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UCLA Health is widely recognized as a leader in providing high-quality care, from routine procedures to the most complex cases in a wide variety of medical specialties. Our hospitals, clinics, caregivers, and programs set us apart from the rest.
Keep on Rising.
UCLA Health provides a unique environment for patients to heal and for doctors to advance medicine. We are fortunate to combine one of the nation’s top-ranked medical centers with the highly ranked David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, both part of a leading public university. Each year, the best and brightest medical students come to train and, along with our residents and fellows, bring creativity and focus to catalyze the wisdom of world-class physicians and researchers.
Your support of UCLA Health makes a real and immediate impact. Donors fuel pioneering research, catalyze groundbreaking patient care, and support tomorrow’s leaders in medicine. Our partners and friends strengthen UCLA Health and help us create a bright future for all.
Awards & Achievements
Our physicians are global leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of countless medical conditions, and our hospitals are consistently ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
For decades, our expert team has cared for hundreds of thousands of people — in Los Angeles and throughout the world — using the latest medical advances and technologies.
Patient Programs
At UCLA Health, we know that comprehensive care goes beyond medicine alone. That’s why we offer animal-assisted therapy, mental health services for our nation's veterans, dignified end-of-life care, pediatric music therapy, and much more. Thanks to our generous supporters, these services are offered at no cost to patients or their families.
Nationally-Recognized Nurses
UCLA hospitals have been designated as national Magnet hospitals, the highest level of nursing accreditation, for the fourth time. Fewer than 10% of health care organizations nationwide are Magnet-designated facilities, and fewer than 2% have received this honor four times.
Targeted Drug Therapies
Unlike traditional chemotherapy, targeted cancer treatments are designed to disrupt specific molecules involved in the growth and spread of cancer. UCLA faculty contributed to the development of several groundbreaking targeted therapies, including Gleevec® for leukemia, Herceptin® for certain breast cancers and Xtandi® for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
Stem Cell Therapy
UCLA researchers are investigating stem cells to better understand and treat a wide range of diseases and disorders, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and infertility. UCLA researchers developed a stem cell gene therapy to cure “bubble baby disease,” a life-threatening condition that leaves babies without a functioning immune system. Using the technique developed at UCLA, more than 50 babies have been cured of the disease so far.
Cancer Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy treatments stimulate a person’s own immune system to fight cancer. UCLA researchers have played a role in creating and testing lifesaving immunotherapy treatments, such as Keytruda®, which treats several cancers, including advanced melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer, and CAR T-cell therapy for treating lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Transplant Innovations
UCLA Health has a long history as a leader in transplantation. In 1964, UCLA professor of surgery Paul Terasaki developed the tissue-matching test that makes organ transplants possible. Four years later, UCLA was one of the first institutions in the world to perform a bone marrow transplant. Since then, our physicians have performed over 5,000 bone marrow/stem cell transplants. UCLA Health also offers the first face transplantation program in the Western United States.
Imaging Breakthroughs
UCLA has long been a leader in developing and adopting new technologies to see inside the human body. UCLA biophysicist Michael Phelps, Ph.D., is an inventor of the positron emission tomography (PET) scanner. This technique enables doctors to look inside living patients to see processes such as blood flow, metabolism and gene expression. Research at UCLA has also contributed to indispensable imaging systems such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Research and Innovation
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