For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

For 36 consecutive years, UCLA Health hospitals have earned a top ranking on the U.S. News & World Report national honor roll, a distinction reserved for only 20 hospitals or systems providing the highest-quality care across multiple medical specialties. In 2025, U.S. News ranked UCLA Health #1 in both California and in Los Angeles*.

As an academic health system, UCLA Health offers access to technology and treatments that may not be available elsewhere. Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses. UCLA Health doctors and scientists are pioneering work in an astounding range of disciplines – from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment – and are bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

*Tied for #1 ranking

 UCLA Health is ranked Top 10 in 10 specialties by U.S. News & World Report:

·  Ear, Nose and Throat

·  Pulmonology & Lung Surgery

·  Diabetes & Endocrinology

·  Gastroenterology and GI Surgery

·  Urology

·  Geriatrics

·  Ophthalmology

·  Psychiatry

·  Rheumatology

·  Orthopaedics

The scope of services of SAHZU-UCLA Teleconsultation includes the Telepathology, the Second Opinion Telemedicine Consult, the Second Opinion Written Consult and the Inpatient Tele-ICU Consult. 

The Second Opinion Telemedicine Consult and the Inpatient Tele-ICU Consult both consist of a 30 minute video consultation between UCLA Health specialists and SAHZU physicians to discuss a specific outpatient/ICU case via telehealth system followed by a consultation report signed by the UCLA Provider. The patient data including his/her medical records, images and test results will be sent to the UCLA Health before the consultation. 

The Second Opinion Written Consult will not include a video consultation between UCLA Health specialists and SAHZU physicians. After the patient data including his/her medical records, images and test results are sent to the UCLA Health, a consultation report will be provided and signed by UCLA. 

How to start the process? 

Step 01:

• For outpatient of the International Medicine Department, please inform your physician of your request.

• For patients outside the hospital, please contact International Medicine Department for an outpatient consultation and tell us your request.

Step 02: 

Determine the SAHZU department to conduct the telepathology/telemedicine consultation

Step 03: 

• Patients provide health history and all medical records necessary for the consultation.

• Physicians fill in the telemedicine application form.

• Patients sign an informed consent.

• Patients pay the consultation fee.

Step 04: SAHZU transfers the consultation application and materials to UCLA.

Step 05: SAHZU and UCLA physicians have a video consultation. (Applicable to the Second Opinion Telemedicine Consult and the Inpatient Tele-ICU Consult.)

Step 06: UCLA issues a consultation report in English to SAHZU.

Step 07: SAHZU delivers the report to patient.

For more information about SAHZU-UCLA Telemedicine and/or patient referral, please consult SAHZU eHealth Center: 0571-87767099