand-held devices and ventilation systems

Dr. Sahar Osman uses video calls to keep families in contact with hospitalized loved ones during COVID-19 lockdown

Results will help determine true prevalence and inform lifting of local lockdown

Susanne Phillips and seven nurse practitioners working at drive-thru COVID-19 testing centers embody theme of National Nurses Week

UCI Health’s Dr. Robert Rowe describes treating patients in ‘the epicenter of the epicenter’ of coronavirus infections in the U.S.

UCI Health leadership creates free, on-site commissary for medical center workers amid coronavirus crisis

The entire UCI community is confronting the coronavirus pandemic with unprecedented actions. UCI Health is on the front lines of the crisis response. In this episode of the UCI Podcast, two key members of the UCI Health staff – Linda Dickey, senior director of quality & patient safety, epidemiology & infection prevention; and Joe Brothman, […]

Front-line healthcare workers need more than just protective gear to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their well-being also requires managing the anxiety, stress, grief, pain and fatigue that naturally arise from the nature of their work. That’s why the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute has stepped up to offer in-person wellness services for employees […]