Adding medical centers in Orange and Los
Angeles counties extends the UCI Health presence and
advances UC Irvine's mission to serve Californians
ORANGE,
Calif., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UCI
Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, has completed the acquisition of four
hospitals and associated outpatient locations from Tenet Healthcare
Corporation. Beginning today, the team members at Fountain Valley
Regional Hospital, Lakewood Regional Medical Center Los Alamitos
Medical Center and Placentia-Linda Hospital are now part of UCI
Health.
"This is a historic day for UC Irvine,
California and beyond. We celebrate the transformation of
UCI Health as a leader in the integration of academic and
community-based health systems while promoting solutions to
challenges facing healthcare," said UC Irvine Chancellor
Howard Gillman. "This visionary leap
forward will bridge gaps in regional care and advance the
University of California's mission to
serve our communities through academic excellence, cutting-edge
research and dedicated public service."
As Orange County's only
academic health system, UCI Health plays a unique and critical role
providing healthcare in the region. This acquisition builds on that
commitment to improve health in communities by expanding
unrestricted healthcare access for more people in Southern California.
"The people of Southern
California and the patients across these local communities
have something truly remarkable to celebrate today," said
Chad Lefteris, president and chief
executive officer of UCI Health. "UCI Health has built a legacy as
a nationally regarded academic health system that is fiercely
dedicated to improving the health of our communities. We are
investing in building a healthier future for people that harnesses
the power of advanced medicine with the convenience of care
available close to home."
Lefteris said UCI Health recognizes a unique opportunity to
build on the quality care already being delivered in the
communities served by these hospitals. Patients of the former Tenet
hospitals and outpatient offices can continue receiving care at
their local facilities as they normally would from their trusted
physicians and care teams.
"Our goal is to become the nation's friendliest and most
accessible academic health system," he said.
The acquisition adds 858 inpatient beds that, when paired with
the 459 licensed beds at UCI Medical Center in
Orange, strengthens UC Irvine's ability to meet the
continually increasing demand for inpatient beds for a range of
intensive and critical care needs.
"UCI Health is backed by the power of a world-class public
research institution, reflected in the academic excellence of the
Susan & Henry Samueli College of
Health Sciences," said Steve A.N.
Goldstein, MD, PhD, FAAP, Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs,
UC Irvine. "This combination of top tier research, education of the
next generation of providers, and commitment to the public health
is advancing healthcare solutions and innovations in Southern California and beyond. Together, with
providers in the new hospitals, UCI Health is building bridges for
collaboration between academic and community-based healthcare and
offering more people across California access to the highest caliber of
healthcare."
More patients will have access to advanced therapies in the
region's largest and most diverse portfolio of clinical trials,
ranging from cancer to neurosciences, digestive
diseases, orthopaedics and internal
medicine specialties. UCI Health has consistently placed
in the top 10 for quality and safety among the nation's
leading comprehensive academic health systems and received the top
10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from the Clinical Research
Forum.
"We deeply appreciate the enthusiasm and support we have
received since announcing this new chapter for healthcare in our
region," said Lefteris. "Now, we can begin strengthening the
collaboration with local physicians and patients to expand
healthcare services and provide unrestricted access for more
people. Together, we will be an innovative, powerful team that will
transform to meet the health needs of our communities."
About UCI Health
UCI Health is the
clinical enterprise of the University of
California, Irvine, and the only academic health system
based in Orange County. UCI Health
is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center a
459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated
physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los
Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the
region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News
& World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical
Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to
Orange County's only National
Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer
center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American
College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II
pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency
department and regional burn center. The UCI Health
system serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. Follow us
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About UCI
About the University
of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UCI is a member of
the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked
among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News &
World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is
known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation
and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UCI has more than 37,000
students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the
world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is
Orange County's second-largest
employer, contributing $7 billion
annually to the local economy and $8
billion statewide. For more on UCI,
visit www.uci.edu.
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