Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a teaching and research hospital located in Los Angeles, California. The hospital is involved in research in areas such as genetics, cancer and neuroscience. Many celebrities have used their medical services.¹

Fast Facts

1. Location: 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, California²
2. Founded: 1902²
3. Private non-profit³
4. University affiliation: UCLA, USC⁴
5. Religious affiliation: Jewish⁵
6. Rated "Best of the Best" hospitals in 2008 by U.S. News & World Report²
7. 875 beds¹

Notable Programs

1. Organ transplantation⁶
2. Stroke care⁷
3. Neonatal intensive care unit⁸
4. Lung cancer treatment⁹
5. Inpatient rehabilitation¹⁰

History

1. 1902: Received its start as Kaspare Cohn Hospital, when the Los Angeles Jewish community had concerns about the growing health needs in the area.
2. 1910: Moved and was renamed Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
3. 1961: Known as the Los Angeles Jewish Medical Center
4. 1972: Started construction on a new medical center with a $4 million gift from the foundation of the Max Factor family.
5. April 3, 1976: First patients were admitted to the new Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Today Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has become known for its excellence in patient care and is one of the largest non profit hospitals in the western U.S⁵

Quaid Twins

While in the hospital in 2007, Dennis Quaid's twins survived a near fatal drug overdose of the blood thinner Heparin. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was fined $25,000. The Quaids have also filed a lawsuit against Baxter Healthcare Corp., the maker of Heparin.^{11 5}

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