Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Congratulations to our Nursing team for their fourth consecutive Magnet designation! Join us in celebrating their excellence in the comments.

The first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood today, December 15, 2020. UCLA Health has been designated as a regional hub for distributing COVID-19 vaccinations to other acute care hospitals.

Will existing COVID-19 safety practices help us ward off the flu as well? UCLA Health’s Dr. James Cherry shares his insights. https://lat.ms/3hcF9VE

The COVID-19 Effect: UCLA Health telemedicine visits are up 15,000%. Learn more about our health system’s rapid response to meet patient needs during the pandemic. https://bit.ly/2E7I0le

We want COVID-19 health care policies to reflect the values of all Californians. Share your thoughts with us. https://www.uccovidstudy.com/

Number 1 in California and top 4 in the nation. We’re proud to be named California’s top hospital once again by U.S. News and World Report. It takes a lot of courageous patients and amazing staff to make UCLA Health the best health care in 2,000 miles. Read more about the rankings here: https://www.uclahealth.org/c-usnwr... #BestHospitals

As California prepares for a potential surge of COVID-19 cases, UCLA Health seeks opinions from a diverse body of participants to help determine how critical care resources including ventilators should be allocated. Share your input in our survey. https://ucla.in/2ZS10eF

As an added precaution, UCLA Health has introduced thermal cameras at medical building entrances to provide quick, no-contact temperature checks to screen employees, patients, and hospital visitors for COVID-19. Learn more. https://ucla.in/30OnzD6

Hundreds of UCLA Health workers came together to honor George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor and countless other victims of police violence and systemic rac...ism. The demonstration was organized by UCLA resident physicians and medical students in collaboration with The Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), Student National Medical Association, Latino Medical Student Association, and Docs for POC recognizing White Coats For Black Lives. Peter Salam Beah, a second-year resident in internal medicine at UCLA says, This protest is to show that the future of medicine is behind this change. We not only want to show our solidarity with protesters but give resources as to how people can get more involved and nurture this change.

In today's challenging times, it’s important to support others while not neglecting yourself. We’ve put together a collection of resources we hope can help you strike a healthy balance. Learn more. https://ucla.in/2Xq8qWk

Protest activity today starting 2pm in Westwood may delay travel times to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and other facilities in Westwood and Brentwood. Please plan accordingly. https://www.uclahealth.org/curfews-close-some-clinics

It’s hard to imagine an employee more enthusiastic about coming to work than Emiline Red, one of many dedicated Environmental Services custodians tasked with ke...eping the Emergency Department at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, as clean, safe, and hygienic as possible during the pandemic. Red first joined the UCLA Health housekeeping staff as a float she mopped and polished floors, disinfected surfaces and cleaned rooms and equipment throughout the hospital before being permanently assigned to the tight-knit cleaning team in the Emergency Department two years ago. Because I’ve worked on every floor, I like to say that I’ve cleaned the hospital from top to bottom, says Red. But I consider the ER my home and the people there my family. After every shift, I'm proud to have made the environment cleaner, brighter and more welcoming for our patients. The EVS staff is responsible for myriad cleaning tasks during their shifts. They are well-versed on every hospital disinfection policy and procedure, and are experts in implementing a wide range of precautionary infection-control measures, including safe disposal of biohazard materials such as sharps, protective gear and patient linens. "We have had excellent training, education and continued support from our managers and hospital administration, so I'm confident not only of my safety when I put on my protective gear and start my shift, I'm also confident of the safety of those around me," says Red. The past several months have been a challenge for everyone, but it also has brought people of UCLA Health together. "When I look around the ER, I see a clean, safe environment with doctors, nurses, health care workers and custodians determined to do everything possible to keep patients safe and well. My purpose and commitment to our patients and the community has never felt stronger, Red says.

UCLA Health President and CEO Johnese Spisso joined "The Final Round" panel on Yahoo Finance, where she expressed her concern for those avoiding necessary medic...al treatments out of COVID-19 fear, ensuring UCLA Health hospitals are safe for people to return to. "We've been doing temperature screening, symptom screening, and universal masking for months," she explains. Watch the full interview here. https://yhoo.it/2TGwDFs

UCLA Health honors the American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting to protect our freedoms. We remember them and we honor them, today and every day.

A patient was admitted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for a severe case of COVID-19. After receiving a plasma transfusion, she was recently taken off her ...ventilator and is on her way to making a full recovery. Read about Lauren’s story and the convalescent plasma study. https://bit.ly/2zQ8HZd

We couldn’t think of a more ideal way to close out Nurses Week and to pass the lantern over to Hospital Week than to commemorate what would have been the 200th ...birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Thank you to everyone who sent in such kind comments for our nurses during their special week. In true #TeamLA spirit, we're all in this together and couldn't do it without your support.