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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 8,044* 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
Berkeley84
Davis248
Davis Medical Center1,068
Irvine159
Irvine Medical Center1,048
Los Angeles673
Los Angeles Medical Center1,222
Merced10
Riverside24
San Diego453
San Diego Medical Center1,002
San Francisco 441
San Francisco Medical Center1,542
Santa Barbara46
Santa Cruz24
Total8,044
*Systemwide Labor Relations census, October 2024