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UCR Health Sponsoring Metrolink Holiday Express

UCR SOM Staff — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800

Helping Young Patients and Students Thrive: Lisa Fortuna, MD

Erika Klein — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700

For Lisa R. Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv, a love of working with children and helping them transition successfully to adulthood initially drew her to specialize in pediatrics. Yet she soon noticed that young people were at a particularly critical stage of their lives regarding their mental health.

UCR Health Welcomes New Chief Strategy Officer CJ Lee

Erika Klein — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700

When CJ Lee, chief strategy officer for UC Riverside Health, decided to attend UCR for his bachelor’s degree decades ago, he didn’t realize the decision would shape his entire career in healthcare. With his choice at that time between UC Berkeley and UCR for business school, the Northern California native chose Riverside for a change of scenery--and has been in the Inland Empire ever since.

UCR Health announces major expansion

UCR University Relations Newsroom — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

UCR Health announced on Tuesday, June 3, a major expansion of its clinical footprint, with a signed letter of intent targeting an initial 21 acres in Riverside at the intersection of Valley Springs Parkway and Gateway Drive. The vision for the site will include an outpatient diagnostic center and possible future expansion. The announcement is the largest step by UCR Health toward a full healthcare footprint in the Inland Empire, which contends with both explosive population growth and an inadequate supply of primary and specialty-care physicians.

Our Future Self: A Blueprint for Defining a Health System’s Enduring Identity

Tim Collins, CEO, UCR Health — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800