UCSF Health Collaborates with City and Local Hospitals to Increase Inpatient Capacity

As part of its broader COVID-19 response, UCSF Health is working with hospitals across the City of San Francisco to expand inpatient and critical care capacity to meet the anticipated surge in demand due to the novel coronavirus disease.

Unveiling How Coronavirus Hijacks Our Cells to Help Rush New Drugs to Patients

Though many hopes are hanging on the development of a vaccine or drug that targets the novel coronavirus directly, a UCSF-led team is taking an unconventional approach: target the host – in other words, you.

UCSF Health Sets Up Drive-Through Testing for Pre-Screened, High-Risk Employees

UCSF Health has erected a limited-use, drive-through test facility at the UCSF Laurel Heights campus on California Street that will open on Wednesday, March 25.

Coronavirus Is Sickening Young Adults and Spreading Through Them, Experts Say

A new report from the CDC confirms that COVID-19 does not spare millennials and Gen Z. Among the first 4,226 cases in the U.S., more than half of patients who were hospitalized were under the age of 65, and one in five were aged 20 to 44.

Statement on UCSF Health’s Drive to Increase Testing Capacity for Coronavirus

To meet the increased need for COVID-19 testing that is likely to emerge in the Bay Area in the coming weeks, UCSF Health, with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and CZ Biohub, is now working to significantly expand our testing capacity for our patients.

Donors Rally to Support UCSF Doctors and Scientists Working to Conquer COVID-19

Thousands of UCSF health care workers are mobilizing to prepare for the potential influx of patients sickened by COVID-19, even as hundreds of UCSF scientists race against time to defeat the deadly respiratory virus impacting communities around the world.

UCSF Issues Escalated COVID-19 Policies and Guidance

The overriding goal of this action is the critical need to limit community transmission.

Statement on COVID-19 Panel Discussion Notes That Were Attributed to UCSF

To allay some confusion about a document on the COVID-19 pandemic that was attributed to UCSF last week on social media and in the press – in many cases carrying our official university logo – we’d like to provide some background.

Why Experts Are Urging Social Distancing to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak

As number of COVID-19 cases grows in the U.S., cities are canceling events and closing schools and businesses are urging employees to work from home if possible. UCSF epidemiologists Jeff Martin, MD, MPH, and George Rutherford, III, MD, explained why these measures are being taken and what each of...

UCSF Health Statement on Coronavirus Test Availability

The current capacity allows UCSF Health to cover the current needs for our hospitalized patients and those entering through the Emergency Department each day, with some additional testing for patients at the UCSF outpatient Respiratory Screening Clinic who are suspected of having the virus.