The University of California Los Angeles Medical Center (UCLA) opened its doors in 1955 and since its foundation it has been providing health care services to the residents of Los Angeles as well as innovating the healthcare industry to improve the health of the people. This medical center is recognized worldwide by its contributions to the healthcare industry as the advancements in organ transplantation procedures, artificial insemination and ultrasound. Every year the UCLA Medical Center is ranked as the number one in the West by the US News and World Report's annual survey of "America Best Hospitals".
This hospital receives approximately 300,000 people who come from Los Angeles, from other places across the country and even from foreign countries every year, to receive health care of the best health care providers of the world. Approximately 120 of the physicians that work in the UCLA Medical Center are recognized as the best doctors according to the "Best Doctors in America". The mission of this medical institution is to "always provide excellent patient health care services in support of the educational and scientific programs of the schools of the UCLA Center for the Health Sciences".
The UCLA Medical Center operates with over 600 beds and offers its services to all the people that require them. It is also operated by a staff composed by over 1,000 physicians, 3,500 nurses, therapists, technologists and support staff. If you or someone that you know needs medical services, visit the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center.