@ucsfhealth

A new health care system from UCSF expanding innovative, high-quality and high-value care for people throughout the Bay Area and beyond.

 Northern California
redefiningpossible.ucsfhealth.org/
Joined October 2015
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JUST IN: We’re proud to rank among the #BestHospitals for kids again, according to @usnews! We were best in Northern California in three pediatric specialties! 🎉 ucsfh.org/3CE3nFz
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UCSF cardiologist Dr. Michelle Albert joined her @American_Heart team at @NYSE this morning to ring in #HeartMonth #WearRedDay! So proud to see @UCSFCardiology @GoRedForWomen celebrated in NYC today! 🔔🥳
American Heart Association team rings the bell at New York Stock Exchange.

ALT American Heart Association team rings the bell at New York Stock Exchange.

Dr. Michelle Albert at the New York Stock Exchange for Heart Month.

ALT Dr. Michelle Albert at the New York Stock Exchange for Heart Month.

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NEW RESEARCH published in @NEJM today: A new gene therapy has already saved 10 kids born with the most severe form of "bubble boy" disease called Artemis-#SCID! Learn more about this exciting treatment, which uses a patient's own corrected stem cells! ucsfh.org/3BUkEKM
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We performed our 20,000th organ transplant! Our transplant program started in the 1960s & has some of the highest patient survival rates in the country. Congrats to our entire transplant team & the patient, who is recovering after receiving a new heart! ucsfh.org/3HU1iJJ
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BREAKING: So proud to rank among the #BestHospitals in the country, according to @usnews! We’re No. 2 in the nation for Neurology & Neurosurgery and Best in Northern California in nine specialties! 🎉 ucsfh.org/3PPyaDU
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Hundreds of UCSF staff and students marched at the #SFPride parade yesterday! THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate and support our #LGBTQ+ community! #UCSFProud
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BREAKING: UC regents have approved @UCSF's plans to build a new state-of-the-art hospital at Parnassus Heights! Opening in 2030, the new hospital will help us serve the Bay Area & region’s growing healthcare needs, in a beautiful, healing environment! ucsfh.org/3wthECI
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RT to wish a happy #NursesWeek to the exceptional nurses who care for patients with skill, compassion and grace all year long! We are forever grateful to you. ❤️
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Last month Patrick received UCSF's 1000th lung #transplant. Next up: A trip to Ireland! "Transplanted patients at UCSF, like Patrick, can live a normal life, with medications to ward off infections, healthy diet & exercise," Dr. Steve Hays (@shaysmd) says. ucsfh.org/3kzGQ3O
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Congrats to siblings Carswell and Matthew! Earlier this month, they both received donor kidneys less than 24 hours apart! Both siblings have a rare genetic disease affecting the kidneys & were waiting for donors. Their story on @CNN: ucsfh.org/3s0eHqN #DonateLifeMonth
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RT to wish a happy #DoctorsDay to all the exceptional physicians who care for sick kids during the pandemic and every day! #UCSFDoctors
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RT to wish a happy #DoctorsDay to all the exceptional physicians who care for patients during the pandemic and every day! #UCSFDoctors
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RT to wish a happy #WomensMonth to all the exceptional women who care for our patients and keep our hospitals running smoothly!
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BREAKING: We rank among the #BestHospitals for kids, according to @usnews! Our hospitals in #SanFrancisco and #Oakland placed in all 10 specialties and were top-ranked in Northern California in pediatric cancer and urology! ucsfh.org/3pXjozs 🎉
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PLEASE SHARE: Help spread awareness of the signs of #stroke. Time is critical for people experiencing these symptoms. ucsfh.org/3f1gg1p #StrokeMonth
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Opening this fall! Our new state-of-the-art Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building will bring together #MentalHealth care for patients of all ages, clinical research on brain disorders & top training programs. ucsfh.org/3uDl7v8
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Happy #LabWeek to all the dedicated laboratory professionals who help diagnose and treat disease! We are grateful for the incredible work of these teams during the pandemic and every day!
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After 4+ months in the hospital & 80 days in our ICU with severe #COVID19, Philip played baseball with his rehab team in our courtyard! He looks forward to heading home to Lakeport, where he plays third base & chairs the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians' Tribal Council! 🎉⚾
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Inflammatory conditions "can look significantly more subtle in dark skin & also just maybe a completely different color than you’re expecting" since "textbook" descriptions usually focus on white skin, UCSF's @DermDocJenna told @NPR's @emilykwong1234. ucsfh.org/3duz1bu
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Exciting news! Our hospital is working with @UCBerkeley & @UCLAHealth on the first in-human clinical trial using #CRISPR gene-correction therapy for patients with #SickleCellDisease! The technology corrects the patient’s own stem cells. ucsfh.org/2QRWagB @UofCAHealth
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