For the health of our patients, UC Davis is continuing with procedures such as cancerous tumor removal. Essential and urgent procedures such as those in this @NPR story cannot wait, despite inaccurate claims by @KHNews. 1/6 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/02/825937343/as-coronavirus-strains-hospitals-cancer-patients-face-treatment-delays-uncertain

Here is the inaccurate @KHNews article with the changes we requested in the interest of #facts. Their response: “We believe the article, as published, was accurate and fair… No correction is appropriate." #InternationalFactCheckingDay #NeverTooLatetoFactCheck #YouDecide 2/6

Does mastectomy for cancer + breast reconstruction = "boob job"? Here's every surgery cited in the story. #FactCheck for yourself and decide if @KHNews @JennyAGold were accurate or sensational. #InternationalFactCheckingDay #NeverTooLatetoFactCheck
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/major-california-hospital-performing-boob-jobs-while-the-state-is-shut-down-due-to-coronavirus-crisis/ 3/6

Other Tier 1 hospitals and @AmCollSurgeons agree: cancer procedures and scheduled trauma surgeries are still needed – and still aren’t “elective.” UC Davis Health’s own @DianaFarmerMD, on the ACS Board of Regents, helped to develop ACS’s COVID-19 best practices for surgeons. 4/6

“As a mom, I’m grateful for UC Davis Medical Center because they gave new life to my son.” -Angelica Gonzalez, whose son Alex, 17, was born without kidneys. Alex underwent an essential transplant surgery on March 22, 2020, to receive a donated kidney. 5/6

It’s unfortunate, but poor “news” reporting leads to less trust in the press. Thanks for trusting in hospitals and the heroic health care workers who are fighting to save PATIENTS during the #COVID19 pandemic.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/300680/coronavirus-response-hospitals-rated-best-news-media-worst.aspx 6/6