UCLA Health System and Chief Executive Named Partners in Care Foundation's 2012 Mathies Award Honorees for Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership

Dr. David T. Feinberg and UCLA Health to Receive Top Award For Healthcare Leadership Excellence at Partners in Care Foundation Tribute Dinner May 14 End Quote

(1888PressRelease) February 24, 2012 - To recognize and celebrate significant contributions and outstanding leadership in health care, Partners in Care Foundation (www.picf.org) has named Dr. David T. Feinberg and the UCLA Health System as the 2012 Mathies Award recipients.

UCLA Health System and Dr. Feinberg will be honored at the Partners in Care Foundation Vision & Excellence in Health Care Leadership Tribute Dinner to take place on Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Dr. Feinberg serves as President, UCLA Health System; Chief Executive Officer, UCLA Hospital System; and Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences.

"With this Partners' Mathies Award, we call attention to the importance of UCLA Health System's vision and commitment to effecting transformational positive change at this critical time when health care redesign is occurring," notes June Simmons, the non-profit's President and CEO. "We admire their strong leadership team led by Dr. Feinberg. Together, they have brought about a complete culture change to a more caring and respectful environment that has dramatically increased patient satisfaction. Such leadership complements UCLA Health System's role as a world-class center of excellence in patient care, education and research."

Ranked number one in the West by U.S. New and World Report, UCLA Health System is recognized worldwide for its pioneering medical contributions, including advancements in organ transplantation, heart care and neurosurgery, among others. Its advanced medical education; biological research; community engagement and partnerships; and clinical care enriches its international reputation as a leading academic medical center.

Dr. Feinberg oversees UCLA Health System's more than 80 community and outpatient clinics and its four hospitals on two campuses:
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center; Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA; Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA,
and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica.

"With Partners' mission of shaping the future of health care through innovations in care, the Mathies Award salutes UCLA Health System and Dr. Feinberg for their leadership excellence in improving health and patient care in a changing world," adds Eve Kurtin, Chair of Partners Board of Directors. "We share the vision of bringing powerful change in the design and practice of care that optimizes health for individuals and their communities."

Initiated and named in honor of Partners' first award winners, Founding Chair of Board Dr.Allen Mathies and Weta Mathies, the Mathies Award is given each year in recognition of an innovative and creative leader or organization in the professional health care community whose vision, dedication, and accomplishments are changing the shape of health care. Previous Partners' Mathies Award honorees include: Howard Kahn, CEO of LA Care Health Plan; Robert W. Lundy and Lloyd A. Bookman, founding partners of health law firm Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Inc.; Richard A. Norling, former CEO, Premier: Inc; George C. Halvorson, CEO, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan; Lloyd H. Dean, CEO, Catholic Health care West; Francine Kaufman, MD, world-leader in diabetes care; Thomas M. Priselac, CEO, Cedars-Sinai Health System; D. Duane Dauner, CEO, California Hospital Association; Robert E. Tranquada, MD, major health leader; James E. Ludlum, JD, the "father" of health law; Yoshi Honkawa, distinguished government relations expert in health; Dr. Allen Mathies, president emeritus of Huntington Memorial Hospital and Weta Mathies, distinguished community leader.

For more information about Partners and the Tribute Dinner, contact Maureen Finan, VP, Strategic Communication & Programs, 818.375.3775 x 125; mfinan ( @ ) picf dot org; for Sponsorships/Tributes, contact Eva Goetz, VP, Advancement, 818 dot 837 dot 3775 x 131; egoetz ( @ ) picf dot org

About Partners in Care (www.picf.org)
Partners in Care Foundation is a nationally recognized non-profit with the mission to serve as a catalyst for shaping a new vision of health care by partnering with organizations, families and community leaders in the work of changing health care systems, changing communities and changing lives. Based in San Fernando, California, Partners collaborates with an extensive network of community-based and health care organizations, funders, and supporters to change the shape of health care through high-impact, cost-effective solutions to health care's pressing issues.

About The UCLA Health System (www.uclahealth.org)
The UCLA Health System, which comprises the UCLA Hospital System and the UCLA Medical Group and its affiliates, has provided the best in health care and the most advanced treatment options to the people of Los Angeles and the world for more than half a century. Preeminence in health care - a strength that comes from the union of research, teaching and excellence in patient care - continues to be recognized nationally, internationally and in numerous forums. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica (which includes the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital) deliver hospital care that is unparalleled in California. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is consistently ranked one of the top five hospitals in the nation and the best in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, UCLA physicians and hospitals will continue to be world leaders in the full range of care, from maintaining the health of families to the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses.

Media Contact: Maureen Finan 818.837.3775 x 125; Cell: 818.427.6256 mfinan ( @ ) picf dot org www.picf.org

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