Los Angeles Magazine - Finest Hospitals 2024

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FINEST HOSPITALS OF LOS ANGELES

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

KECK MEDICINE OF USC

SHRINERS CHILDREN’S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

UCLA HEALTH

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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES

4650 Sunset Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90027

(888) 631-2452

CHLA .org

Every child deserves the best care possible. With more than 723,800 patient visits annually, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles cares for more kids than any other facility in Los Angeles. CHLA’s nationally recognized clinicians provide more than 350 specialty programs and services to create hope and build healthier futures for children.

A Top Hospital Designed Just for Kids

At CHLA, the small things mean everything. Every aspect of our hospital is designed to care for children. This means that devices and supplies are all just the right size for every kid, and every step of the way includes family members and loved ones in a child’s care and recovery. From blood pressure cuffs and diapers for tiny preemies to our special brand of patient- and family-centered care, CHLA is specifically engineered for infants, children and adolescents.

Innovations and Breakthroughs

CHLA doesn’t just care for kids. The institution is driven to pursue research and innovation that will advance their care. An academic medical center affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, CHLA is home to The Saban Research Institute, which performs basic, translational, and clinical research and ranks among the top 10 pediatric hospitals nationwide for prestigious National Institutes of Health funding.

Honors and Accomplishments

CHLA is the top-ranked children’s hospital on the West Coast and No. 7 nationwide on U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll for 2023-2024. CHLA also is designated a Magnet institution for clinical and nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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KECK MEDICINE OF USC

1500 San Pablo Street

Los Angeles, CA 90033

(800) USC-CARE

(800) 872-2273

KeckMedicine.org

We are Keck Medicine of USC, where we go further every day for our patients.

Sparked by our patients’ potential, we provide world-class health care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Arcadia Hospital, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, and more than 100 outpatient locations throughout Southern California.

Making Even the Impossible Possible

At Keck Medicine, we love solving a tough challenge and define success as providing the best outcome for our patients. We combine best-in-class physicians, access to leadingedge research, and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly personalized care to our patients.

With multidisciplinary access to USC’s schools of medicine, business, communications, engineering, gerontology, and life sciences, we attract top scientific and biotechnology researchers from around the globe.

Keck Medicine surgeons are using minimally invasive robotic surgical techniques for

complex procedures, such as prostate cancer, kidney cancer, gynecologic cancer, brain surgery, and joint replacements. Researchers are testing new ways to leverage artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning to optimize surgical techniques and automate cancer-risk screenings.

Honors and Accomplishments

Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, was ranked among the top hospitals nationwide on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Hospitals. The medical center was also nationally recognized among the top 50 in 10 medical specialties.

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LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES

No matter what dreams you may have on the horizon, our expert health care team is here to partner with you to realize your potential. That’s what happens when deep expertise combines with truly personalized care. Together we are limitless.

KeckMedicine.org © 2023 Keck Medicine of USC

Shriners Children’s Southern California

909 South Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105

(626) 389-9300

shcla.org

Shriners Children’s Southern California is a beacon of hope and healing for children with orthopedic conditions, spine disorders, burn care, craniofacial conditions and other pediatric specialty care needs, regardless of a family’s insurance status or ability to pay.

Shriners Children’s takes a collaborative, family-centered approach to treatment by creating a nurturing environment where families feel supported and empowered throughout their journey. The multidisciplinary team of physicians, surgeons, nurses, and staff work together to help each patient meet their goals and reach their full potential.

Innovations and Breakthroughs

Shriners Children’s is an innovative health system that is changing lives every day through our specialty pediatric care, world-class research, and outstanding medical education. Our three-part mission has one goal: to change and improve lives.

Honors and Accomplishments

Honoring Shriners Children’s Southern California’s 2024 Los Angeles magazine Top Doctors:

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Robert H. Cho, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, chief of staff

Haleh Badkoobehi, MD, MPH

Cynthia Nguyen, MD

Selina Poon, MD, MPH, MS, FAAOS

Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

William P. Magee III, MD, DDS, director of plastic surgery

Katherine Au, MD

Caroline Yao, MD, MS

Anesthesiology

Rick Bushnell, MD, MBA, chief of anesthesia

Neha Patel, MD

De-An Zhang, MD

Pediatrics

Manu S. Raam, MD, FAAP Urology

Andrew L. Freedman, MD, FAAP

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Thank you for providing compassionate and transformational care to every child and family that enters our doors and hearts. Congratulations to our Top Doctors Find a doctor at shcla.org 888-486-5437

UCLA HEALTH

(310) 825-2631

uclahealth.org

UCLA Health is where discovery leads to world-class care. Among the world’s most comprehensive academic health systems, UCLA Health’s mission is to provide stateof-the-art patient care, support pioneering research, and train top medical professionals. It includes five medical centers and hospitals –Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and UCLA West Valley Medical Center—and more than 270 community clinics across Southern California. UCLA Health also includes the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Innovations and Breakthroughs

UCLA Health has long been a leader in innovative health care delivery. Early research at UCLA was integral to the development of imaging systems such as CT scans and PET scans. UCLA faculty developed the tissuematching test that makes organ transplants possible, as well as a breakthrough treatment for brain aneurysms. Our scientists have developed new, life-saving targeted treatments for cancers such as breast cancer and melanoma, as well as the first FDA-approved CAR-T cell therapy. Since 2003 alone, research conducted at UCLA has resulted in 21 new

U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved cancer treatments. The leading-edge research on our campus has been awarded the top prizes in medicine, including the Nobel Prize and the National Medal of Science..

Honors and Accomplishments

For the 34th consecutive year, UCLA Health appeared on the national honor roll in the annual best hospitals rankings and ratings by U.S. News & World Report, a distinction reserved this year for only 22 hospitals. UCLA Health hospitals also rank as one of the best in the world by Newsweek.

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Exceptional Health Care

#1 in California and Los Angeles*

“Best Hospitals” National Honor Roll 34 Consecutive Years

*Tied for #1 ranking

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