Good Samaritan Hosptial, Los Angeles, CA

First opened in 1885, Good Samaritan Hospital provides superb patient care in state-of-the-art facilities. The tertiary medical center’s acclaimed programs include eight nationally recognized centers of excellence: Heart Institute, Orthopedic Institute, Pancreatico-Biliary Institue, Davajan-Cabal Cener for Perinatal Medicine, Tertiary Retinal Surgery, Transfusion-Free Medicine & Surgery Center, and The Peter D. Fugelso, M.D. Urology Center.

Good Samaritan Hospital is named One of America's 50 Best Hospitals 4 years in a row (2007-2010) according to HealthGrades, Inc., the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Good Samaritan is the only hospital in Los Angeles to receive this designation from HealthGrades every year since it began recognizing America’s 50 Best Hospitals in 2007. Good Samaritan Hospital ranked among the top hospitals in the nation and has been recognized in several specialty ares in 2010 including: the top hospitals in the nation and has been recognized in several specialty areas in 2010 including:

Joint Replacement Excellence Award - 3 years in a row
Stroke Care Excellence Award - 6 years in a row
Maternity Care Excellence Award - 4 years in a row
Women's Health Excellence Award - 3 Years in a row

Reflecting both Los Angeles' multicultural population and its international reputation and patient base, Good Samaritan employs over 1,600 employees and has approximately 600 physicians on its medical staff. Together the medical staff and employees speak over 54 languages/dialects.

Specialties

cardiovascular diseases, neurosciences, orthopedics, kidney stone service, gastroenterology, perinatology/neonatology, tertiary retinal surgery and transfusion-free medicine & surgery