UC health system faces a potential ‘existential threat’ without changes, regents are warned
The University of California’s massive health network brings in nearly half of UC’s revenue, but regents were told Thursday that its existence could be in peril if it isn’t able to be nimble and change. The highly ranked health system of five medical centers and 18 health professional schools is one of the largest in the nation. But it needs to be more flexible — and more independent of the UC Office of the President — to adjust to a rapidly shifting healthcare landscape and stay competitive, university health care officials told regents at their meeting at UCLA.
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by Teresa Watanabe, The Los Angeles Times.