Nationally Ranked in 11 Specialties
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Overview
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA is ranked nationally in 11 adult specialties. It was also high-performing in 2 adult specialties. It scored high in patient safety, demonstrating commitment to reducing accidents and medical mistakes. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a 885-bed general medical and surgical facility with 47,114 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 16,362 annual inpatient and 13,691 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 88,100 visits. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a teaching hospital. It is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Rankings and Recognitions
The U.S. News analysis of hospitals includes data from nearly 5,000 centers across multiple clinical specialties, procedures and conditions. Scores are based on a variety of patient outcome and care-related factors, such as patient safety and nurse staffing. Hospitals are ranked nationally in specialties and regionally in states and major metro areas. U.S. News assigns a rating to hospitals in a handful of common procedures and conditions, including hip replacement and COPD. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is ranked nationally in 11 adult specialties. It also achieved the highest rating possible in 9 procedures or conditions. Read more about how we rank best hospitals.
Nationally Ranked Hospital in
11
Adult Specialties
Regionally Ranked Hospital
#4
in
California
#2
in
Los Angeles
metro area
Rated High Performing in
9
Adult Procedures/Conditions
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This Hospital's Performance
Adult Specialties Rankings and Ratings
Hospitals are evaluated across 16 medical specialties that include cancer and cardiology & heart surgery. Twelve of the 16 specialties rely heavily on data from multiple sources like the American Hospital Association and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In four other specialties, hospitals are scored on reputation among surveyed physicians.
| Specialty | National Rank | Overall Score | |
| Cardiology & Heart Surgery |
#10
|
72.5/100 | Scorecard |
| Diabetes & Endocrinology |
#14
|
67.8/100 | Scorecard |
| Ear, Nose & Throat |
#34
|
72.3/100 | Scorecard |
| Gastroenterology & GI Surgery |
#9
|
70.8/100 | Scorecard |
| Geriatrics |
#24
|
72.4/100 | Scorecard |
| Gynecology |
#15
|
81.3/100 | Scorecard |
| Nephrology |
#13
|
79.5/100 | Scorecard |
| Neurology & Neurosurgery |
#18
|
69.5/100 | Scorecard |
| Orthopedics |
#11
|
64.7/100 | Scorecard |
| Pulmonology |
#36
|
69.0/100 | Scorecard |
| Urology |
#25
|
72.6/100 | Scorecard |
| Cancer | High Performing | 56.4/100 | Scorecard |
| Rheumatology | High Performing | 3.7/100 | Scorecard |
| Rehabilitation | Not Ranked | 2.0/100 | Scorecard |
Adult Procedures / Conditions Ratings
In addition to broader specialty categories like orthopedics and urology, U.S. News evaluates hospitals in certain common medical procedures and conditions. Rather than a numerical ranking, hospitals are given a rating of high performing, average or below average in each category.
| Procedure/Condition | Rating | |
| Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair | High performing | Scorecard |
| Aortic Valve Surgery | High performing | Scorecard |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | High performing | Scorecard |
| Colon Cancer Surgery | High performing | Scorecard |
| Heart Bypass Surgery | High performing | Scorecard |
| Heart Failure | High performing | Scorecard |
| Hip Replacement | High performing | Scorecard |
| Knee Replacement | High performing | Scorecard |
| Lung Cancer Surgery | High performing | Scorecard |
Doctors at This Hospital
Patient Experience
3 stars out of 5
Scores are based on surveys taken from this hospital’s inpatients after they were discharged inquiring about different aspects of their stay. The scores are not used in the Best Hospitals rankings.
Satisfaction with the hospital overall
How the patient felt about their hospital stay and discharge overall.
Willingness to recommend
Willingness of patients to recommend this hospital to others.
Satisfaction with doctors’ communications
How patients rated physicians in listening and explaining in a way that patients could understand.
Satisfaction with nurses’ communications
How patients rated nurses in listening and explaining in a way that patients could understand.
Satisfaction with pain relief
How well pain was controlled.
Satisfaction with efforts to prevent medication harm
How well medications, how they were to be taken, and side effects were explained before they were administered.
Satisfaction with quality of discharge information
How well staff reviewed adequacy of help at home and provided enough information in writing about symptoms and problems to watch for.
Satisfaction with involvement in recovery
How well patients’ wishes were considered in discharge planning and how well patients understood when they left how to care for themselves, what medications they will take and why.
Satisfaction with staff responsiveness
How promptly help was provided when needed or requested.
Satisfaction with hospital room cleanliness
How patients rated the cleanliness of their hospital room and bathroom.
Satisfaction with noise volume
How well patients rated the quietness of their hospital experience.
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