Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a big teaching hospital and research center in Los Angeles, California. It has 919 beds and is part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System. This system includes other hospitals, local doctors' offices, and many research institutes.

The hospital is a Level I trauma center. This means it can handle the most serious injuries. It works closely with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The school trains doctors and nurses. With over 2,000 physicians, 10,000 employees, and many volunteers, it is a busy place that helps a lot of people.

Cedars-Sinai is also known for its important research. Its institutes study many areas of medicine, such as the heart, genes, the brain, and cancer. They are currently running many clinical trials and research projects. This work helps doctors find new ways to treat and cure diseases.

History

Cedars of Lebanon Hospital

Kaspare Cohn Hospital started in 1902. It was named after a Jewish businessman who helped create it. The hospital was made to help the Jewish community and Jewish doctors, who could not work in other hospitals at that time.

In 1930, the hospital moved to a new building in Hollywood. It changed its name to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, inspired by trees from old stories.

Mount Sinai Hospital

The Bikur Cholim Society opened a small care home in 1923. It later became Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables. In 1926, it was renamed Mount Sinai Hospital and moved to a place with 50 beds in Los Angeles. In 1955, it moved again to Beverly Boulevard, where Cedars-Sinai is today.

Merger of Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital

In the 1960s, leaders decided to combine Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai hospitals. This was because Los Angeles was growing, and they needed more space for patients, research, and teaching doctors.

Construction began in 1972 for a large medical center. The new hospital opened in 1976. It kept traditions important to the Jewish community.

In 1994, the Cedars-Sinai Health System was created, including research centers. In 2006, a new tower with special care rooms was added. In 2013, they opened a building for advanced health programs.

Rankings

In 2025, Cedars-Sinai was the top hospital in California and Los Angeles. It was also ranked among the best in the United States for 11 adult specialties and did well in 20 adult procedures and conditions. The hospital was named 34th in the world in the 2025 World’s Best Hospitals ranking by Newsweek and Statista.

Research

In 2021, Cedars-Sinai received money from the National Institutes of Health to support its research projects.

Cedars-Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

The Cedars-Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences started in 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. It is a school for students who want to study science and health care in detail. The school offers special studies called PhD and Master's programs.

Students can pick from different areas to study, such as Biomedical Sciences, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Health Delivery Science, and Regenerative Medicine. There are also training programs for people who have already finished their studies, like the Postdoctoral Scientist Program and the Clinical Scholars Program.

Notable staff

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has many talented doctors and researchers. Keith Black leads the neurosurgery department and has done many brain surgeries. David Ho was a doctor there when he saw some of the first cases of a disease called AIDS. Verne Mason helped name the disease sickle cell anemia. David Rimoin did important research on dwarfism and skeletal dysplasia, and helped find a way to screen for Tay-Sachs disease.

Other notable staff include George Berci, the oldest surgeon, Bruce Gewertz, who leads the surgery department, and Jason H. Moore, who works with artificial intelligence in medicine.

Investigations

In 2008, actor Dennis Quaid had twin daughters who were born early. They were treated at Cedars and were given the wrong medicine by mistake, but they were okay. The news about this happened before the family was told, and the hospital said they would check on it.

From 2008 to 2009, some patients got too much radiation during certain scans. When one patient noticed something was wrong, the hospital investigated and made changes to help keep patients safer.

Art collection

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has a special collection of modern and contemporary art. It started in 1976 thanks to donors named Frederick and Marcia Weisman. The collection includes many paintings, sculptures, and other art pieces by famous artists like Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso. Some of the art is displayed in open spaces around the hospital. The collection grows through gifts from donors, other institutions, and sometimes the artists themselves.

One special mural called "Jewish Contributions to Medicine" by Terry Schoonhoven can be viewed in the Harvey Morse Auditorium.