Cedars-Sinai Tops UCLA on ‘Best’ List (2024)

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Is Cedars-Sinai better than UCLA? ›

Cedars was ranked this year as the top hospital in California and the Los Angeles area. UCLA Medical Center was ranked third nationally last year, but this year it tied for fifth with Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. It was rated the second-best hospital in the state and Los Angeles area.

Research. Cedars-Sinai is one of the leading institutes for competitive research funding from the National Institutes of Health. As an international leader in biomedical research, it translates discoveries into successful treatments with global impact.

Cedars-Sinai is proud to tie for #1 in California and Los Angeles in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals 2024-25".

Cedars-Sinai has been named to the Honor Roll for the ninth consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals 2024-25" rankings. The medical center also tied for #1 in California and #1 in Los Angeles.

Cedars-Sinai has long justified its pricey care because of its commitment to cutting-edge research and training. The hospital also takes on patients with complex injuries and ailments that other hospitals aren't equipped to handle. But other elite U.S. hospitals aren't charging anywhere near those amounts.

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in the clinical care and research of heart disease, cancer and brain disorders, among other areas.

Cedars-Sinai faces civil rights lawsuit over Black mother's 2016 death. The family of Kira Dixon Johnson alleges in a lawsuit that racist practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center led to her bleeding out after giving birth.

We are very close to Beverly Hills and Hollywood, where many celebrities live and work.” And, beyond mere proximity, many of the 2,300 physicians on the center's staff are the personal doctors of many stars, Klinenberg said.

The number 1 hospitals in California are Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital, UCLA Medical Center, UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center and UC San Diego Health-La Jolla and Hillcrest Hospitals.

Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles

Hollywood's favorite hospital has 32 Super Deluxe Suites intermingled throughout the 8th floor at $1,300 and above out-of-pocket apiece. Even-numbered rooms in the North Tower enjoy views of the Hollywood Hills. Original artwork, including Warhols and Picassos, hangs throughout.

Is Cedars-Sinai reputable? ›

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA is on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It is nationally ranked in 11 adult specialties and rated high performing in 20 adult procedures and conditions. It is a general medical and surgical facility.

Specialty rankings

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital and has been recognized as an Honor Roll member according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 "Best Hospitals" rankings.

Both hospitals rank highly on the national list. Cedars was ranked No. 2 nationally and the UCLA Med Center was No. 5, tied with Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

The CMT Association identifies 16 centers of excellence, with 13 in the U.S. and two in California. Cedars-Sinai is the only one in Southern California.

Cedars-Sinai is a partner institution in the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), an academic-clinical-community partnership designed to accelerate scientific discoveries and clinical breakthroughs to improve health in the most populous and diverse county in the United States.

Schools like the University of Michigan or UNC Chapel Hill also have strong academic reputations. Regarding student life, universities often compared to UCLA are the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Florida, both of which boast vibrant campus cultures.

The rankings for each of the medical centers are: UCLA Health ranked #1 in California and the Los Angeles metro area for the third consecutive year, while climbing to #3 on the national honor roll. UCLA Health continued as the top hospital in California and in the Los Angeles metro area.