UCI Health, UC Irvine leader recognized for human resources leadership
Ramona Agrela is champion of people-centric decision-making
Orange, Calif. — Ramona Agrela, a senior vice president at UCI Health and vice chancellor of human resources at UC Irvine, has been named a Becker’s Hospital Review CHRO to Know.
Becker’s says:
“As a member of the chancellor’s cabinet and the president’s cabinet for UCI Health, she champions people-centric decision-making while protecting and elevating the organizations’ employer brand during rapid growth and change.
Over the past two years, she spearheaded strategic workforce planning and a broadened talent acquisition model as UCI Health expanded from one hospital to six, enabling hundreds of clinical and administrative hires amid a highly competitive market.”
Agrela is board president of the College and University Professionals Association–Human Resources Southern California chapter. She is also a member of the board of the American Research Universities Human Resource Institute. She was also a 2025 finalist for the National Human Resources Association of Orange County’s Executive of the Year award.
She is a Society for Human Resource Management certified senior professional, a WorldatWork certified compensation professional and a Human Capital Institute Strategic HR Business Partner.
About UCI Health
UCI Health, one of California’s largest academic health systems, is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. The 1,461-bed system comprises its main campus UCI Health — Orange, its flagship hospital, the UCI Health — Irvine acute care hospital and medical campus, four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and a network of ambulatory care centers across the region. UCI Health — Orange provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to the only Orange County-based National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).