KCBX's Benjamin Purper reports. Central Coast medical provider Tenet Health announced May 25 a new partnership with University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to provide neurosurgical services to patients at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo. The partnership gives Tenet doctors access to UCSF’s technology which includes real-time consultations with expert neurosurgeons during surgery. According to Tenet Health, the affiliation with UCSF Health will help Tenet provide state-of-the-art care to patients in San Luis Obispo County with neurological disorders involving the brain, spine or peripheral nerves. Dr. Phillip Kissel, a neurosurgeon at Sierra Vista and the chair of the hospital’s surgery department, told KCBX News the partnership opens up lots of possibilities for collaborative care between UCSF and Sierra Vista.