From primary and specialty care to mental and behavioral health, we are taking active steps through partnerships and investment for all communities in the region. Some examples:
Access to Affordable, Quality Health Services
Circumstances we’re helping to improve:
Leveraging the power of digital
Digital access and health solutions to address health disparities, with the opportunity for wider impact
Serving the medically underinsured
Physical and mental health services and support for medically underinsured individuals
Care for vulnerable populations
Providing care to vulnerable populations, including refugees and those who are unhoused
Some examples of our efforts:
IN THE COMMUNITY
Community health center collaborations
We collaborate with the region’s community health centers (FQHCs) on neighborhood-based care, providing a comprehensive mix of primary, specialty and behavioral health care through in-person and telemedicine services.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Digital health equity
UC Davis Health harnesses digital health in a variety of ways to help improve access and continuity of care for vulnerable populations across Northern California. Some examples:
IN THE COMMUNITY
Student-run clinics
For more than 50 years, the nationally recognized UC Davis Health affiliated student-run clinics along with our nonprofit partners have provided free health care to thousands of uninsured, low-income, and other under-resourced communities throughout Sacramento.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Community Health Events and Outreach
UC Davis Health hosts and participates in local events centered around improving community health. A recent example of its efforts in providing community care is through co-hosting an inaugural community health and cancer screening event in spring 2026. This event commemorated Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month and provided free wellness exams and health resources.
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UC Davis Health is honored to be listed as a Best Regional Hospital for Community Access for 2025 by US News and World Report. This recognition highlights hospitals dedicated to providing quality care in their communities, including underserved and vulnerable populations.
More Believe in Better Highlights
Some recent examples of our ongoing efforts to advance health for all.
Nursing students get rare, firsthand look at critical care transport
Nursing students from across the Sacramento region enjoyed a rare opportunity to experience pediatric and neonatal critical transport care through a hands-on educational event.
Volunteers help older patients stay connected and clear-minded during hospital stays
A new program brings nurses and trained volunteers together to help older patients stay engaged and reduce the risk of delirium during hospital stays.
Pediatric Mobile Clinic provides free vision screenings and evaluations for Folsom Cordova district students
The UC Davis Pediatric Mobile Clinic partnered with the Folsom Cordova Unified School District to host a free clinic for students.
A second chance at life started with an unexpected gift
After more than a year on exhausting dialysis, a patient received a life-changing kidney transplant from his wife through the UC Davis Transplant Center.