UCSD Health has ranked as a 2024 Birnbaum Quality Leader for the sixth consecutive year.

UC San Diego Health has been honored as a top performer for Vizient’s 2024 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Performance Award, marking the sixth consecutive year the health system has achieved this prominent distinction.

Vizient evaluated 860 hospitals, evaluating performance across six key domains: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient-centeredness and equity of care.

The award places UCSD Health among the top academic medical centers in the nation, and “underscores our unwavering commitment to excellence in patient care,” Patty Maysent, chief executive of UCSD Health, said in a press release.

“This recognition is a testament to the dedication and expertise of our entire team, who work tirelessly to ensure our patients receive the safest and highest quality care possible.”

UCSD Health is also ranked ninth out of 115 health systems in the “Comprehensive Academic Medical Centers” cohort.

The ranking incorporates data from the Vizient Clinical Database, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey, and the National Healthcare Safety Network, which collaborates with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The recognition period is for work spanning from July 1, 2023 through June 30.

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