Unique: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a fast-growing tertiary hospital with a Level I Trauma Center and a Paramedic Base Station. Our 977-bed acute care, teaching facility is located in the heart of Los Angeles, adjacent to Beverly Hills. We are the largest non-profit hospital in the Western United States, internationally renowned for providing the best patient care modern medicine has to offer.

Reputation: Three times designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), we were the first in Southern California to receive this prestigious award. In the 2008 U.S.News & World Report rankings, Cedars-Sinai once again made the "Best of the Best" Honor Roll, which comprises the top hospitals ranked highly in the most number of categories.

Consistency: 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. We ranked #1 in the Los Angeles area in 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, and Best Image and Reputation.

Progress: We have provided health care for more than 100 years, and are now one of the most dynamic medical centers in the world. While other local hospitals are either closing or reducing in size, we are growing to meet the increasing demand for our high quality care. Our state-of-the-art Saperstein Critical Care Tower features 150 Intensive Care beds that include a unique 30-bed Universal Monitored Unit for medical/surgical patients.

Action: Evidence-based practice, shared governance and "Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB)" are initiatives that increase nursing involvement, and foster shared decision-making and clinical accountability.

Education: We are a major teaching hospital affiliated with the UCLA School of Medicine. The Brawerman Nursing Institute at Cedars-Sinai partners with both California State University, Los Angeles and UCLA’s School of Nursing to develop bachelor’s and master’s degree-prepared nurses, and collaborates with CSULA to help nurses with associate’s degrees earn their bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees more quickly.

Scope: We provide the full range of inpatient and outpatient services for adults, children and the acute patient population that comes with out Level I Trauma Center, Paramedic Base Station and Tertiary Facility status, and this year the Joint Commission certified the Cedars-Sinai Stroke Program at the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute as a Primary Stroke Center.

People: While the wonders of modern health care capitalize on the miracles of modern technology, they will always depend on human insight, touch and compassion. Fortunately we have more than 2,000 physicians in almost every clinical specialty and over 10,000 employees who form a unique partnership in helping deliver world-class medicine to the community, and to patients from across the United States and around the world.

Cedars-Sinai welcomes and encourages diversity and is committed to maintaining a drug- and alcohol-free workplace. EOE.