University of California, San Diego

• Nationally ranked as the 7th best public university (U.S. News & World Report, 2010 America’s Best Colleges)

• Dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through excellence in education and research

• 6 undergraduate colleges, 7 professional schools

UC San Diego Health Sciences

• Worldwide reputation for excellence and innovation

• Proven track record in scientific breakthroughs

• Health Sciences includes:

– School of Medicine

– Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

– UC San Diego Medical Group

– UC San Diego Medical Center

UCSD Health Sciences Leadership

ChancellorMarye Anne Fox, PhD

Vice ChancellorDavid Brenner, MD

Medical Center Mona Sonnenshein,

FACHE (Interim)

Skaggs Schoolof Pharmacy andPharmaceutical

SciencesPalmer Taylor, PhD

School ofMedicine

David Brenner, MD

Medical Group Tom McAfee, MD

School of Medicine

• Ranked 12th in the nation in NIH research funding

• Ranked 15th nationally in research-intensive medical schools (U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Graduate Schools, 2010 Edition)

• Faculty ranks in the top two nationallyin research funding per faculty member

• New Medical Education-Telemedicine Building

• Research buildings and affiliated programs located on School of Medicine campus

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences• Established by the University of California Board of Regents in 2000• Promotes interdisciplinary education and cooperation

through shared classes with medical students• Ranks first nationally in percentage of PhD faculty with NIH funding

and second in NIH funding per full time equivalent PhD faculty member

UC San Diego Medical Group

• Multi-specialty group of 700 faculty members

• Advances health care locally, regionally and nationally through the convergence of: – Clinical care

– Research

– Education

• Only university health system in San Diego and the region’s only academic medical center

• UC San Diego Medical Center, HillcrestThornton Hospital, La Jolla

UC San Diego Medical Center Overview

UC San Diego Medical Center Statistics

• Combined FY09 Key Statistics:

– Licensed Capacity of Beds: 548– Annual Discharges: 23,000– Average Daily Census: 368– Emergency Visits: 59,920– Total Outpatient Visits: 473,284– Average Length of Stay: 5.8 days– Number of Employees: 5,300

Medical Center Senior Executive Leadership

Chief Information OfficerEd Babakanian

Chief Health Sciences Marketing & Communications OfficerDeAnn Marshall

Chief Nursing OfficerMargarita Baggett, RN, MSN

Vice Chancellor Health SciencesDavid Brenner, MD

Interim Chief Executive OfficerMona Sonnenshein, FACHE

Interim Chief Financial OfficerLori Donaldson

Chief Operating OfficerMona Sonnenshein, FACHE

Chief Human Resources Quality & Risk OfficerPaul A. Craig

Chief Medical OfficerAngela Scioscia, MD

Associate Vice Chancellor ofHealth Sciences Development Greg Barrett

• One of only 40 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country

• ATHENA Breast Health Network participant

– Statewide UC collaboration to improve care for breast cancer patients

• New Radiation Oncology locations

• Location of a Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence

Moores UCSD Cancer Center

• Shiley Eye Center

• Center for the Future of Surgery– Pioneering scarless surgery techniques

– NOTES: Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery

• Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center

– Opening 2011

– Four-story building expansion of Thornton Hospital

– Adds intensive care beds, operating rooms and procedure areas to the La Jolla Medical Center location

Specialty Centers

• First oral appendix and gallbladder removal in the U.S.

• First effective therapy for hairy cell leukemia

• Pioneered a lifesaving procedure to remove blood clots from pulmonary arteries

• First gene therapy surgery for Alzheimer’s Disease (clinical trial)

Discoveries DeliveredUC San Diego Medical Center Firsts

• Region’s first Level 1 Trauma Unit

• Regional Burn Center

• Regional Center for High-Risk OB, Neonatal Care

– Fetal Surgery Program offers leading-edge procedures for high-risk infants in-utero

• Regional Poison Center (CPCS)

• Regional leader in emergency medicine and disaster preparedness initiatives

A Regional Resource

• Rady Children’s Specialists of San Diego

• Sharp Hospital – Joint Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

• Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System

Partnerships that Serve the Community

• Participant in UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic Project

– University/community partnership of volunteers led by students from the School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

– Serves the underserved at three different sites

• California Smokers Helpline

• UC San Diego Medical Centerwill be smoke free effectiveMay 31, 2010 World No Tobacco Day

Partnerships that Serve the Community

• Owen Clinic

– One of America’s top HIV care programs

• Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) – Team of local medical volunteers

– Deployed to assist after natural disasters

– Give educational presentations throughout the country

A National Resource

• Ranked among the nation’s best in 6 specialties(U.S. News & World Report, 2009 America’s Best Hospitals)

• Ranked in the “Top 100 Hospitals to Work For” (Nursing Professionals magazine)

• Among the nation’s 100 “Most Wired” hospitals for four consecutive years(Hospitals and Health Networks)

• One of the 25 “Most Wireless” hospitals for three consecutive years(Hospitals and Health Networks)

National Recognition

Looking Forward

• Expansion of Health Sciences facilities

• Expansion of Medical Center’s services– Patient destination for preeminent physicians

• Strengthen clinical and research synergies

• Support education and training programs