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• Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. "Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center has over 50 years of experience providing quality care for persons with physical disabilities. In the 1950's, Rancho Los Amigos made its transition to rehabilitative care with the waning of the polio epidemic, refocusing the team treatment approach developed to address polio on the rehabilitation of persons with disabling injury and illness.
  
  Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center is internationally renowned in the field of medical rehabilitation, consistently ranked in the top Rehabilitation Hospitals in the United States by U.S. News and World Report. It is one of the largest comprehensive rehabilitation centers in the United States. Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center is licensed for 395 beds, providing service through over 20 Centers of Excellence..."

Los Angeles

• American University of Complementary Medicine. "American University of Complementary Medicine is a non-profit institution approved for degree-granting status by the state of California, which provides in-depth education and training in the world's foremost natural forms of medicine and ancient healing arts. It offers eight certificate programs and Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in various forms of natural medicine.
  
  AUCM has a deep commitment to bringing to the public and health professionals the finest education possible in the area of natural medicine and has been breaking new ground in this area since 1995. Towards this goal, AUCM has developed innovative and comprehensive certificate and degree programs that concentrate on several healing modalities which have proven to be powerfully effective worldwide."
• Barlow Respiratory Hospital. "Barlow Respiratory Hospital is the benchmark for weaning patients from prolonged mechanical ventilation in the post-ICU setting. Located in a 26-acre urban park setting in Los Angeles, Barlow is a not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital specializing in respiratory and other related diseases.
  
  Barlow Main, on the historic campus in Elysian Park near Dodger Stadium, serves as the hub for Hospital, Research, and Foundation activities. The satellite unit, Barlow Respiratory Hospital at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, affords the opportunity to bring Barlow's medical expertise directly to other communities within the Los Angeles area. Click here for driving directions to the Barlow main campus and to the Whittier Campus."
• California Hospital Medical Center. "Catholic Healthcare West and our Sponsoring Congregations are committed to furthering the healing ministry of Jesus. We dedicate our resources to:
  • Delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable health services;
  • Serving and advocating for our sisters and brothers who are poor and disenfranchised; and
  • Partnering with others in the community to improve the quality of life."
• Cedars-Sinai. "Cedars-Sinai Is Leading the Quest for Health Among California Hospitals
  
  Since our founding in 1902, Cedars-Sinai has been solely focused on providing the finest healthcare available among California hospitals. As a result, many advances in all areas of healthcare have been made and hundreds of thousands of lives have been significantly impacted.
  
  More than 1,800 physicians in virtually all medical specialties are affiliated with the California hospital, Cedars-Sinai. They join more than 8,000 employees, 2,000 volunteers and 15,000 fundraising support group members to form a unique partnership in delivering world-class medicine.
  
  Cedars-Sinai physicians are leaders in basic and clinical research, bringing advancements in medicine directly from the laboratory to the bedside. In addition, they teach over 245 residents and fellows in nearly 60 graduate medical education programs at Cedars-Sinai.
  
  Cedars-Sinai ranks as one of the top California hospitals in clinical quality. Quality patient care and dedication to patient satisfaction are the cornerstones of Cedars-Sinai. Our quality is measured in high patient satisfaction scores, continuous clinical performance activities, excellent medical outcomes, ongoing research and academic programs, and receipt of the following designations and awards."
  • Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. " The Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is both sophisticated and patient-centered, comprehensive and specialized.
    
    Under the wide umbrella of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute are many specialized cancer treatment programs. Our physicians, oncologists, radiologists, nurses, rehabilitation therapy specialists and allied health professionals work as a team to bring the best of their specialties to each patient's needs. They blend their knowledge and skills to develop customized cancer treatment plans for each person.
    
    Innovation underlies the medical care provided at the cancer treatment institute. Thanks to its ongoing research, new cancer treatments and medical discoveries are introduced as quickly as they are determined to be safe and effective for patients. Ongoing clinical trials and research studies conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center offer renewed hope to thousands every year. Advanced techniques move quickly from the laboratory to the hospital bed so that Cedars-Sinai cancer patients can gain every advantage over the disease." 
• Children's Hospital. "Founded in 1901, Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been treating the most seriously ill and injured children in Los Angeles for more than a century, and it is acknowledged throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health.
  
  Children's Hospital Los Angeles is the only hospital in Greater Los Angeles affiliated with the Children’s Miracle Network, an international non-profit organization dedicated to helping children by raising funds and awareness for pediatric hospitals throughout North America.
  
  Children's Hospital Los Angeles treats more than 58,000 children a year in its Emergency Department. It admits nearly 11,000 children a year to the hospital, and nearly 50 percent of those admissions are children under four years of age. There are more than 285,000 visits a year to its 29 outpatient clinics and laboratories; more than 3,300 visits at community sites through its Division of Adolescent Medicine. Children's Hospital Los Angeles is able to offer the optimum in multidisciplinary care, with 33 pediatric subspecialties and dozens of special services for children and families.
  
  Training programs at Children's Hospital Los Angeles include 274 medical students, 84 full-time residents and 74 fellows, who collectively reflect the diversity of the patient population and the city of Los Angeles. Those who receive their instruction in pediatrics at Children's Hospital care for children in the community, throughout the United States and in countries as far away as Japan, Australia, China, Turkey and Israel. The RN Residency in Pediatrics is a 22-week program that provides new nursing school graduates with a comprehensive guided clinical experience to prepare them for work in an acute care environment.
  
  Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California for more than 73 years.
  
  Today, physician-scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles address the most vexing pediatric medical problems and discover important new therapies for children everywhere, including advances in cancer care, gene transfer, stem cell and organ transplantation and diabetes. The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles , the largest and most productive pediatric research center in the western United States, now ranks fifth in the nation in federal funding for pediatric research at stand alone pediatric facilities, including from federal agencies, like the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

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• East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital. "East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital is a 127-licensed bed facility, accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations.
  
  The Hospital has served the greater East Los Angeles area since being founded in 1958. Since its acquisition by HEALTHPLUS+ in 1999, East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital is committed to improving and maintaining the health of the culturally diverse community it serves.
  
  A full array of inpatient and outpatient services are available at East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital. Services include intensive care, telemetry, medical/surgical, pediatric and obstetrical units; CT scan, mammography and ultrasound diagnostic testing; complete surgical services; paramedic receiving and pediatric certified emergency room, as well as many other services.
  
  Guided by the belief that "health care begins in the womb", the Hospital offers essential prenatal education and services to expectant mothers and their families. When it is time to give birth, mothers-to-be enjoy the home-like environment of the Hospital's redesigned maternity center.
  
  For patients requiring long term, hospital-based skilled nursing care, the Hospital operates a twenty-five bed accredited sub-acute unit. East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital is using its experience and expertise in sub-acute care to help establish national standards for the provision of sub-acute care.
  
  In order to best serve its entire Community, East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital contracts with most third party payers. The Hospital accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, Workers Compensation, CHAMPUS, and virtually every HMO, PPO, and point-of-service plan. In addition, the Hospital has programs to help those without health care coverage.
  
  From the doctors, nurses, administration and all employees East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital, every effort is made to deliver the highest quality of care, while always placing the needs of the patient as its highest priority."
• Good Samaritan Hospital. "Good Samaritan Hospital provides superb patient care in state-of-the-art facilities. The tertiary medical center's acclaimed programs include eight nationally recognized centers of excellence (cardiovascular diseases, neurosciences, orthopedics, kidney stone service, gastroenterology, perinatology/neonatology, tertiary retinal surgery and transfusion-free medicine & surgery) and other specialties supported by distinguished physicians with national and international reputations.
  
  A major research center and teaching hospital, Good Samaritan pioneers procedures that save lives and alleviate pain and suffering." 
• House Ear Institute. "Welcome to the House Ear Institute (HEI), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing hearing science through research and education to improve quality of life. Established in 1946 by Howard P. House, M.D., as the Los Angeles Foundation of Otology, and later renamed for its founder, the House Ear Institute has been engaged in the scientific exploration of the auditory system from the ear canal to the cortex of the brain for nearly 60 years.
  HEI scientists continue to explore the developing ear, hearing loss and ear disease at the cell and molecular level, as well as the complex relationship between the ear and brain. They are also working to improve hearing aids and auditory implants, diagnostics, clinical treatments and intervention methods." 
• Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. "
• Los Angeles County and University of California Medical Center (LAC + USC). "Founded in 1878, Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center (LAC+USC) is the nation's largest academic institution. It is one of the largest acute care hospitals in America and has been the primary facility of the University of Southern California School of Medicine since 1885. Originally established as a 100-bed hospital with 47 patients, it now is licensed for 1,395 beds and budgeted to staff 745 beds.

  LAC+USC provides a full spectrum of emergency, inpatient and outpatient services. These include medical, surgical and emergency/trauma services in General Hospital. In Women's and Children's Hospital it provides obstetrical, gynecological, pediatric and specialized neonatal intensive care services as well as psychiatric services for adults, adolescents and children. The Medical Center also operates a hyperbaric chamber on Catalina Island.

  As the largest single provider of healthcare in the County, LAC+USC provides the community with more than 28 percent of its trauma care. It operates one of three burn centers in the County and one of the few Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Southern California. It provides care for half of both AIDS patients and sickle cell anemia patients in Southern California. It maintains inpatient and outpatient services for the most acute cases of mental illness. It trains approximately 1,500 medical professionals per day, including more than 870 medical residents in nearly all medical specialties, 160 students of nursing and health professionals such as pharmacists; midwives; physician assistants; physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapists; dieticians; podiatrists; and laboratory and radiologic technologists."

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• Martin Luther King Jr. /Drew Medical Center. "Martin Luther King, Jr./Charles R. Drew Medical Center began
  as the result of a community need. Following the 1965 Watts' Civil Unrest/Riot, a Commission appointed by the Governor reported a lack of health care access as one of the contributing factors to the unrest.
  
  In 1966, Los Angeles County Department of Hospitals established a task force to develop a program concept that would provide a full-service community/teaching hospital operated by the County in conjunction with the Drew Medical Society, USC and UCLA.
  
  On March 27, 1972, the hospital opened its doors to the community as a full-service medical center. In 1981, the hospital expanded by opening the Augustus F. Hawkins Mental Health Center. The hospital expanded again in 1998, by opening a state-of-the-art Trauma and Diagnostic Center that is dedicated to treating patients who have sustained accidental and intentional trauma injuries. Today, with a licensed bed capacity of 537 beds, 461 for general acute care and 76 for psychiatric care, King/Drew Medical Center has become the third teaching hospital in the County of Los Angeles.
  In addition to the acute facilities, the 38.5 acre site includes a dormitory for medical residents who train in one of the 14 approved clinical residency programs." 
• Memorial Hospital of Gardena. "Memorial Hospital of Gardena has served the community since 1952. Since the HEALTHPLUS+ acquisition in 1999 there has been significant remodeling to the community facility. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations accredits Memorial Hospital Gardena. Our services include perinatal, coronary care, intensive care, basic emergency, outpatient services, nuclear medicine, mobile unit - MRI, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and respiratory care. In addition, we specialize in comprehensive perinatal services program (CPSP) and level II emergency services including pediatric (EDAP).
  
  Memorial Hospital of Gardena has 173 licensed beds. The hospital has 7,400 inpatient admissions and over 30,000 outpatient visits a year.
  
  Memorial Hospital of Gardena strives to deliver quality health care to the culturally diverse community it serves."
• Orthopaedic Hospital. "Orthopaedic Hospital's mission is to provide quality, compassionate health care, primarily in the field of orthopaedics. The Hospital endorses the integration of patient and clinical care with research and educational endeavors. In addition to providing the full spectrum of orthopaedic care to adults, Orthopaedic Hospital has a special commitment to serving children with orthopaedic disorders when they are in need of orthopaedic care.
• St. Vincent Medical Center. "Everyone has their vision, their dream. Palm trees swaying in the warm breeze under a gauzy sky. Star sightings. Sunset Boulevard. Malibu. This is Los Angeles, but is it really?
  
  Los Angeles is a sprawling metropolis and the second biggest city in the country. Population: 9.8 million. Ethnic mix: the most diverse in the country. Its borders stretch from the beaches of the Pacific Ocean to the eastern borders of the Palm Desert; from the southern reaches toward San Diego to the northern boundaries of the San Fernando Valley. This is Los Angeles, and it is a welcoming community.
  
  If you're coming to this Southern California city for treatment at St. Vincent Medical Center, we invite you to embrace the warmth of the city. A warmth that extends to the halls of our hospital.
• USC Norris Cancer Hospital. "The USC/Norris Cancer Hospital exists to advance the understanding of cancer and our ability to diagnose and treat it by integrating patient care, research, prevention and education. Our vision is to be recognized for advancing treatments in cancer and respected for our patient care, research and education; to work together in a creative, productive, and respectful team environment motivated by shared goals; to provide care with compassion, with each of our patients experiencing our personal commitment, and to reach the day when better treatments for cancers are found."
• White Memorial Medical Center. "Keeping the communities east of downtown Los Angeles healthy has been the mission of White Memorial Medical Center ever since our hospital was founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1913.
  
  Today, White Memorial is one of the region's leading not-for-profit hospitals, known for outstanding women's, children's, emergency, rehabilitation, cancer, cardiac, outpatient and community outreach services.
  
  As a major teaching hospital, White Memorial also plays an important role in training physicians, nurses and other medical professionals. And we are an employer of choice for the communities we serve.
  
  With 369 beds, 1,700 employees and more than 400 physicians on our medical staff, we are committed to improving health by providing high quality, affordable health care with compassion, respect and a personal touch." 

Pasadena

• Huntington Hospital. "Huntington Hospital is a 525-bed non-profit, community hospital. Founded in 1892, Huntington is committed to providing our patients excellent care delivered with compassion and respect. We offer a full complement of acute medical care and community services, ranging from general medicine to the foremost specialized programs in cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, women's and children's services, surgery, emergency and psychiatry.
  
  Also a teaching facility affiliated with the University of Southern California School of Medicine, and with several accredited nursing schools and colleges, Huntington Hospital continues to ensure an excellent combination of academic medicine and individualized, patient-focused care.

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Santa Monica

• Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center. "Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center, a 337-bed acute-care medical center, has been serving the healthcare needs of West Los Angeles and Santa Monica since 1926. Highly regarded for its primary and specialty care, the medical center features many outstanding clinical programs, including its women's and children's services, emergency services, and family medicine programs. Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center also is home to the internationally known Rape Treatment Center and its adjunct facility, Stuart House, for sexually abused children."

Sylmar

• Olive View Medical Center.

Torrance

• Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. "Harbor-UCLA Medical Center began as a station hospital at the LA Port of Embarkation. In June 1946, the US Army sold the entire facility as war surplus to the LA County Department of Charities. Harbor General Hospital opened one month later with 60 beds and 70 employees. In 1948, Harbor General Hospital affiliated with the School of Medicine at UCLA. Following the passage of a bond issue in the mid 1950's, a new 8 story replacement facility opened in 1963. While the basic structure has changed very little since that time, there have been remodeling programs to keep the hospital current with changes in medical practice. The ER has been enlarged and a number of special care units have been constructed from what were formerly ward rooms. In 1994, the 50,000 square foot Edward J. Foley Primary Care and Diagnostic Center was opened. Over the years, the hospital and medical programs of the facility have grown and improved steadily.
  
  Through it's research and clinical expertise, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center has achieved an international reputation. Funded research expenditures exceed $47 million annually with major clinical discoveries in perinatal, vaccine, and women's care research. As a center for excellence and innovation, Harbor- UCLA Medical Center is well poised to be an active participant in the restructuring of the health care delivery marketplace."

West Los Angeles

• UCLA Healthcare. "UCLA Healthcare, the clinical component of the UCLA academic medical enterprise, supports our academic mission across a broad spectrum of sites and settings. These include UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center, Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, and the UCLA Medical Group along with its wide-reaching system of primary care and specialty care offices throughout the western Los Angeles area.
  
  UCLA Healthcare's commitment to patient care, research, and education means that our patients benefit from the latest diagnostic and treatment techniques in virtually every area of medicine."
  • Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA. "The UCLA Department of Pediatrics was founded in 1950, and the Marion Davies wing construction was completed in 1962. Since that time, we have grown to include affiliation with Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Martin Luther King/Drew University, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Olive View Medical Center. The Children's Health Center was moved to 200 Medical Plaza in 1990, and in the last three years, we have expanded our outpatient sites in the community. Our goals are patient care, teaching, and research to meet the missions of the department and the University. Known worldwide for its research and expertise in complex procedures, UCLA Medical Center year after year is ranked among the leaders in pediatrics by U.S. News and World Reports annual survey of "America's Best Hospitals."
    
    In 1995, we became a member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions NACHRI, and classified as a "hospital within a hospital." Through NACHRI, Mattel Childrens' Hospital at UCLA is involved in grassroots legislation for children's issues. Our board members, faculty and administrators have met with representatives at the city, state, and federal levels to express concern with legislation affecting our children and the ability to render healthcare. We focus on these issues because children do not have a voice in determining policy that will impact their lives. In 1998, the hospital was renamed the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA in recognition of a generous pledge to the hospital by Mattel, Inc.
    
    By 2006, the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA will be housed in a new state-of-the-art medical facility UCLA plans to build to replace the current UCLA Medical Center. Construction of the new medical complex, designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei, began in 2000.
    
    Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA offers a full spectrum of primary and specialized medical care for infants, children and adolescents. Its mission is to provide treatment for children in a compassionate atmosphere, as well as to conduct research that improves the understanding and treatment of pediatric diseases. We also have a nationally recognized Child Life Development Program."
  • Stewart & Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA. "The Stewart & Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA (NPH) is one of the world's leading centers for comprehensive patient care, research and education in the fields of mental health, developmental disabilities and neurology. It is the major psychiatry teaching facility of the UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, one of the nation's leading medical centers. The NPH staff is composed of members of Psychiatry, Neurology, Medicine, Pediatrics, and members from the professional disciplines of Nursing, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Recreational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Social Work and Special Education. The professional faculty is assisted by resident physicians, interns, fellows and other postgraduate trainees. Every patient is under the direct care of an attending clinician and a team of professional colleagues. Patients and their families paricipate actively in the plan for treatment, both during hospitalization and afterward. Special procedures and personnel are employed to ensure the most effective involvement of families in the care of patients at the NPH."
  • University of California Los Angeles Medical Center  (UCLA). "Since opening its doors in 1955, UCLA Medical Center has consistently been a healthcare innovator. Known worldwide for its pioneering technological contributions, including advancements in organ transplantation, artificial insemination and ultrasound, UCLA Medical Center year after year is ranked number one in the West by U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey of "America's Best Hospitals."
    
    More than 300,000 people from Los Angeles, from across the country, and from around the world come to UCLA Medical Center each year to receive care from some of the world’s best healthcare providers. More than 120 of our physicians are cited in The Best Doctors in America, which is based on an extensive poll of thousands of medical specialists.
    The collaboration of patient care, medical education and scientific research form the foundation of UCLA Medical Center. Each part of the triad enhances and enriches the other so that patients receive compassionate care based on the latest medical knowledge.
    UCLA Medical Center, with more than 600 beds, offers patients of all ages comprehensive care, from routine to highly specialized medical and surgical treatment. Some factors that contribute to our top rankings are specialized intensive care units, state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient operating suites, a Level-1 trauma center, the latest diagnostic technology, and a high level of commitment from our dedicated and experienced staff of over 1,000 physicians and 3,500 nurses, therapists, technologists and support personnel.
    Noted for the scope and quality of our specialty and subspecialty care, UCLA offers the same level of expertise in the primary care areas of internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics."

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