UCLA 极电竞app官网 is widely recognized as a leader in providing high-quality care, from relatively routine procedures to the most complex cases in a wide variety of medical specialties. Here are some of the most recent accolades that distinguish our hospitals, clinics, caregivers and programs.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Accreditations and Designations
- The Joint Commission, which accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations each year, awarded Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center the maximum three-year accreditation.
- The Joint Commission certified UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center as a “Primary Stroke Center.”
- American College of Surgeons designated Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center as the highest-level Trauma Center.
- Los Angeles County Department of 极电竞app官网 Services Emergency Medical Services Agency accredited Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center as a ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Heart Attack Receiving Center.
- The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that assesses performance of more than 2,600 general acute-care hospitals across the nation, recognized UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with “A” and “A”, respectively, in Spring 2019 and Fall 2019.
- The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognized UCLA with a 2020 Get With the Guildelines Stroke Gold Plus Award with Honor Roll Elite and Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Achievement.
- The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognized UCLA with a 2018 Get With the Guildelines Heart Failure Gold Plus Award for achieving to all Get with the Guidelines Heart Failure Performance Achievement Indicators.
- RAC, a national accreditation organization, granted UCLA 极电竞app官网 a Patient-Centered Medical Home accreditation, a standard for excellence in ambulatory patient care.
- The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a program sponsored by the World 极电竞app官网 Organization and United Nations Children's Fund, recognized Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with a "baby-friendly" designation in 2017.
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation recognized all four UCLA 极电竞app官网 hospitals on its list of .
- Press Ganey recognized Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA for outstanding nursing quality.
- Vizient, a company that seeks to help health care organizations deliver exceptional, cost-effective patient care, recognized Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center 极电竞app官网 with the 2017 Rising Star Award for making significant improvements in year-over-year performance in quality and accountability.
- CAPG, an association representing physician organizations in 38 states, recognized UCLA Medical Group with the highest rating possible in its 2017 Standards of Excellence Survey.
- 极电竞app官网grades, a resource connecting consumers and health care organizations, recognized Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center as Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence.
Research
Patients benefit from UCLA 极电竞app官网’s standing as a comprehensive academic medical system, where physicians and scientists work together to research new ways to diagnose and treat diseases.
- National Institutes of 极电竞app官网 awarded the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA with in 2016. The school is consistently among the tops in the nation in research funding awarded.
- U.S. News & World Report ranked the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 8th in research and 4th in primary care in its of medical schools in 2018.
- The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has made numerous that serve the public by advancing health care.
- National Cancer Institute in 2017 the brain cancer program at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer and the UCLA Brain Tumor Center as a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) site to honor and support exemplary achievements in research and patient care.
- National Cancer Institute in 2013 the SPORE designation for the prostate cancer program at the cancer center and the David Geffen School of Medicine Department of Urology.
Technology
- Hospitals & 极电竞app官网 Networks named Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center one of the hospitals in the nation.
- U.S. News & World Report recognized UCLA 极电竞app官网 as one of the for excellence in patient safety and engagement and clinical connectedness.
- HIMSS Analytics, a global healthcare advisor, awarded Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA and UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center with an acute care Stage 7 award for highest level of electronic medical record progress at hospitals and health systems.
Patient Satisfaction
- Vizient, a company that seeks to help health care organizations deliver exceptional, cost-effective patient care, ranked UCLA 极电竞app官网 No. 2 in Patient Centeredness among 107 hospitals evaluated in its 2017 AMC Quality and Accountability Performance Scorecard.
- Hospital Consumer Assessment of 极电竞app官网care Providers and Systems recognized Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center for high “likelihood to recommend” rankings and exceptional patient-satisfaction scores.
Physician Excellence
Specialties
- National Cancer Institute recognized UCLA 极电竞app官网's Prostate Cancer and Brain Tumor Programs as Centers of Excellence.
- Press Ganey awarded UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center with a 2016 Guardian of Excellence Award for outstanding Neonatal Intensive Care Unit care.
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy awarded the Endoscopy Units at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and 200 UCLA Medical Plaza with "Quality Star" designations.
Workplace and Culture
- Forbes named UCLA 极电竞app官网 as one of America's Best Midsize Employers and in 2019.
- BlackDoctor.org, an online health resource specifically targeted to African Americans, named UCLA 极电竞app官网 as a 2018 Top Hospital for Diversity honoring UCLA 极电竞app官网’s promotion of equity and inclusion throughout our organization and health care system.
- American Nurses Credentialing Center designated UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center as national Magnet hospitals, the highest level of nursing accreditation.
- Practice Greenhealth, an environmental solutions resource for the health care sector, recognized Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA 极电竞app官网 - Santa Monica Medical Center with a Greenhealth Partner for Change Award for safe and sustainable environmental policies.
- WorldatWork, a nonprofit human resources association, awarded UCLA 极电竞app官网 and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA with a 2017 Seal of Distinction from WorldatWork for providing a distinct, positive work environment.
- Nurse.org named Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center as for nurses.
Milestones
- UCLA 极电竞app官网 has the largest combined heart-lung transplant program in the country.
- The Liver-Transplant Team performed its in June 2016 – the highest number of liver transplants performed at any one center in the U.S.
- The Lung Transplant program performed a in September 2016, becoming the first program on the West Coast, and one of only seven centers nationwide to do so.