About Clinical Care
California’s hospitals are dedicated to providing high-quality, safe, and person-centered health care. This wouldn’t be possible without the clinical services hospitals provide, which include emergency care, surgery, X-ray/radiology, laboratory services, and behavioral health care. The care that hospitals provide is shaped by their communities’ needs.
5 Things To Know: CAHAN Issues Health Advisory on Verifying Immunization Records
The California Health Alert Network (CAHAN) has shared that the San Diego Public Health Department and local health care professionals have observed an increase in suspicious and invalid immunization records. Detailed guidance is available for health care professionals, schools, and childcare staff on how to verify acceptable records.
Specialized Surgery Allows Musician to Regain His Hearing
Professional musician and producer Sean Wolfe faced the prospect of losing his hearing after being diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a rare tumor affecting hearing and balance. After seeking expert care at UC San Diego Health’s Acoustic Neuroma Program, he underwent successful surgery along with a cochlear implant, an option available only to select patients that allowed him to regain his hearing. Today, Wolfe has returned to music production and continues to create and release new music.
Ultra-Rare Pregnancy Was a Surprise for Mom — and Her Doctor
A triplet pregnancy came as a surprise not just to Mikayla Toney, but also her doctor. That’s because Toney experienced a spontaneously conceived monochorionic triamniotic pregnancy — three babies sharing a single placenta, a condition that occurs in roughly one in 100,000 births. Under the care of Sean Daneshmand, MD, director of maternal-fetal medicine at Scripps Clinic, Toney, gave birth to healthy triplets following this exceptionally rare and high-risk pregnancy. The triplets received specialized care and spent about six weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla before going home health.
5 Things To Know: Register Now for Sept. 2 Flu Summit
The San Diego Immunization Coalition will host the 22nd Annual Kick the Flu +2 Summit, "From Pathogen to Protection" on Sept. 2; virtual and in-person attendance options are available. This event brings together clinicians, health professionals, educators, and public health advocates to explore the latest flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccine recommendations; review current...
5 Things To Know: Provider Enrollment Information Available on Vaccines for Children Program
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released provider enrollment information on the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program, which helps families by providing vaccines at no cost to providers who serve eligible children from birth through age 18. The California VFC Program is administered by CDPH Immunization Branch and has enrolled more than 4,000 public and private provider sites...
5 Things To Know: Health Alert Issued for World Cup Travelers
An advisory from the California Health Alert Network notes that, although no World Cup matches will be held in San Diego County, large numbers of international travelers are expected to arrive via Tijuana’s airport and pass through to Los Angeles.
5 Things To Know: Agencies Provide Clinical Updates on Hantavirus and Ebola
Recordings are available of recent calls from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Infectious Disease Society of America that provided updates for health care providers.
5 Things To Know: Agencies Provide Clinical Updates on Hantavirus and Ebola
Recordings are available of recent calls from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Infectious Disease Society of America that provided updates for health care providers.
5 Things To Know: Under State Program, Hospitals to Provide Diapers to All Newborns
A new state program will provide 400 free diapers to the families of all babies born in California. Hospitals will distribute the diapers at the time of discharge, or shortly thereafter, such as during a newborn follow-up visit. The voluntary program launches this summer and will initially target hospitals identified by the Department of Health Care Access and Information as having high Medi-Cal patient populations,...
Physician Reclaims His Marathon Dream After Surgery to Remove Tumor
Sunny Sharma, MD, is used to advising his patients to do their research — and when he experienced hearing loss after having a viral infection, he followed his own advice. After an MRI revealed an acoustic neuroma, Dr. Sharma read research articles, met with several local doctors for referrals, and joined support groups to learn more. UC San Diego Health’s name came kept coming up, so he turned to their acoustic neuroma experts for care. Eventually, he was able to reclaim his dream of running the Chicago Marathon.