Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a non-profit, tertiary, 886-bed hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in the Harvard Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, adjacent to the University of California, Los Angeles and the West Hollywood city limits. The medical center is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. It is also a major teaching hospital for the University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing and the University of Southern California Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. The medical center has a long history of providing innovative and high-quality patient care, and is a leading center for medical research, including studies on Alzheimer's disease at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and cancer at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute.
● History
The medical center was founded in 1902 by a group of Jewish businessmen, including Marc Taper and Doris Factor, as the Kaspare Cohn Hospital, and was later renamed Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in 1910, after the Cedars of God in Lebanon. In 1918, the hospital merged with the Mount Sinai Hospital, which was founded in 1920 by the Jewish Community of Los Angeles, to form the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The medical center has a long history of innovation, including the development of the Cobalt-60 radiation therapy unit in the 1950s, and the establishment of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in 1984, which is affiliated with the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. The medical center has also been at the forefront of medical research, including studies on HIV/AIDS at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's HIV/AIDS Clinic, and genetics at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Genetics Institute, which is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health and the American Society of Human Genetics.
● Campus and Facilities
The medical center's campus is located on San Vicente Boulevard in the Harvard Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, and includes the Saperstein Critical Care Tower, the North Tower, and the South Tower. The medical center also has several outpatient facilities, including the Cedars-Sinai Medical Office Towers and the Cedars-Sinai Health Associates medical group, which is affiliated with the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians. The medical center's campus is also home to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Library, which is affiliated with the National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association. The medical center has a long history of collaboration with other medical institutions, including the University of California, Los Angeles Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and the City of Hope National Medical Center, which is affiliated with the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute.
● Patient Care and Services
The medical center provides a wide range of patient care services, including cardiology at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, oncology at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, and neurology at the Cedars-Sinai Neurological Institute, which is affiliated with the American Academy of Neurology and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The medical center is also a leading center for organ transplantation, including heart transplantation and lung transplantation, and is affiliated with the United Network for Organ Sharing and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. The medical center has a long history of providing innovative and high-quality patient care, and is a major teaching hospital for the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, which are affiliated with the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association.
● Research and Education
The medical center is a leading center for medical research, including studies on Alzheimer's disease at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, cancer at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, and genetics at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Genetics Institute, which is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health and the American Society of Human Genetics. The medical center is also a major teaching hospital for the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, and provides a wide range of educational programs for medical students, residents, and fellows, including the Cedars-Sinai Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences and Translational Medicine, which is affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Sciences. The medical center has a long history of collaboration with other medical institutions, including the University of California, Los Angeles Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and the City of Hope National Medical Center, which is affiliated with the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute.
● Rankings and Accreditation
The medical center is consistently ranked as one of the top hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, and is accredited by the Joint Commission and the American Osteopathic Association. The medical center is also a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems and the Association of American Medical Colleges, and is affiliated with the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association. The medical center has a long history of providing innovative and high-quality patient care, and is a leading center for medical research and education, including the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Neurosurgery Residency Program, which is affiliated with the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The medical center has also been recognized for its commitment to patient safety and quality care, and is a recipient of the Magnet Recognition Program award from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, which is affiliated with the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.