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UCI Health is poised to make history this December when it opens UCI Health ― Irvine, the nation’s first all-electric acute care hospital. Joe Brothman, director of #UCIHealth General Services, spoke to CBS News about how the innovative, first-of-its-kind facility is different. “This building is different from a traditional medical center in that we don’t use any carbon fuels for our normal operations. All of the electricity we use is either generated onsite or procured through sustainable sources.” Learn more at https://bit.ly/4euCW7s

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The $1.3B UCI Health – Irvine Hospital & Ambulatory Care Center will debut later this year as the first all-electric, zero-emission hospital in the U.S.—a bold step toward the UC system’s goal of full decarbonization by 2045. Designed by CO Architects and built by HENSEL PHELPS via a progressive design-build model, the project integrates cutting-edge sustainability and resiliency features, including: 🌿 A massive all-electric central utility plant 💡 Air-source heat pumps and energy-efficient design 🌎 LEED Platinum and Gold targets 🧱 Buckle-restrained braced frames for seismic resilience 🪶 Bird- and turtle-friendly ecological integration with the nearby San Joaquin Marsh “This landmark accomplishment showcases how innovation, collaboration and teamwork can redefine what’s possible in health care construction,” says Brian Maximuk of Hensel Phelps. 🔎Learn more about one-of-a-kind project in the latest issue of ENR West available here ➡️ https://brnw.ch/21wX1X7 #ENRWest #Construction #HealthCare #allelectric #netzero #Sustainability #LEEDPlatinum #LEEDGold 📷 Courtesy Hensel Phelps

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Exciting news from Donor Network West! Serving a vast population spanning northern California and northern Nevada, the organization has embraced innovation by incorporating the Paragonix KidneyVault System into its transplantation protocols. In a recent clinical breakthrough resulting from this collaboration, a donor kidney deemed high risk found new hope. Remarkably, the kidney was successfully preserved, perfused, and transported for over 24 hours. This led to the successful transplantation of the organ, offering a life-saving opportunity to a recipient who may have otherwise been overlooked. The partnership between Donor Network West and the Paragonix KidneyVault System showcases a commitment to pushing boundaries in transplantation, ultimately enhancing the chances of saving more lives through innovative solutions. This success story underscores the importance of embracing cutting-edge technologies in the medical field to broaden the scope of organ transplantation and improve patient outcomes: https://lnkd.in/eZfb_AKB

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We're proud to be among the first in the country to utilize a novel low-profile, high-flow percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) that supports blood flow through the cardiovascular system in our patients undergoing high-risk and complex heart artery stenting procedures. “We are excited to utilize this novel device for patients with complex coronary anatomy, problems with their blood flow and multiple diseases,” said Garrett Wong, clinical professor of cardiovascular medicine and co-principal investigator of the study. “This next-generation device may allow us to offer procedures to patients who otherwise would be too high risk.” Learn more about the innovative percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD): https://lnkd.in/g3nvF9rc

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UC Irvine is pushing frontiers in Alzheimer's research, thanks to $21 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) 🧠✨ Dr. Joshua Grill, director of UCI Mind and co-director of UCI's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, shares his vision for the future: 🔬🔮 “We’re experiencing this wonderful period of rapid evolution in our field...We have new tools to support diagnosis, many now FDA approved, and we need to make sure everyone benefits from these advances." Some tips on keeping your brain as healthy as possible? 🏃🏾 Exercise regularly. 🥗 Eat healthy food, including fish and dark green, leafy vegetables. 🤝 Remain socially active and cognitively engaged. If you have health conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes, work with a doctor to get them under control. And a good night’s sleep is critical to brain health, so see a sleep doctor if you have problems. https://bit.ly/46dSAlF

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Today, we're shining a light on the wonderful work of Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, a leading pediatric healthcare system dedicated to nurturing the health and well-being of children across Southern California! The team at Rady Children's Hospital is transforming access to care by unifying fragmented call centers and modernizing patient experience with Talkdesk's AI-powered contact center software. Curious how Talkdesk helped them improve the lives of patients and providers? After deploying our AI tech, they: ☁️ Retired legacy systems and moved to the cloud 🏥 Centralized patient access centers for more consistent service 🤖 Increased reliability and functionality with AI-powered capabilities To quote Rady directly: "Talkdesk quickly became one of the core pillars of our digital portfolio… culturally, it seemed to be a good fit, technology-wise it seemed to be a good fit, and we felt it was the right way to go to deliver the level of service we wanted to deliver." We're proud of Team Rady for delivering a seamless, dependable experience while ensuring patients and families can access care when it matters most. Learn more about our amazing customers and their stories via the link below: https://lnkd.in/gVHiP5un #Talkdesk #Hospital #Patient #Provider #CustomerStory #CaseStudy #CCaaS #AI #CX #ContactCenter #Rady #RadyHealth

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What if your doctor couldn’t see your full medical history because the system was not built to share it? That’s the reality for many Californians, especially those facing the greatest barriers to care. California has made progress with the Data Exchange Framework, setting rules for how health data is shared. But we need strong oversight. Our CEO and president, Sandra R. Hernández, M.D. explains the next critical step: An independent governance board — with enforcement powers to drive accountability, expand participation, and put people first. Watch to learn what’s at stake—and the path forward. #HealthData #DigitalHealth #DataExchange #CaliforniaHealth

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🥁 Partner News: OneOncology and our Monterey-based partner, Pacific Cancer Care, have signed definitive agreements to acquire the radiation oncology clinic in Los Gatos from Good Samaritan Hospital. 🤝 The parties anticipate that Pacific Cancer Care will begin seeing patients at the Los Gatos clinic location beginning in October. 🩺 This acquisition ensures continued patient access to the region’s only community-based radiation treatment facility—a critical resource for delivering high-quality, accessible cancer care. 🔽 Read the entire release. 🔽 https://lnkd.in/eZd4ARbs

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A new Publication from the USC Clinical Trial Recruitment Lab in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease JPAD highlights timely and important insights on transforming recruitment strategies in Alzheimer’s clinical trials. This exciting study brings together voices from across the field, including ADDF Board Members Niranjan Bose and Phyllis Ferrell, whose leadership continues to push the field toward more inclusive and equitable research. Biomarkers and advanced diagnostics have enabled more rigorous, efficient trials—giving us the tools to definitively assess a drug’s effectiveness. But as the field embraces disease-modifying therapies and the promise of blood-based diagnostics, advancing how we recruit is just as vital as what we detect and test Alzheimer’s. https://lnkd.in/gDBEprEY

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Seattle Children's Research Institute was recently part of a global research study that's made a big breakthrough in the treatment of the most common form of childhood cancer: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Study co-leader Rachel Rau, MD, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist and researcher at Seattle Children’s, sat down with KOMO to talk more in-depth about the study. https://bit.ly/4lWYUCL

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Biomedical engineers from the USC Wang Lab in USC Viterbi have created a breakthrough immune cell that can sense and destroy tumor cells for extended periods. #cancer #immunotherapy The research has been published in Cell. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/g7AwqCfY

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UC Davis Health Ventures, part of the Innovation and Economic Development Office (IEDO) at UC Davis, announced the first investment from its Investing in the Future of Medicine (IFM) Fund, backing Delix Therapeutics. Delix, a UC Davis spinout, is developing non-hallucinogenic neuroplastogens for major depressive disorder (MDD) and other serious neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative conditions. Read more: https://ucdav.is/3JYgybs Image description: Close up of multi-colored nerve cells against a black background.

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UCLA Health has received a $20 million commitment from the Saul and Joyce Brandman Foundation to establish a new lung health center that will explore the mechanisms of lung disease and develop prevention strategies, diagnostic tests and treatments. Read more: https://ucla.in/4hmm82g

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Neurosurgeons Andrew Ko and Ben Grannan at the University of Washington - School of Medicine have implanted a device they hope will help stroke patients recover lost function by stimulating their brains to rewire. “People often get some function back after a stroke, but not all,” said neurosurgeon Jeffrey Ojemann, vice chair for discovery and professor of neurological surgery at the UW School of Medicine and the study’s co-principal investigator. “We want to see whether by stimulating the brain during rehabilitation sessions we can help them regain more function.” The study is being done in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles, where co-principal investigator and stroke neurologist Steven Cramer, UCLA professor of neurology, is leading the effort.

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