Given world events, you might have expected some references in public comments, but there were none. Perhaps the end of the quater/exam week explains it.
Public comments referred to requests to retain the name of St. Mary's Hospital in some way after it is absorbed by UC-San Francisco, use of bicycles, student health care services regarding birth control, and CARE centers. The rest of the morning session was closed.
In the afternoon, there was an approval of an executive pay matter for UC-Irvine and then there was an overview of UC Health by new EVP for UC Health David Rubin. In his remarks, he noted there would be a review of the rising costs of providing health insurance and health services to UC employees. (Recent price increases for UC health insurance had led to complaints.)
The open part of the afternoon meeting then turned to health "equity" efforts. Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson pointed to health discrepancies such as death rates for various diseases and conditions. It was not entirely clear how UC would address these issues, apart from the care it provides to its patients. Various regents expressed a desire for metrics and goals in the future.
Finally, a student representative reported in healthcare available to students and a desire for student participation in the equity program.
As always, we preserve recordings of Regents meetings since the Regents have no policy regarding the duration of retention.
You can see the morning session at:
The afternoon session is at:
The general website for the entire meeting is at:
https://archive.org/details/regents-health-services-committee-morning-12-13-2023.
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