Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
History
From 1906 to 1910, Dr. Sarah Vasen, the first woman doctor in Los Angeles acted as superintendent.In 1910, it moved to Whittier Boulevard and then in 1930 to 4833 Fountain Avenue, where it was renamed Cedars of Lebanon after the religiously significant Lebanon Cedar, used to build King Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem in the Bible.
Donations from the Max Factor Family Foundation allowed the construction of the current main hospital building, which opened on November 5, 1972.
Current status
In 2001, there were 77,347 visits to the emergency room. In fiscal year 2003, Cedars-Sinai served 46,854 inpatients and 194,172 outpatients.. In 2007, Cedars-Sinai was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 17th-best hospital out of 5,462 medical centers in the United States. It received high rankings in ten of the sixteen specialties, ranking in the top 10 for digestive disorders and in the top 25 for eight other specialties as listed below.:| Specialty | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Digestive Disorders | 8 |
| Heart | 14 |
| Endocrinology | 15 |
| Neurology and Neurosurgery | 16 |
| Respiratory Disorders | 23 |
| Geriatrics | 23 |
| Gynecology | 23 |
| Kidney Disease | 23 |
| Orthopedics | 25 |
| Urology | 39 |
Cedars-Sinai lists many celebrities as patients in its history. Lucille Ball, Groucho Marx, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Julia Roberts, Gwen Stefani, among many others, have received treatment there over the years.
Famous doctors
Jeremy Swan co-invented the pulmonary artery catheter together with Willie Ganz while at Cedars.
David Ho was a resident there when he encountered some of the first cases of what was later labelled AIDS. Dr. Keith Black is a world famous neurosurgeon, who is best known for operating on inoperable brain tumors.
Dr. Steven Shapiro and Dr. Leo Gordon have received renown for treatment of gastro-intenstinal disorders. Cedars-Sinai ranks #8 in hospitals in the United States for gastroenterology.
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Last updated on Saturday September 27, 2008 at 13:50:07 PDT (GMT -0700)
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