Los Angeles Magazine Premier Hospitals 2023

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s

8700 Beverly Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90048

(310) 423-4431

cedars-sinai.org/guerinchildrens

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s combines advanced clinical care, leading-edge pediatric research and physician training to support Cedars-Sinai and its growing network of healthcare partners across the Los Angeles region. Guerin Children’s provides a seamless continuum of primary and specialty care for children as they grow from newborns to adolescents to adults.

Innovations and Breakthroughs

Guerin Children’s is the pediatric enterprise of Cedars-Sinai, which is ranked #1 in California and #2 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2022–2023” analysis. Guerin Children’s offers advanced therapies, minimally invasive procedures and the latest surgical techniques through a wide range of pediatric specialty programs. Its collaborative team includes doctors who are world-renowned for complex care in congenital heart, kidney disease, pediatric orthopedics and spine, gastroenterology, and neurosurgery, among others. A new pediatric inpatient unit also offers patients and families quality care in

a comfortable setting, with spacious rooms for overnight accommodations and stateof-the-art equipment, including epilepsy monitoring rooms.

Honors and Accomplishments

Guerin Children’s provides care from childhood through adulthood, including specialized treatment for newborns. Cedars-Sinai delivers more babies than any other hospital in Los Angeles County and can care for moms and infants in the same place. Its world-class Level IV regional neonatal intensive care unit is one of the largest in Southern California.

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES

4650 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027

(888) 631-2452

CHLA .org

Every child deserves the best care possible. With more than 704,000 patient visits annually, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles cares for more kids than any other facility in Los Angeles. CHLA’s nationally recognized clinicians provide more than 350 specialty programs and services to create hope and build healthier futures for children.

A Top Hospital Designed Just for Kids

At CHLA, the small things mean everything. Every aspect of our hospital is designed to care for children. This means that devices and supplies are all just the right size for every kid, and every step of the way includes family members and loved ones in a child’s care and recovery. From blood pressure cuffs and diapers for tiny preemies to our special brand of patient- and family-centered care, CHLA is specifically engineered for infants, children, and adolescents.

Innovations and Breakthroughs

CHLA doesn’t just care for kids. The institution is driven to pursue research and innovation that will advance their care. An academic medical center affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, CHLA is home to The Saban Research Institute, which performs basic, translational, and clinical research and ranks among the top 10 pediatric hospitals nationwide for prestigious National Institutes of Health funding.

Honors and Accomplishments

CHLA is the top-ranked children’s hospital on the West Coast and No. 8 nationwide on U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll for 2022–2023. CHLA also is designated a Magnet institution for clinical and nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

CITY OF HOPE

1500 E. Duarte Road Duarte, CA 91010

(800) 826-HOPE (4673) CityofHope.org

City of Hope is one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S., making it a national leader in advancing cancer research and treatment. City of Hope has been ranked among the “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News & World Report for over 15 years.

Innovations and Breakthroughs

City of Hope is a world leader in cancer research, treatment, and prevention, offering a uniquely integrated model to patients spanning cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and innovation initiatives.

City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines and monoclonal antibodies. Millions of people with diabetes benefit from synthetic human insulin, developed through research conducted at City of Hope. A pioneer in bone marrow and stem cell transplants, City of Hope has one of the largest and most successful programs of its kind, attracting patients from around the world.

City of Hope is also at the forefront of a powerful form of immunotherapy known as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy. Using this approach, immune cells are taken from a person’s bloodstream, then reintroduced into the patient’s system, where they get to work destroying targeted tumor cells.

Honors and Accomplishments

City of Hope holds over 450 patent portfolios and submits nearly 50 applications yearly to the FDA for new therapies. The institution was awarded the highest level of accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the nursing program achieved Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

A unique advantage of City of Hope Helford Clinical Research Hospital is the collaboration that occurs with other shared services and facilities at City of Hope. Here, patients have access to the newest treatment options through our innovative clinical trials.

As an independent biomedical, treatment, and education center, City of Hope is focused on basic and clinical research in cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic, lifethreatening diseases.

City of Hope physicians work diligently with other members of a patient’s medical team to create a sophisticated, coordinated, multidisciplinary treatment approach in order to provide optimal treatment for each patient’s particular case.

We’ve made Hope a science.

We conduct nearly 1,000 clinical trials annually, are working on more than 130 investigational new therapies and provide leading-edge cancer care at more than 35 locations across Southern California. Because you shouldn’t have to go far from home to find world-class cancer care. Hope is here. Find a location at CityofHope.org/NearYou

James Simpson, City of Hope Researcher

KECK MEDICINE OF USC

1500 San Pablo Street

Los Angeles, CA 90033

(800) USC-CARE

(800) 872-2273

KeckMedicine.org

We are Keck Medicine of USC, where we go further every day for our patients.

Sparked by our patients’ potential, we provide world-class health care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Arcadia Hospital, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, and more than 100 outpatient locations throughout Southern California.

Innovations and Breakthroughs

At Keck Medicine, we love solving a tough challenge and define success as providing the best outcome for our patients. We combine best-in-class physicians, access to cuttingedge research, and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for our patients.

With 25 research-oriented basic and clinical academic programs, with multidisciplinary access to USC’s schools of business, communications, engineering, gerontology, and life sciences, we attract top scientific and biotechnology researchers from around the globe.

Keck Medicine surgeons are using minimally invasive robotic surgical techniques for

complex procedures, such as prostate cancer, kidney cancer, gynecologic cancer, brain surgery, and joint replacements. Researchers are testing new ways to leverage artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning to optimize surgical techniques and automate cancer-risk screenings.

Honors and Accomplishments

Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, was ranked among the top hospitals nationwide on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022–23 Best Hospitals and among the top three hospitals in Los Angeles. The medical center was also nationally recognized among the top 50 in eight medical specialties.

GREATNESS. TOGETHER.

Great doctors who listen. Personalized care. True partnership. At Keck Medicine of USC, we’ve transformed the patient experience to deliver world-class care tailored specifically for you. Together we are limitless.

Keck Hospital of USC

USC Arcadia Hospital

USC Care Medical Group

USC Norris Cancer Hospital

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

UCLA HEALTH

(800) UCLA-MD1

(800) 825-2631

uclahealth.org

UCLA Health is where discovery leads to world-class care. Among the world’s most comprehensive academic health systems, UCLA Health’s mission is to provide stateof-the-art patient care, support pioneering research, and train top medical professionals. It includes four hospitals on two campuses— Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center—and more than 250 community clinics across Southern California. UCLA Health also includes the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Innovations and Breakthroughs

UCLA Health has long been a leader in innovative health care delivery. Early research at UCLA was integral to the development of imaging systems such as CT scans and PET scans. UCLA faculty developed the tissuematching test that makes organ transplants possible, as well as a breakthrough treatment for brain aneurysms. Our scientists have developed new, life-saving targeted treatments for cancers such as breast cancer and melanoma, as well as the first FDA-approved CAR-T cell therapy. Since 2003 alone, research conducted at UCLA has resulted in 21 new U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved

cancer treatments. The leading-edge research on our campus has been awarded the top prizes in medicine, including the Nobel Prize and the National Medal of Science.

Honors and Accomplishments

UCLA Health hospitals are ranked in the country’s top 5 by U.S. News & World Report, and for 33 consecutive years have appeared on the national honor roll of only 20 hospitals providing the highest-quality care. UCLA Health hospitals also rank as one of the best in the world by Newsweek.Center’s Magnet Recognition, the highest honor for excellence in nursing.

WHERE DISCOVERY LEADS TO WORLD-CLASS HEALTH CARE

A top hospital nationwide for 33 consecutive years

HUNTINGTON

AN AFFILIATE OF CEDARS-SINAI

HOSPITAL

100 West California Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91105

(626) 397-5000

huntingtonhospital.org

Huntington Hospital, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, is home to the largest emergency department and only level-II trauma center in the San Gabriel Valley—providing access to lifesaving care 24/7. Their Family Birth Center and level-III neonatal intensive care unit give babies the safest start to life. Leading cancer care, cardiology services, orthopedic care, and advanced robotic surgery—among many other health care services—are available to all who need it.

Honors and Accomplishments

Huntington Cancer Center, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Cancer, recently expanded by welcoming nine oncology specialists to its program. These cancer surgeons and oncologists bring their expertise to Huntington Cancer Center and provide residents of the San Gabriel Valley with access to Cedars-Sinai Cancer clinical trials and innovative treatment options.

Huntington Hospital has been ranked as High Performing in 11 adult procedures and conditions by U.S. News & World Report for 2022–2023. And as a leader in nursing care, they are one of only 10 percent of hospitals nationwide to have achieved Magnet designation, the gold standard in nursing.

At Huntington, good health starts with top doctors.

HuntingtonHealth.org/Doctors

Get patient-centered care from our Huntington-affiliated primary care physicians and specialists. We make it easy to find the trusted care you need to stay healthy.