About Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai is known for providing the highest quality patient care that modern medicine has to offer.  Our dedication to excellence, compassion and innovation is rooted in the Judaic tradition and its devotion to the art and science of healing, which informs every aspect of our four-fold mission:

o Leadership and excellence in delivering quality healthcare services
o Expanding the horizons of medical knowledge through biomedical research
o Educating and training physicians and other healthcare professionals
o Striving to improve the health status of our community

Go behind the numbers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

We live this mission every day through the contributions of more than 2,000 physicians in every clinical specialty, 10,000 employees, 2,000 volunteers and 15,000 fundraising support group members. Together we provide world-class medicine to our patients, our community, and patients from across the United States and around the world.

Physicians and scientists at Cedars-Sinai are engaged in basic and clinical research to bring medical advancements directly from the laboratory to the bedside. As the largest academic medical center in the western United States, we’re also training the next generation of physicians, researchers and allied health professionals, with more than 350 residents and fellows participating in over 60 graduate medical education programs.

The measure of our success is reflected in patient satisfaction scores, increasing clinical performance initiatives, excellent medical outcomes, ongoing research and academic programs, and national designations and awards. The highlights of these rankings include:

 

U.S. News & World Report Ranking

In the 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Cedars-Sinai was named one of America's best hospitals. Of the 4,852 U.S. hospitals, only 152 were ranked in at least one specialty.

Cedars-Sinai was ranked in 9 categories, including:

NRC's Consumer Choice Award


For more than 20 years, Los Angeles area residents have named Cedars-Sinai the "Most Preferred Hospital for All Health Needs" in National Research Corporation's (NRC) annual Healthcare Market Guide survey.

In 2009, Cedars-Sinai ranked #1 in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area in the following categories:

  • Most Preferred for All Health Needs
  •  Best Doctors
  •  Best Nurses
  • Best Overall Quality
  • Best Accommodations and Amenities
  • Most Personalized Care
  • Latest Technology and Equipment
  • Highest Patient Safety
  • Best Image and Reputation
  • Hospital Website Used Most Often
  • Widest Range of Services

In 2009, Cedars-Sinai also ranked #1 in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area in clinical areas such as:

  • Heart
  • Cancer
  • Orthopaedics
  • NeurologY
  • Transplantation
  • Weight Loss Surgery
  • Gynecology

Cedars-Sinai has earned the prestigious NRC Consumer Choice Award for its high quality and image rankings every year since the award program's inception.

Top-Rated Physician Groups in Los Angeles

Cedars-Sinai Medical Group and an independent physician association (IPA), both ranked among the top 10 physician groups in Southern California by Integrated Health Care Associates (IHA), a California leadership group of health plans, physician groups, and health systems, plus at large academic, purchaser, pharmaceutical industry and consumer representatives, involved in policy development and special projects around integrated health care and managed care.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Group and were selected from 225 participating physician groups by the IHA based on their provision of recommended care, patient satisfaction, and investment in information technologies (IT) that support quality care.

Magnet Excellence in Nursing

In 2008 Cedars-Sinai was re-awarded the Magnet Excellence in Nursing designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Cedars-Sinai is one of only six hospitals to receive this designation three times, which recognizes commitment to nursing development and quality care. In 2000 Cedars-Sinai became the first medical center in Southern California to receive Magnet designation. The ANCC found that Cedars-Sinai's nursing services "represent the highest standards in the nation and internationally."

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