We're ranked the
#1
hospital system in San Diego by U.S. News & World Report and have an expanding network of primary care doctors and top-ranked specialists.
We're honored to announce that
#UCSDHealth
has once again ranked No. 1 in San Diego and top 20 in the nation by
@usnews
. We are also nationally ranked in 11 specialties.
#BestHospitals
Much love!
@Padres
superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. gave a shout-out to everyone in the
#UCSanDiegoHealth
bullpen for being named the best hospital in San Diego by
@usnews
.
Thanks El Niño and good luck with the rest of your season! 🎉 ⚾ 💙
#UCSDHealth
#BestHospitals
🎉 100,000+ people have been vaccinated at the Petco Park Super Station! Big shout out to our leaders Lydia Ikeda, Edgar Rodriguez and Will Ford, as well as our medical teams, volunteers,
@Padres
and
@SanDiegoCounty
.
#InThisTogetherSD
Let's keep the momentum going!
#UCSDCares
💙
Today we say goodbye to the Petco Park Vaccination Super Station.
#UCSDHealth
is grateful for our partners, medical staff, administrative team and volunteers who made the effort to administer more than 225K vaccinations possible.
@SanDiegoCounty
@Padres
#InThisTogetherSD
San Diegans are cheering, clapping, whooping, singing from their homes at 8 p.m. each night in downtown. The nightly cheers are an emotional release for residents who have spent weeks cooped up in their homes.💙 What other San Diego neighborhoods are doing this?
#UCSDCares
💙
After 52 days on
#ECMO
, a form of advanced life support, Jay Buenaflor left
@UCSDHealth
and headed to a recovery care clinic after facing a severe
#COVID19
case. His entire support team waved goodbye and wished him well before he begins his process of returning home.
🎉
#UCSanDiegoHealth
has been ranked
#1
hospital in San Diego and
#5
in California by US News & World Report, placing it among the nation’s
#BestHospitals
. The region’s only academic health system has 10 medical and surgical specialties rated nationally.
"We stay here for you. ❤ You stay home for us," with love from our amazing team in Hillcrest.
We appreciate the compassionate care our nurses, physicians and staff throughout the system are providing to the San Diego community.
Thank you!
#FlattenTheCurve
#StayHomeStaySafe
Another exciting milestone to celebrate in the journey to end the COVID-19 pandemic — more than 100,000 people have been vaccinated at the
@UCSanDiego
RIMAC Super Station!
#ThisIsOurShot
Here we go! The San Diego COVID-19 Vaccination Super Station is open at Petco Park. The first health care worker was vaccinated this morning.
#InThisTogetherSD
We are incredibly grateful for the many UC San Diego Health physicians, nurses and team members who continue to care for patients with professionalism and compassion. We appreciate the tremendous work you do. 💙
The results are in!
#UCSDHealth
ranked
#1
in San Diego and
#5
in California by US News & World Report, placing it among the nation’s
#BestHospitals
. The region’s only academic health system has 10 medical and surgical specialties ranked nationally. 🎉
Thank you to our staff, volunteers,
@SanDiegoCounty
@CityofSanDiego
@Padres
and all of the support staff who helped make the opening day of the new COVID-19 Vaccination Super Station a success.
UC San Diego Health has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in San Diego + No. 6 in California by US News & World Report’s
#BestHospitals
. Region’s only academic health system has 10 medical & surgical specialties rated among nation’s best.
@usnews
We continued our tradition of raising the rainbow flag in July as it serves as a reminder of our commitment and dedication to health care access and equality for the members of the LGBTQ community throughout the year. 🏳️🌈
The
@UCSanDiego
Blue Line trolley extension is open for service! The trolley line can bring patients & health care workers almost to the front doors of the
#UCSDHealth
La Jolla campus. San Diegans will enjoy greater access to the health care they deserve.
Members of the UC San Diego Health community knelt in front of Thornton Pavilion for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to take a stand against racial injustice, following the death of George Floyd.
#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives
We 💙 our health care workers and want to thank them for all they are doing to keep us safe during this time. Please join us in thanking them by using
#HealthCareHeroes
on your page today to lift their spirits. You can also post a photo in the comments and we'll share it w/ them.
In recognition of Opening Day and as a symbol of solidarity, the
@Padres
partnered with
@PhilsBBQSD
to provide lunch to our staff. We're grateful for their support and partnership. Let's all play our part so we can get back to cheering for the Padres soon!
#OpeningDayAtHome
Big Day! We're proud to have begun vaccinating patients 65+. Due to limited vaccine supplies, we're first contacting patients who are at high risk for severe
#COVID19
infection. We'll contact our patients via MyUCSDChart online account or phone. Read more
When a patient recovers from
#COVID19
, a chime 🎵 plays throughout the hospital while staff cheers them on. Watch as Juan Valdez Cazares leaves after spending days intubated in the ICU in Hillcrest. Missy Meehan, RN, and her friends composed the melody
Today, California approved a new voluntary pilot program that uses
@Apple
and
@Google
smartphone technology to help rapidly control
#COVID19
outbreaks. The program will launch on the campus of
@UCSanDiego
for any students and employees who opt in.
We are beyond grateful to the Tsai family and the San Diego Seals (
@SealsLax
) lacrosse team for this gift of critically needed PPE for our region.
#COVID19
#SanDiego
Wearing a mask is an act of social responsibility, a visible signal that you abide by a practice intended to save lives. We're facing a crisis & masks reduce the risk of
#COVID19
infection. Here’s why and how to wear a mask (Illustrations
@DocScribbles
)
We're opening a new vaccination site Monday at the Recreation, Intramural and Athletic Complex (RIMAC) on the
@UCSanDiego
campus. The site will primarily serve vaccination-eligible UC San Diego Health patients as well as UC San Diego faculty and staff.
⚾ Nancy Yam, assoc chief pharmacy officer, threw the first pitch at
@Padres
' Opening Day game! She was part of operations at the Petco Park Vaccination Super Station and other sites. Under her management, over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far!
#Padres
Reason to 🎉
#MothersDay
A pregnant woman with
#COVID19
was admitted to our ICU and needed to be intubated. Her life-threatening condition required a medical team to deliver her baby. She awoke a month later. Watch this video to hear about her experience
Happy Women in Medicine Day!
"We’re celebrating our remarkable women physicians at
@UCSDHealth
during
#WIMMonth
. Thank you for your important contributions and dedication to the field of medicine,” Patty Maysent, CEO
#WIMDay
.
@Padres
Juan Soto, Jake Cronenworth, Tim Hill, Ethan Salas and the Pad Squad surprised
#UCSDHealth
workers with a meet and greet! We’re stoked to have been selected for their
#PadresCommunityTour
. Looking forward to another successful season, go
#Padres
! 🤎⭐️⚾️
Doctors and engineers from
@UCSDHealth
and
@UCSanDiego
team up to retrofit and build ventilators with 3D-printing. Students, staff and faculty address one of the key challenges of
#COVID19
pandemic and support medical facilities.
We extend our deepest condolences to Peter Seidler’s family and the Padres. His enduring love for the team and unwavering dedication to the fans and the San Diego community will forever be remembered. 🤎💛
With profound sadness, the Padres announce that their Chairman and Owner Peter Seidler passed away today in San Diego. He will be dearly missed.
Please see the attached press release for further detail:
Let's give a warm and happy welcome to baby Chris, the first baby born at
#UCSanDiegoHealth
in 2022. Chris was born at 12:25 a.m. at Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla. Congratulations to the lovely family!
Happy New Year from
#UCSDHealth
We are thrilled to announce that Diane M. Simeone, MD, has been appointed director of Moores Cancer Center at
#UCSDHealth
! 🎉
@MadameSurgeon
brings robust leadership experience to both oncologic patient care and scientific research.
@UCSDCancer
@UCSanDiego
Happy 100th birthday Dr. Elliott Lasser! 🎂 The centenarian was the first chair of the radiology department at
@UCSanDiego
, advocated for a four-year medical school (
@UCSDMedSchool
), and continues to do research. 🎉 Thanks for your incredible work and contributions, Dr. Lasser!
#UCSanDiegoHealth
is the first on the west coast to perform
#HeartTransplant
surgery from a donor after circulatory death using s new portable organ care system. It could significantly decrease
#transplant
waiting list times, improve patient outcomes.
#DoctorsDay
On this special day, we’d like to take a moment to congratulate our 2021 Attending Physician of the Year, Jess Mandel, MD, and House Officer of the Year, Morgan Carlile, MD. They were selected for their excellence and dedication in patient care.
We have launched a
#COVID19
nurse line 800-926-8273 that connects patients to nurses dedicated to screening people with respiratory symptoms associated with the new coronavirus. It is staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.
A big welcome to Karandeep Singh, MD, who has been named the inaugural Chief Health AI Officer at
#UCSDHealth
! In this position, Singh will focus on implementing change that advances safety and health outcomes in acute and ambulatory settings.
#AI
"As
#SanDiego
's only academic health system, we are a recognized destination for patients with deeply complex diseases & conditions that require multidisciplinary care and attention of nationally recognized experts," said Patty Maysent, CEO
#BestHospitals
Collaboration across the
@UCSanDiego
campus has been key to keeping
#COVID19
case rates low. Learn more about the Return to Learn program featured on
@60Minutes
.
In December, UC San Diego discovered that the virus’s U.K. variant had made its way to the U.S. The variant was picked up by the school’s coronavirus surveillance and testing system, which includes nasal swab vending machines and wastewater testing.
🎃 Some of our babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Jacobs Medical Center got into the
#Halloween
spirit!
🦔 Hedgehog: Giovanni Desantiago
🦇 Batman: Anthony Julian Caballero
🐒 Monkeys: Aniyah & Aaliyah Ortiz
🐈 Cat: Alizae D’Gracia
👻 C3PO: Max Waterhouse
What a cutie! Let's give a warm and happy welcome to sweet Bileh, the first baby born at UC San Diego Health in 2021. She was born at 4:40 a.m. on the first of January at Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla. ✨ Congratulations to her lovely parents! 💕
Congrats to Rohit Loomba, MD, who was named the division chief of
#Gastroenterology
and
#Hepatology
.
@DrLoomba
looks forward to building a transformational team that shines a light on
#UCSDHealth
’s tripartite mission to deliver extraordinary patient care.
Patty Maysent, CEO, shares a heartfelt THANK YOU to the UC San Diego Health team members for their sacrifices and commitment to excellence in 2020.
#UCSDCares
💙
@pattymaysent
With hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes disappearing from shelves, knowing what soaps & cleaners work best against
#COVID19
is important for keeping your household hygienic. See which household scrubs & supplies best combat
#coronavirus
@alie_astrocyte
We welcome community help for the
#COVID19
vaccination effort in San Diego near Petco Park. Medical professionals and other volunteers are welcome.
⬇️ You can register now. ⬇️
Welcome to the world Amelia 🌎! This beautiful baby girl was the first baby born at
#UCSDHealth
in
#2023
. She was born at Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla on 1/1/23 at 1:20am, weighing 6 lbs. 5.4 oz. Wishing Amelia and her family a very happy and healthy
#NewYear
.
Congrats to our
#UCSanDiegoHealth
team for making us one of the top 10 academic medical centers in the U.S. for excellence in delivering high-quality care! We look forward to continuing our commitment in 2020 🎉
@VizientInc
Congrats to Marie Webber, CAO
@UCSDHealth
, & Dr. Cheryl Anderson, dean of Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, for receiving
@UCSanDiego
’s Inclusive Excellence Awards, recognizing people for advancing equity, diversity and inclusion on campus.
@SanDiegoCounty
@CityofSanDiego
@Padres
joined our leaders to tour San Diego’s first COVID-19 Vaccination Super Station at Petco Park today. The vaccine hub opens Monday. Thank you to our staff and partners for stepping up to make this happen quickly.
Tonight at UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest, Jon and Eric, musicians from Gaslamp's
@TheShoutHouseSD
played some sweet tunes🎶 for our healthcare workers. It was a special time❤
From
@UCSanDiego
to Carlsbad, the huge science community has joined the fight against
#COVID19
. “I've never seen an entire scientific community change direction so fast to focus on one problem,” - David Brenner, MD, vice chancellor of Health Sciences.
Go
#Padres
! Tonight the San Diego
@Padres
kick off their 2022 home schedule against the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park.
#UCSDHealth
is proud to serve as the official health care provider for the Padres. ⚾
Today, and every day, UC San Diego Health celebrates all that unites and connects us, and we congratulate County Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten on being honored with the
@YMCASanDiego
's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Award.
@SDCountyHHSA
@pattymaysent
We extend a heartfelt
#ThankYou
to all of our
#nurses
and their tireless dedication to our patients. Now, more than ever, we are grateful for your compassion, care and clinical excellence.
#NationalNursesWeek
#UCSDCares
💙
We're proud to have earned an “A” grade at both hospitals on the
@LeapfrogGroup
Hospital Safety Survey and received the maximum 5-star quality rating from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (
@CMSGov
). Thanks to our teams for committing to
#PatientSafety
and communication.
To the healers, leaders and frontline workers — we see you, we celebrate you and we thank you. Join us this Women In Medicine Month to recognize the female physicians and
#HealthCareHeroes
who are advancing equity, and creating change.
#WIMMonth
Today, we're expanding our effort to vaccinate the San Diego community by opening of a new site on the
@UCSanDiego
campus. The RIMAC Arena will serve vaccination-eligible UC San Diego Health patients as well as UC San Diego faculty and staff. 🔱
108
#UCSDHealth
physicians representing 48 specialties were named “Top Docs” by their San Diego colleagues in the annual
@SanDiegoMag
“Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey.
The
#UCSDHealth
Center for
#Transplantation
has had their biggest life-saving year thus far with a total of 481 life-saving organ transplants in 2023. Thank you to the
#donors
, medical teams and everyone who supports this life-saving mission. ❤️
“We’re extremely proud of San Diego for coming together, leveraging the innovation and collaboration for which our region is known to support the health and safety of our entire community.” - Patty Maysent, CEO. How we helped launch the vaccination station
.
@SDCMS
honored Jess Mandel, MD, head of pulmonary, critical care, w/ a presidential citation. “He was a key resource for the county's COVID-19 response. He organized relief efforts in Tijuana and Mexicali, saving hundreds of lives and reducing cross–border spread of the virus.”
Congratulations to
@drcynthiagyamfi
who has been named as the 2023 president-elect of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine.
@MySMFM
advances knowledge, education and research on complications that compromise the health of patients during
#pregnancy
.
We all can take steps to slow transmission of
#COVID19
in San Diego. Protective measures can
#FlattenTheCurve
to ensure the number of patients doesn't overwhelm health care systems. Learn about our steps to ensure your safety
We are the first hospital in San Diego and the only health care system in Southern California to transplant a liver from an HIV donor into an HIV recipient.
Aliados por Salud mission: Dr. Jess Mandel shares how a volunteer team of doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists collaborates daily with colleagues at Tijuana’s General Hospital to combine their knowledge on how best to treat patients with
#COVID19
.
Today, and every day, we celebrate the care, compassion, expertise and dedication of nurses across the globe. Thank you to the incredible team of
#UCSDHealth
nurses who serve our patients and the San Diego region. Happy
#NationalNursesDay
🏥 ❤️
Today we celebrate the end of
#COVID19
vaccination at the
#UCSanDiegoHealth
RIMAC superstation, which helped administer close to 200K doses to San Diegans. The site will close permanently on June 2.
Vaccines are available at UC San Diego Medical Center:
To keep
#UCSDHealth
patients and staff safe, we are thrilled with
@CDCgov
's recommendation to allow Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for health care workers. Today we began to administer booster shots to team members. More information on the vaccine and boosters:
We are thrilled to be awarded double ‘A’ grades for the spring 2020
@LeapfrogGroup
Hospital Safety Grade. The national distinction recognizes
@UCSDHealth
hospitals in Hillcrest and La Jolla for providing demonstrably safer health care for our patients.
Thousands of San Diegans returned to the streets in Hillcrest this weekend to celebrate the San Diego Pride Parade. Thank you to everyone who walked in the parade with us and
@UCSanDiego
! 🌈 🔱
#UCSDCares
💙
#SDPride
Statement Supporting Reproductive Rights of Women:
#UCSDHealth
and CEO
@pattymaysent
support allowing individuals to access necessary health care services and to make decisions about their care in consultation with their medical team. Read the statement:
ICYMI
#UCSDHealth
has been ranked
#1
hospital in San Diego and
#5
in California by US News & World Report, placing it among the nation’s
#BestHospitals
. The region’s only academic health system has 10 medical and surgical specialties rated nationally.
We've increased our walk-in capacity at the Petco Park Vaccination Super Station for those eligible to receive the vaccine and have appointments. Also,
@sdmts
is offering FREE rides to those heading to their
#COVID19
vaccine appointment near the ballpark.
Our UC San Diego Health family is growing! We are so pleased to share that we have welcomed Alvarado Hospital Medical Center into the UC San Diego Health network of care.
#COVID19
vaccination appointments are available at UC San Diego Health - La Jolla RIMAC Super Station for today and tomorrow. Go to to schedule an appointment.
We're proud to announce that
#UCSDHealth
has once again ranked
#1
hospital in San Diego and
#5
in California by
@USNews
. The region’s only academic health system has 10 medical and surgical specialties rated nationally.
#BestHospitals
We are grateful for the hard work, commitment and compassion of doctors. On this
#DoctorsDay
, we say thank you to doctors for going above and beyond to serve patients, their communities and for making the world a safer and healthier place for all.
Avocado fans rejoice! A study led by
@UCSDMedSchool
and
@UCSanDiego
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science found that families with high
#avocado
consumption self-reported reduced caloric intake and overall healthier diet. 🥑
In the latest biannual Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) report, multiple transplant programs at
#UCSDHealth
again ranked top in the nation for the best one-year survival rate for patients in need of a
#transplant
in the U.S.
Read more:
#HealthCareHeros
Thank you for what you’re doing to support our community and your sacrifices. To all of you we extend our heartfelt appreciation for your commitment to our mission. We look forward to emerging from this crisis stronger and more resilient than ever.
#UCSDCares
💙