Through the CTSI Research Infrastructure Network (RIN), we work with a variety of health and research institutions on initiatives to accelerate research. This creates and sustains strong bidirectional relationships with our partners and collaborators. CTSI provides research resources, and our partners and collaborators contribute unique research assets.
CTSI has SF Bay Area partners, UCSF Health System collaborators, and Regional Public Health System collaborators.
CTSI SF Bay Area Partners:
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG)
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center is a community hospital and Level 1 trauma center. It is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of its community. UCSF has a long-standing partnership with ZSFG to provide faculty physicians and trainees from the 4 professional schools to deliver ZSFG clinical care. UCSF also provides infrastructure and services to the robust ZSFG research portfolio with 350 investigators and 1,100 research awards across all fields, including world-renowned programs in infectious disease and surgical trauma/neurotrauma.
San Francisco Veterans Administration Health Care System (SFVAHCS)
SFVAHCS has a mission mission is to honor Veterans, their families, and caregivers by offering exceptional care that improves their health and well-being. With an unparalleled reputation as providers of the most complex care across VHA, SFVAHCS has a long history of conducting cutting-edge research, establishing innovative medical programs, and providing compassionate care. Notably, for over 60 years, the Medical Center's affiliation with UCSF ensures that all physicians are jointly recruited with the UCSF School of Medicine.
CTSI SF Bay Area Collaborators - UCSF Health System Affiliates:
John Muir Health (JMH)
JMH medical centers are recognized as preeminent centers for neurosciences, orthopedics, cancer care, cardiovascular care and high-risk obstetrics. JMH is a nonprofit health system in the SF East Bay, dedicated to improving community health, with the only trauma center in Contra Costa County. UCSF and JMH have collaborated since 2015 through multidisciplinary clinical affiliations.
MarinHealth
MarinHealth includes three major entities – a hospital, foundation, and network of expert clinicians – and their combined offering provides North Bay residents with a wide spectrum of high-quality services from health and wellness education to diagnosis to advanced treatment and beyond for injuries and illnesses of all kinds. UCSF and MarinHealth collaborate through an expansive network of outpatient clinics.
CTSI SF Bay Area Collaborators - Regional Public Health Systems:
Wilma Chan Highland Hospital (HH)
HH is a renowned regional trauma center; nationally recognized for medical and clinical teaching and research; and state-of-the-art primary, specialty, and multi-specialty care. Its Acute Care Tower is host to top-flight maternal-child services and other advanced care. UCSF has clinical and educational affiliations with HH, including a collaborative Surgery residency program
Contra Costa Health (CCH)
CCH is an integrated system of healthcare services that covers health at every level: the individual, the family, and the community. For low-income and uninsured residents of Contra Costa County, CCH is the safety net, providing medical services not available to them elsewhere. CCH hosts UCSF residency program rotations.