Special communications

Below are links to special e-mail communications that are not available on the Weekly Update Web site.

• March 30, 2006 — Message from the Vice Chancellor and Dean
  — William McGowan, chief financial officer of the health system, appointed to the position of acting chief executive officer of UC Davis Medical Center.
  
  
• February 21, 2006 — Message from the Vice Chancellor and Dean
  — AMSA Winetasting and Auction
  
  
• November 9, 2005 — Message from the Vice Chancellor and Dean
  — AAMC Community Service Award
  
  
• November 3, 2005 — Message from the Director
  
  
• September 13, 2005 — Message from the Director
  — Retirement Announcement
  
  
• April 27, 2005 — Message from the Director
  — Tentative Agreement
  
  
• April 13, 2005 — Message from the Director
  — Labor Strike
  
  
• March 21, 2005 — Message from the Director
  — California's Uninsured
  
  
• February 4, 2005— Message from the Director
  — Healthcare Issues
  
  
• January 5, 2005 — Message from the Director
  — In Memoriam, Congressman Robert Matsui
  
  
• December 6, 2004 — Message from the Director
  — Holiday Message
  
  
• July 1, 2004 — Message from the Director
  — Patient Flow Project
  

• June 18, 2004 — Message from the Director
  — UC Davis Medical Center’s teaching and research programs
  
  
• April 2, 2004 — Message from the Director
  — In 2003, 43.6 million Americans were without health insurance
  — Other problems facing the nation’s health-care system
  
  
• March 30, 2004 — Message from the Director
  — JCAHO survey results
  

• March 1, 2004 — Message from the Director
  — Budget cuts
  — State funding cut for UC medical schools
  — FNP/PA program among the largest in the nation
  — Increased strain on health-care system
  

• October 15, 2003 — Message from the Director
  — New nurse staffing ratios will take effect January 1, 2004
  — Statewide seismic safety mandates
  — Fiscal pressures continue to mount
  
  
• September 25, 2003 — Message from the Director
  — Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  — EMR is a QuickView system replacement
  — Full EMR will provide greatly expanded capabilities
  
  
• April 7, 2003 — Message from the Director
  — Surgery and Emergency Service Pavilion
  — Electronic Medical Record
  — Cancer Center
  — Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology
  — Education Building
  
  
• January 10, 2003 — Message from the Director
  — Why do we see so many indigent patients?
  — Employee scholarships and training programs
  — Budget update
  
  
• December 16 , 2002 — Message from the Director
  — State and Federal budget crisis
  — Delay in current recruitment
  
  
• November 20 , 2002 — Message from the Director
  — Hospital charges in Sacramento
  — Pressures on health care in our region
  

• October 11, 2002 — Message from the Director
  — Challenges ahead in health care and for UC Davis Health System
  
  
• September 6 , 2002 — Message from the Director
  — Reducing cost and measuring quality
  — EMR (Electronic Medical Records)
  — Customer service
  — Sept. 11 anniversary
  
  
• August 5, 2002 — Message from the Director
  — 2001-2002 fiscal year-end closing
  — Medical plan contracts
  
  
• July 15, 2002 — Message from the Director
  — PEP-C survey
  — Electronic medical records
  — NCI designation
  — Birthing Suites opens
  
  
• June 14, 2002 — Message from the Director
  — School of Medicine 30th Anniversary
  — Fiber-optic connection between Sacramento and Davis campuses
  — Elizabeth Mourning appointed associate director
  — Child-care facility making progress
  
  
• May 17, 2002 — Message from the Director
  — Strike notice from CNA
  — University statement about situation
  

• May 6, 2002 — Message from the Director
  — EMR (“Electronic Medical Record” Initiative)
  — The financial front
  — Upcoming events: TGFS, Future Faire
  

• April 16, 2002 — Message from the Director
  — Budget
  — EMR (“Electronic Medical Record” Initiative)
  — Improving access to clinics
  — State-of-the-art teleconferencing technology: tele-interpreting
  

• Feb. 25, 2002 — Message from Robert Chason, Director, Hospital and Clinics
  — Organizational changes