Nonprofit academic medical center in Los Angeles providing clinical care across 915 beds, research in biomedicine and AI, and PhD training since 1902.
Cedars-Sinai is a nonprofit academic healthcare organisation based in Los Angeles, California, and one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centres in the United States. Founded in 1902, it operates a 915-licensed-bed hospital - the largest nonprofit hospital in the western United States - staffed by 2,993 physicians, more than 4,700 nurses, and thousands of other healthcare professionals and support staff. Its clinical programmes range from primary care for common conditions to specialised treatment of rare, complex and advanced illnesses, with particular strength in heart disease, cancer and brain disorders.
Beyond clinical care, the organisation runs an active research enterprise spanning biomedical and translational science, genomics and drug discovery, precision oncology, heart disease, cancer and brain disorder research, and artificial intelligence. Reported achievements include the use of cardiac stem cells to repair damaged hearts, the development of minimally invasive surgical techniques, and the discovery of new drug types designed to target cancer more precisely.
Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University, the academic arm, offers PhD programmes in biomedical and translational science as well as in artificial intelligence research, training researchers alongside its clinical workforce. The organisation describes itself as mission-driven and committed to serving a diverse Los Angeles community, with an emphasis on pioneering research and specialised care.
