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The Health Care Professional Unit (HX) is a systemwide bargaining unit of non-supervisory licensed health care practitioners who provide a variety of clinical and medical services in support of the University’s medical and student health centers. The unit is represented by the University Professional and Technical Employees union (UPTE). Currently, the unit includes approximately 8,926* employees.

UC Health represents the fourth-largest health care delivery system in California. The medical centers provide patient care services valued at nearly $7 billion annually, accounting for more than 3.9 million clinic visits and more than 290,000 emergency room visits each year.

An approximate breakdown of the number of HX represented Health Care Professionals at each location is as follows:

LocationHeadcount
ANR0
Berkeley92
Davis259
Davis Medical Center1,127
Irvine187
Irvine Medical Center1,177
Los Angeles710
Los Angeles Medical Center1,343
Merced11
Office of the President0
Riverside24
San Diego470
San Diego Medical Center1,019
San Francisco 436
San Francisco Medical Center2,008
Santa Barbara35
Santa Cruz28
Total8,926
*Systemwide Labor Relations census, October 2025