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| Location | 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°04′31″N 118°22′50″W / 34.075198°N 118.380676°W / 34.075198; -118.380676 | ||||||||||||||
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| Care system | Non-profit | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||||||
| Patron | Kaspare Cohn | ||||||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Level I trauma center | ||||||||||||||
| Beds | 919 beds | ||||||||||||||
| Speciality | General | ||||||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: CA46 | ||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1902, 1918, 1961 | ||||||||||||||
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a 919-bed teaching hospital and research center in Los Angeles, California.
It is part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, which includes other hospitals and a network of local doctors' offices that display its name[1] along with a number of research institutes.[2]
The hospital is certified as a Level I trauma center.[3] As a teaching hospital, it is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[4] It has a staff of over 2,000 physicians and 10,000 employees,[5][6] supported by 2,000 volunteers and more than 40 community groups.[7]
Its research institutes focus on biomedical research and technologically advanced medical education.[8] The academic enterprise at Cedars-Sinai has research centers covering cardiovascular, genetics, gene therapy, gastroenterology, neuroscience, immunology, surgery, organ transplantation, stem cells, biomedical imaging, and cancer, with more than 500 clinical trials and 900 research projects currently underway (led by 230 principal investigators).[9][10]
History
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Kaspare Cohn Hospital was founded in 1902, named for its major donor, a Jewish businessman[11] who later founded the bank that became Union Bank & Trust Company[12] and is now part of U.S. Bancorp.[13] The hospital's first superintendent, Sarah Vasen, was a graduate of the University of Iowa Medical School who had been the superintendent and obstetrician for the Jewish Maternity Home in Philadelphia.[14] She was one of Los Angeles’ first women doctors.[15]
The hospital was intended to serve both the Jewish community and the patients of Jewish doctors, who were denied admitting privileges in other hospitals because of discrimination.[16]
In 1930, the hospital moved to a new building in Hollywood and changed its name to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,[15] after the trees mentioned frequently in Scripture[17] and reputed to have medicinal properties.[18]
Mount Sinai Hospital
The Bikur Cholim Society, named for the Talmudic obligation to care for the sick, opened a hospice In 1923 that became Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables. It was renamed Mount Sinai Hospital in 1926 and moved to a 50-bed facility on Bonnie Beach Place in Los Angeles. In 1955, it moved to Beverly Boulevard, now the location of Cedars-Sinai. [15]
Merger of Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital
Discussions to merge Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai began in the 1960s. Population growth in Los Angeles, along with the opportunity to expand free care, research and medical education required a larger patient base and expanded facilities.[19]
The merger process, led by Irving Feintech and Steven Broidy Sr., led to groundbreaking in 1972 for a 1.6-million-square-foot medical center. It received its first patients in 1976.[15] The new hospital was designed jointly by Albert C. Martin & Associates and Charles Luckman Associates.[20] The main contractor was Robert E. McKee, Inc.[21]
The merged hospital retained its Jewish identity, including a mezuzah at the entrance to each room, a kosher kitchen offering meal options to patients and visitors, a sabbath elevator[22] and a full-time Jewish chaplain.[15]
In 1994, the Cedars-Sinai Health System was established, constituting the Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, the Burns and Allen Research Institute, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[23] The Burns and Allen Research Institute, named for George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, is located inside the Barbara and Marvin Davis Research Building.[24] Opened in 1996, it houses biomedical research aimed at discovering genetic, molecular and immunological factors that trigger disease.[25][26][27][28][29][excessive citations]
In 2006, Cedars-Sinai added the Saperstein Critical Care Tower with 150 ICU beds.[25]
In 2013, Cedars-Sinai opened its Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion on the eastern edge of its campus at the corner of San Vicente Boulevard and Gracie Allen Drive which houses its neurosciences programs, the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and Regenerative Medicine Institute laboratories, as well as outpatient surgery suites, an imaging area, and an education center.[30]
Rankings
In the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Cedars-Sinai placed first in California and Los Angeles, and was nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties. The hospital was rated high-performing in 20 adult procedures and conditions. Newsweek and Statista recognized Cedars-Sinai as 34th globally in their 2025 World’s Best Hospitals ranking.[31]
| Adult specialties (2025) | U.S. News & World Report national rankings[32] |
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| Gastroenterology and GI surgery | 2 |
| Orthopaedics | 5 |
| Pulmonology and lung surgery | 5 |
| Cardiology heart and vascular surgery | 6 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 8 |
| Diabetes and endocrinology | 9 |
| Geriatrics | 16 |
| Cancer | 18 |
| Neurology and neurosurgery | 18 |
| Urology | 33 |
| Ear, nose, and throat (otolaryngology) | 38 |
Research
In fiscal year 2021, Cedars-Sinai received $93 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health.[33]
Cedars-Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The Cedars-Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (formerly known as Cedars-Sinai's Graduate Research Education division), established in 2008, is a graduate college at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. It offers PhD and Master's programs in Biomedical Sciences and healthcare fields.[34] There are more than 100 faculty, and over 150 enrollment; the Dean is Shlomo Melmed.[35]
The school offers programs at the Master's and Doctoral levels.[25][27][28][29]
PhD Program:
- Biomedical Sciences
Master's Programs:
- Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Health Delivery Science
- Regenerative Medicine
Professional Training Programs:
- Postdoctoral Scientist Program
- Clinical Scholars Program
- Research Internship Program
Notable staff
- Keith Black, Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, has performed over 4,000 brain surgeries and has made significant medical advances relating to neurosurgery.[36]
- George Berci, oldest surgeon
- Bruce Gewertz, Surgeon-in-Chief, Chair of the Department of Surgery, Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and Vice-President for Interventional Services.[37]
- Elsie Giorgi, former head of clinics
- David Ho was a resident at Cedars-Sinai when he encountered some of the first cases of what was later labeled AIDS.[38]
- Calvin Johnson, Professor of Anesthesiology
- Verne Mason, internist and chairman of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's medical advisory committee. Mason gave the disease sickle cell anemia its name.[citation needed]
- Jason H. Moore, Chair of the Department of Computational Biomedicine and Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education (CAIRE)
- David Rimoin, chair of Pediatrics for 18 years, specialized in genetics and was a pioneer researcher in dwarfism and skeletal dysplasia. Together with Michael Kaback, he discovered the enzyme screening for Tay-Sachs disease, reducing the incidence of the deadly disease by 90 percent.[39]
- Karine Sargsyan, physician, geneticist, and foresight scientist
- William Shell was a director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cedars-Sinai.[40]
- Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind, a neurologist and psychiatrist who was chair of the Department of Psychiatry.
- Adam Springfield, who acted on the PBS series Wishbone, is now a Labor and Delivery scheduler.
- Jeremy Swan co-invented the pulmonary artery catheter together with William Ganz while at Cedars-Sinai.[41]
- Nicholas Tatonetti, associate director of computational oncology in the cancer center.[42]
- Neal ElAttrache, orthopedic surgeon
Investigations
Quaid twins overdose
In 2008, the twin daughters of actor Dennis Quaid were born prematurely and cared for at Cedars. They were accidentally given the wrong version of the blood thinner heparin, which had 1000 times the strength of the version intended.[43] The twins survived.[44]
The news was leaked to the website TMZ, which published it[45] before Quaid's extended family learned of it. The hospital promised an investigation into the leak.[43]
The California Department of Health Services investigated and cited failures "to adhere to established policies & procedures for safe medication use."[46] The resulting malpractice claim was settled out of court, and included a commitment by Cedars to introduce electronic record keeping, bedside bar coding and computerized physician-order entry systems to improve patient safety. The hospital also implemented additional procedures for pharmacy and nursing staff.[47]
Excess radiation during CT scans
From 2008 to 2009, 260 patients received excess radiation during CT brain perfusion scans, with the error discovered after a patient reported hair loss.[48] The FDA and California Department of Public Health launched investigations, and Cedars-Sinai implemented stricter protocols and provided care and apologies to affected patients.[49]
Art collection
First developed by philanthropists Frederick and Marcia Weisman, Cedars-Sinai's modern and contemporary art collection dates to 1976 and includes more than 4,000 original paintings, sculptures, new media installations and limited-edition prints by the likes of Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Diebenkorn, Sam Francis, Claes Oldenburg, Willem de Kooning, Raymond Pettibon and Pablo Picasso. At any given time, 90 to 95 percent of the collection is on display. Nine large-scale works are located in courtyards, parking lots, and public walkways throughout the approximately 30-acre campus. The collection consists entirely of gifts from donors, other institutions, and occasionally the artists themselves.[50]
The mural "Jewish Contributions to Medicine", by Terry Schoonhoven, can be seen in the Harvey Morse Auditorium.[51]
See also
References
- ↑ Robert, Weisman (3 Jul 2024). "Ex-MGH President Selected to Lead LA Hospital". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Newspapers.com. p. B5. Retrieved 14 Jan 2026.
- ↑ Helfand, Duke (28 Nov 2010). "A Force in Healthcare". Los Angeles Times. Newspapers.com. p. 42. Retrieved 14 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "Cedars-Sinai Medical Center". American Hospital Directory, Inc. 7 Jan 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cedars-Sinai Medical Center". UCLA CTSI. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
Cedars is a major teaching facility of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.chool of Medicine at UCLA
- ↑ Roehr, Bob (2007). "Suspension of Privileges Improves Physician Adherence to Hand Hygiene". WebMD. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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- ↑ "Cedars-Sinai – A Non-Profit Hospital in Los Angeles". www.csmc.edu. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Cedar-Sinai Medical Center Web site — Discoveries". cedars-sinai.edu. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Research". www.cedars-sinai.edu. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Clinical Trials – Cedars-Sinai". www.cedars-sinai.edu. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ McGroarty, John Steven (1921). Los Angeles from the mountains to the sea. Chicago: American Historical Society. p. 777. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ↑ "Union Bank of California". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
Kaspare Cohn Commercial & Savings Bank...In 1918, the name of the bank was changed to Union Bank & Trust Company
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- ↑ Beardsley, Julie (April 2003). "DR. SARAH VASEN: FIRST JEWISH WOMAN DOCTOR IN LOS ANGELES". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
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Unfortunately, it was difficult for Jewish doctors to get on staff at other hospitals ... Even into the 1930s and 1940s, it became a place where Jews could practice when they couldn't get hired elsewhere because of anti-Semitism.
- ↑ "Symbolism of Cedar". Bible Hub.
The cedar, particularly the famed cedars of Lebanon, is frequently mentioned in Scripture, highlighting its importance in biblical times.
- ↑ Kramer, Howard (12 August 2014). "CEDAR GROVES OF LEBANON". The Complete Pilgrim. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
The trade in cedar wood permeated the Mediterranean world....When the Israelites arrived, it became prized for medicinal and religious purposes.
- ↑ Nelson, Harry (Feb 8, 1961). "Cedars and Mt. Sinai Hospitals in merger". Los Angeles Times. Newspapers.com. pp. 41, 68. Retrieved 26 Mar 2026.
- ↑ Desser, Lou (6 June 1976). "New Medical Giant". Los Angeles Times. Newspapers.com. p. 115. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ "Cedars-Sinai Medical Center". Los Angeles Times. Newspapers.com. 6 June 1976. p. 132. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ "Our Spiritual Care Services". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ "IDC Case Study" (PDF). IDC. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2005. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ↑ "Ninety-eight-year-old George Burns Shares Memories of His Life". Cigar Aficionado. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- 1 2 3 Reports, Times Staff (11 September 2003). "Huge Donation to Fund Tower at Cedars-Sinai". Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via LA Times.
- ↑ "cedars-sinai.edu/About-Us/History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- 1 2 Helfand, Duke (28 November 2010). "How I Made It: Thomas M. Priselac of Cedars-Sinai Health System". Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via LA Times.
- 1 2 Reich, Kenneth (18 July 1996). "$264 Million OKd for Quake Repair". LA Times. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- 1 2 Reich, Kenneth; Rabin, Jeffrey L. (12 March 1996). "3 Hospitals to Receive $459 Million in Quake Aid". LA Times. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion Wins Award from American Institute of Architects California Council". 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ↑ Kayser, Alexis (February 26, 2025). "World's Best Hospitals 2025". Newsweek. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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- ↑ "NIH Awards by Location & Organization". National Institutes of Health. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences".
- ↑ . cedars-sinai.org/education/graduate-school. Retrieved on 2021-01-01.
- ↑ at the Cedars-Sinai official website.
- ↑ "Bruce Gewertz MD". cedars-sinai.edu. Cedars Sinai Hospital. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ "Media Advisory" (PDF). Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2006.
- ↑ "Jewish Journal". Jewish Journal. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Targeted Medical Pharma Inc". www.marketwatch.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Cedars-Sinai Medical News" (PDF). Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 19 May 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2006.
- ↑ "Nicholas Tatonetti – Bio". Cedars-Sinai Researchers. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- 1 2 Charles Ornstein (15 Jan 2008). "Quaids recall twins' drug overdose". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ↑ "Dennis Quaid -- The Twins Are Great ... Hospitals Use My Face To Save Lives". TMZ. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ "Dennis Quaid's Newborn Twins in Medical Nightmare". TMZ. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ "QUAID v. BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION". vLex. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ Shapiro, Richard (9 August 2010). "Preventable Medical Malpractice: Revisiting the Dennis Quaid Medication/Hospital Error Case". Virginia Beach Legal Examiner.
A hospital spokesperson, Simi Singer, also stated later "we began additional focused education on medication safety and have implemented additional procedures and protocols for our pharmacy and nursing staff."
- ↑ Santa Cruz, Nicole (November 10, 2009). "Cedars finds more patients exposed to excess radiation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Zarembo, Alan (October 10, 2019). "Cedars-Sinai is investigated in 206 radiation overdoses". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Deborah Vankin (July 7, 2014), Abstract Frank Stella sculpture 'Adjoeman' joins Cedars-Sinai artworks Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ MUCHNIC, SUZANNE (18 April 1999). "Cedars-Sinai Calls In a Specialist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
External links
- Official Cedars-Sinai website
- "Articles about Cedars Sinai Medical Center". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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