Health.ucsd.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
81% 
Server
92% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.55 s
File size
112.00 kB
Words
685
Media files
18
Number of links
77 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
UC San Diego Health | #1 Hospital System in San Diego
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (503 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Find expert health care, when and where you need it, with convenient locations for primary care and specialty care across San Diego.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (820 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://health.ucsd.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
descriptionFind expert health care, when and where you need it, with convenient locations for primary care and specialty care across San Diego.
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robotsindex, follow
og:imagehttps://health.ucsd.edu/globalassets/images---open-graph-and-seo/website_open_graph-generic.jpg
og:site_nameUC San Diego Health
ORGANIZATIONEmpty
geo.regionEmpty
geo.placenameEmpty
p:domain_verifyEmpty
google-site-verificationDNOea1Va8EA8e9wNUn3e8jSER89hWQiA8fYLRY_wesY
google-translate-customizationEmpty
langen
twitter:imagehttps://health.ucsd.edu/globalassets/images---open-graph-and-seo/website_open_graph-generic.jpg
twitter:titleUC San Diego Health | #1 Hospital System in San Diego
twitter:descriptionFind expert health care, when and where you need it, with convenient locations for primary care and specialty care across San Diego.
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:siteUC San Diego Health
twitter:creatorucsdhealth
og:titleUC San Diego Health | #1 Hospital System in San Diego
og:descriptionFind expert health care, when and where you need it, with convenient locations for primary care and specialty care across San Diego.
og:typewebsite
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Message your doctor, get test results, manage appointments and more on...
The average number of words per sentence of 26.33 words is high.
This page contains 685 words. That's ok.
29.6% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/globalassets/homepage/dark-1.svgUC San Diego Health logo
...balassets/homepage/2026-honor-roll-1.pngUS News World Report Honor Roll Badge for 2026
...ero.jpg?width=1185&height=667&quality=80A man and woman hold a baby while a graphic says Choose San Diego's No. 1 Hospital System.
...ts/map/yext-location-map-image-cover.jpgYext Location Map Cover Image
...sets/homepage-sulpizio-cardivascular.pngSulpizio Cardiovascular Center exterior
/globalassets/homepage/rectangle-7.pngMoores Cancer Cancer exterior
/globalassets/homepage/rectangle-1582.pngNo alt attribute provided
/globalassets/homepage/rectangle-7-1.pnghillcrest medical center building exterior
/globalassets/homepage-kop-koman.jpgKoman Family Outpatient Pavilion exterior
/globalassets/rectangle-1581.pngJacobs Medical Center exterior
...featured-media.jpg?width=1920&quality=80McGrath Outpatient Pavilion at UC San Diego Health
...page/50-50-myucsdhealth-app-hsy-4867.jpgHand scrolling through MyChart options on cellphone
...-qa-opengraph-gettyimages-2233804222.jpgStock photo of a woman laying her hand on her heart to indicate distress.
...cancer-survivors-group-20260918-hero.jpgThree breast cancer survivors standing under a tree, smiling.
...arro-liver-patient-story-og-10012026.jpgRicardo Navarro, patient at UC San Diego Health.
/globalassets/homepage/dark-1.svgUC San Diego Health logo
...ets/homepage/magnet-with-distinction.pngmagnet logo with distinction
...balassets/homepage/2026-usnwr-footer.pngUS News World Report Honor Roll Badge for 2026

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Open Enrollment Is Here
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Open Enrollment Is Here
H2 Convenient Locations Near You
H2 Flu Vaccines Now Available
H2 Expert Care, When and Where You Need It
H2 Primary Care
H2 Same-Day Care
H2 Emergency Care
H2 Find a Doctor
H2 Specialties and Programs
H2 Find Care in Your Community
H2 Now Open: McGrath Outpatient Pavilion
H2 MyUCSDHealth Care Connection
H2 MyUCSDHealth Care Connection Duplicate text
H2 News and Stories
H2 #UCSDHealth
H3 Cardiologist Explains Signs of Heart Failure in Women
H3 When Cancer Treatment Ends, the Quiet Begins
H3 How a Patient with Liver Cancer Found Lifesaving Options
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 17 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
/insurance-billing/accepted-he...Get started.
https://health.ucsd.edu/Anchor Skip to Main Content
A-TITLE Skip to Main Content
https://employment.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Careers
A-TITLE Careers
https://myucsdchart.ucsd.edu/New window External Subdomain MyUCSDChart
A-TITLE MyUCSDChart
https://health.ucsd.edu/IMG-ALT UC San Diego Health logo
A-TITLE image UC San Diego Health logo
https://health.ucsd.edu/Primary & Specialty Care
A-TITLE Primary & Specialty Care
https://health.ucsd.edu/care/Search All Services
A-TITLE Search All Services
/care/primary-care/Primary Care
A-TITLE Primary Care
/care/walk-in-same-day/Same-Day Care
A-TITLE Same-Day Care
/care/cancer/Cancer Care
A-TITLE Cancer Care
/care/heart-vascular/Heart Care
A-TITLE Heart Care
/care/orthopedics/Orthopedics
A-TITLE Orthopedics
/care/gynecology/Gynecology
A-TITLE Gynecology
/find-a-provider/Doctors
A-TITLE Doctors
https://health.ucsd.edu/Locations
A-TITLE Locations
/locations/Search All Locations
A-TITLE Search All Locations
/care/imaging/Imaging Locations
A-TITLE Imaging Locations
https://health.ucsd.edu/care/lab/Lab Locations
A-TITLE Lab Locations
https://health.ucsd.edu/Insurance & Billing
A-TITLE Insurance & Billing
/insurance-billing/All Insurance & Billing
A-TITLE All Insurance & Billing
/insurance-billing/accepted-he...Accepted Insurance Plans
A-TITLE Accepted Insurance Plans
/insurance-billing/financial-a...Help Paying Your Bill
A-TITLE Help Paying Your Bill
https://health.ucsd.edu/news/News
A-TITLE News
https://myucsdchart.ucsd.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate MyUCSDChart
A-TITLE MyUCSDChart
/make-an-appointment/Make an Appointment
A-TITLE Make an Appointment
/make-an-appointment/Text duplicate Make an Appointment
A-TITLE Make an Appointment
/make-an-appointment/Text duplicate Make an Appointment
A-TITLE Make an Appointment
/make-an-appointment/Text duplicate Make an Appointment
A-TITLE Make an Appointment
https://health.ucsd.edu/care/Text duplicate Primary & Specialty Care
/find-a-provider/Text duplicate Doctors
/locations/Text duplicate Locations
/insurance-billing/Text duplicate Insurance & Billing
https://health.ucsd.edu/news/Text duplicate News
/choose-us/Why Choose Us
/care/primary-care/flu-shot/Schedule Your Flu Shot
/care/primary-care/Primary Care Get excellent care for kids, adults and senior at convenient locations across San Diego County. Explore Primary Care
A-TITLE Primary Care Get excellent care for kids, adults and senior at convenient locations across San Diego County. Explore Primary Care
/care/walk-in-same-day/Same-Day Care Save your spot at Express Care or Urgent Care for minor accidents, common illnesses or wellness needs. Same-Day Care
A-TITLE Same-Day Care Save your spot at Express Care or Urgent Care for minor accidents, common illnesses or wellness needs. Same-Day Care
/care/walk-in-same-day/Emergency Care Find 24/7 care for life-threatening injuries or severe health conditions at our three emergency rooms. See ER Wait Times
A-TITLE Emergency Care Find 24/7 care for life-threatening injuries or severe health conditions at our three emergency rooms. See ER Wait Times
/find-a-provider/Find a Doctor Looking for exceptional care? We can help find the right specialist or primary care physicians. Provider Directory
A-TITLE Find a Doctor Looking for exceptional care? We can help find the right specialist or primary care physicians. Provider Directory
https://health.ucsd.edu/care/Browse All Specialties
A-TITLE Browse All Specialties
/care/emergency-trauma/er/Hospitals and Emergency Rooms
A-TITLE Hospitals and Emergency Rooms
/care/walk-in-same-day/Express Care and Urgent Care
A-TITLE Express Care and Urgent Care
/locations/Primary Care and Other Clinics
A-TITLE Primary Care and Other Clinics
/about-us/hillcrest-redevelopm...Learn More: McGrath Outpatient Pavilion and the Hillcrest Medical Campus Redevelopment
A-TITLE Learn More: McGrath Outpatient Pavilion and the Hillcrest Medical Campus Redevelopment
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Download from App Store
A-TITLE Download from App Store
https://play.google.com/store/...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Download from Google Play
A-TITLE Download from Google Play
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate Download from App Store
A-TITLE Download from App Store
https://play.google.com/store/...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate Download from Google Play
A-TITLE Download from Google Play
https://health.ucsd.edu/news/View All
/news/features/cardiologist-ex...Cardiologist Explains Signs of Heart Failure in Women Physician specializing in advanced heart failure answers commonly asked questions about signs of heart ...
IMG-ALT Stock photo of a woman laying her hand on her heart to indicate distress.
/news/features/when-cancer-tre...When Cancer Treatment Ends, the Quiet Begins Three young breast cancer survivors share the unexpected struggle that surfaces after cancer diagnosis and treat...
IMG-ALT Three breast cancer survivors standing under a tree, smiling.
/news/features/how-a-patient-w...How a Patient with Liver Cancer Found Lifesaving Options Patient with liver cancer receives life-saving care by enrolling in an immunotherapy clinical trial ...
IMG-ALT Ricardo Navarro, patient at UC San Diego Health.
https://www.instagram.com/ucsd...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Follow us on Instagram
A-TITLE Follow us on Instagram
https://health.ucsd.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT UC San Diego Health logo
A-TITLE UC San Diego Health logo
/for-health-care-professionals...IMG-ALT magnet logo with distinction
A-TITLE magnet logo with distinction
/about-us/quality-safety/award...IMG-ALT US News World Report Honor Roll Badge for 2026
A-TITLE US News World Report Honor Roll Badge for 2026
https://health.ucsd.edu/patients/Patient & Family Information
A-TITLE Patient & Family Information
/patients/medical-records/Medical Records
A-TITLE Medical Records
/patients/events/Classes & Events
A-TITLE Classes & Events
/patients/visitors/Visitor Information
A-TITLE Visitor Information
/care/international/International Patient Services
A-TITLE International Patient Services
/patients/places-to-stay/famil...Family Houses
A-TITLE Family Houses
https://health.ucsd.edu/about-us/About Us
A-TITLE About Us
/about-us/quality-safety/Quality & Safety
A-TITLE Quality & Safety
/about-us/leadership/Leadership Team
A-TITLE Leadership Team
/about-us/quality-safety/award...Awards & Achievements
A-TITLE Awards & Achievements
/insurance-billing/standard-ch...Price Transparency
A-TITLE Price Transparency
/insurance-billing/financial-a...Text duplicate Help Paying Your Bill
A-TITLE Help Paying Your Bill
https://health.ucsd.edu/support/Volunteering & Support
A-TITLE Volunteering & Support
/support/volunteer/Volunteer
A-TITLE Volunteer
/patients/places-to-stay/famil...Support Our Family Houses
A-TITLE Support Our Family Houses
https://giving.ucsd.edu/suppor...New window External Subdomain Make a Gift
A-TITLE Make a Gift
/for-health-care-professionals/For Health Care Professionals
A-TITLE For Health Care Professionals
/for-health-care-professionals...Transfers, Referrals & Consultations
A-TITLE Transfers, Referrals & Consultations
/care/clinical-trials/Research & Clinical Trials
A-TITLE Research & Clinical Trials
/for-health-care-professionals...Education & Training
A-TITLE Education & Training
/for-health-care-professionals...Nursing at UC San Diego Health
A-TITLE Nursing at UC San Diego Health
https://health.ucsd.edu/giving/Giving
A-TITLE Giving
https://health.ucsd.edu/news/Text duplicate News
A-TITLE News
https://employment.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
A-TITLE Careers
https://health.ucsd.edu/covid/COVID-19 Information
A-TITLE COVID-19 Information
/about-us/contact-us/Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE fab fa-linkedin
https://www.instagram.com/ucsd...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE fab fa-instagram-square
https://www.facebook.com/UCSDH...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE fab fa-facebook-square
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE fab fa-youtube-square
https://x.com/UCSDHealthNew window External A-TITLE fa-brands fa-square-x-twitter
/policies-notices/Policies and Notices
A-TITLE Policies and Notices
/policies-notices/privacy/Privacy Policy
A-TITLE Privacy Policy
/policies-notices/accessibility/Accessibility Statement
A-TITLE Accessibility Statement
/policies-notices/legal/Legal Notices
A-TITLE Legal Notices
/patients/interpreter-language/New window Language Assistance
A-TITLE Language Assistance
https://ucsd.edu/External UC San Diego
A-TITLE UC San Diego
https://medschool.ucsd.edu/Pag...New window External Subdomain UC San Diego School of Medicine
A-TITLE UC San Diego School of Medicine

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://health.ucsd.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.55 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (112 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 508 referring domains.
This page has 5,828 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 374 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

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health.ucsd.edu
UC San Diego Health | #1 Hospital System in San Diego
Find expert health care, when and where you need it, with convenient locations for primary care and specialty care across San Diego.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
health73%Check
Diego health66%Check
San Diego Health64%Check
UC San Diego Health63%Check
UC San Diego60%Check
San59%Check
Diego59%Check
San Diego59%Check
open56%Check
Locations55%Check

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