Congratulations to Dr. Lori Weichenthal

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals has announced the launch of the UCSF Child Passenger and Pedestrian Safety (ChiPPS) Program, a new injury prevention initiative based in the Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco Emergency Department. The program is supported by a $250,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Mental health, substance use, and other behavioral health care made up 40% of all health expenditures for U.S. children in 2022, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. That is almost twice what it was in 2011.  

Leapfrog lists UCSF medical centers at Parnassus Heights, Mount Zion, and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland among the nation’s best hospitals.