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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 8,184* 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
Berkeley88
Davis251
Davis Medical Center1,079
Irvine168
Irvine Medical Center1,092
Los Angeles672
Los Angeles Medical Center1,250
Merced10
Office of the President0
Riverside25
San Diego462
San Diego Medical Center1,004
San Francisco 447
San Francisco Medical Center1,572
Santa Barbara45
Santa Cruz30
Total8,195
*Systemwide Labor Relations census, April 2025