UCR School of Business

HCA Healthcare Announces Grant to University of California, Riverside

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that it will gift $620,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to support five scholarships for students enrolled in the UCR School of Medicine.

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  • HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that it will gift $620,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to support five scholarships for students enrolled in the UCR School of Medicine.
  • HCA Healthcare has now announced approximately $7.42 million to multiple colleges and universities towards that commitment.
  • HCA Healthcare, through its local facility Riverside Community Hospital, will also provide job shadowing opportunities, mentors for Mission Award recipients and seminar and leadership session opportunities.
  • Nationally, HCA Healthcare is the largest sponsor of Graduate Medical Education in the United States, with 72 teaching hospitals in 16 states.

CALIFORNIA DOES NOT NEED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS, NEW ANALYSIS FINDS

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- (www.ucr.edu)—Surprisingly, environmental leader California has a smaller 'green economy' than the average U.S. state and would need to add many thousands of environmentally friendly jobs to catch up. The good news is it's on track to do just that, according to a new analysis released today by the UCR School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development.

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  • The good news is it's on track to do just that, according to a new analysis released today by the UCR School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development .
  • The study projects that California will outpace the United States as a whole in its concentration of green jobs by 2030.
  • The state needs to reduce carbon emissions 40% below 1990 levels in order to meet its own mandated reduction targets by 2030.
  • The full report, Greening the Golden Workforce: Progress and Pathways Toward Green Jobs Leadership, isavailable here .

AN UNEVEN EXPANSION AND BOUNCE BACK FOR CALIFORNIA'S CREATIVE ECONOMY

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Additionally, the Creative Economy workforce in California grew 8% over the study period, significantly faster than the overall workforce.

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  • Additionally, the Creative Economy workforce in California grew 8% over the study period, significantly faster than the overall workforce.
  • On average, in California's Creative Economy, per worker wages have increased a spectacular 40% since 2015.
  • Wages among Creative Economy workers were already relatively high in 2015 at 1.8 times the average California worker wage, but by 2021, the average worker wage in the Creative Economy was 2.35 times higher.
  • Media currently makes up 31.2% of all Creative Economy employment in the state and accounts for over half (53.3%) of all the Creative Economy wages paid.

ONT, UCR Health offer modernized nursing stations as part of innovative brand partnership

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

Modernized nursing stations have been set up in both airport terminals, along with advertising for UCR Health's services and medical offices across the Inland Empire.

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  • Modernized nursing stations have been set up in both airport terminals, along with advertising for UCR Health's services and medical offices across the Inland Empire.
  • UCR Health's vision is to improve the health of the people of Inland Southern California by developing innovative health care programs that will deliver quality healthcare within the region's communities.
  • Stacy Lee, Director of Marketing of UCR Health, confirmed UCR Health will design bi-annual health care activations for ONT travelers around wellness and health.
  • UCR Health is comprised of a team of physicians, specialists and healthcare professionals dedicated to improving people's health.

UC Riverside Athletics and IEHP Partner for Community Wellness

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and University of California Riverside (UCR) Athletics are joining forces this season to bring health and wellness resources, including COVID-19 education and vaccine information, to the campus community and broader audiences.

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  • RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and University of California Riverside (UCR) Athletics are joining forces this season to bring health and wellness resources, including COVID-19 education and vaccine information, to the campus community and broader audiences.
  • Utilizing a multi-channel approach, the organizations will serve as an access point to timely and accurate health information for students, staff and the community during the ongoing pandemic.
  • "We are excited to welcome IEHP as a partner to help us continue our mission of preparing our student-athletes for opportunities in life through sport," said Wesley Mallette, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.
  • "In partnership with IEHP, we hope to educate and inform all Highlanders about the amazing resources IEHP provides and their positive impact on lives."