New State-of-the-Art Patient Tower Opens at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center opened its new patient tower in October, the centerpiece of the Tarzana Reimagined Project—an extensive and ongoing hospital expansion and modernization plan.
The tower is named for the Donald Friese family in recognition of their $50 million gift for the building’s construction. The five-story, 200,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Friese Family Tower advances the hospital’s 50-year legacy of care in the San Fernando Valley, expanding world-class care close to home for those who live or work in the area.
The new building features 150 spacious, private patient rooms; a new, expanded emergency department that doubles the capacity of the hospital’s former emergency department; a new pharmacy; a cardiovascular unit; a critical care unit; and a pediatric unit with a playroom for younger patients and dedicated room for adolescent patients. New technology in the tower will advance patient care and expand access to the latest diagnostics and treatment.
California Rehabilitation Institute Earns U.S. News Honors
The California Rehabilitation Institute—a partnership of Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health and Select Medical—has been named among the best physical rehabilitation hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital ranked #21 out of 1,041 eligible facilities in U.S. News’ 2023-24 rankings.
To be nationally ranked, a hospital must excel in caring for the sickest, most medically complex patients. The ratings are based on a U.S. News analysis of hospital performance, including caring for patients recovering from events such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders and diseases.
The hospital provides intensive rehabilitation to patients recovering from a stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, orthopedic injury, neuromuscular disorders, limb loss and amputation, cancer and other medical conditions with functional limitations. It is designed to help each patient recover the strength, skills and independence in daily activities that they need to return home and resume their lives. With 138 private rooms at its Century City location, the institute is the largest physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital of its kind on the West Coast.
Hunt Cancer Center: Celebrating Four Years of Expert Oncology Care
The Torrance Memorial Donald & Priscilla Hunt Cancer Center will mark its four-year anniversary this month—celebrating a 40,000-square-foot healing space that combines the expertise and treatment options found at nationally recognized cancer centers with the convenience, compassion and support of a community hospital.
Through the partnership with Cedars-Sinai Cancer, the Hunt Cancer Center combines local expertise with cancer leaders from one of the nation’s premier academic cancer programs.
The center offers subspecialty care from Cedars-Sinai experts in neuro-oncology; pain management and rehabilitation for breast cancer; head and neck surgery; and genetic counseling. The Hunt Cancer Center provides comprehensive personalized care, including oncologic palliative care, integrative medicine and psychosocial support services. The center also continues to enhance and expand its breast cancer program and has broadened the scope of its research, now offering 30 clinical trials.
Looking to the future, the center’s team will continue to identify new ways to provide interdisciplinary, integrated care.
Huntington Health Welcomes Eight Physicians to Expanded Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Program
Eight Cedars-Sinai surgeons have added their expertise to the Surgery Program at Huntington Health. The physicians offer a wide range of lifesaving and life-enhancing cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgeries to patients in the San Gabriel Valley—including robotic valve repair, coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic root and arch surgery, surgical treatment of arrhythmias and minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
The highly skilled surgeons in this local and state-of-the-art program will galvanize surgical innovations, leading research and scientific advances, helping patients live longer, healthier lives. The program is led by Robbin Cohen, MD, an established cardiac surgeon long-established in the San Gabriel Valley community.
In addition to Cohen, the physicians are:
Huntington Cancer Center Marks First Year as an Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Huntington Cancer Center recently celebrated its one-year anniversary of becoming an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Cancer. Through this collaboration, Huntington has expanded its program to deliver the highest level of personalized care.
The affiliation gives Huntington patients access to more dedicated specialists, innovative treatment options and expanded services, including a new on-site infusion center. It also connects patients with new research, advanced reconstructive surgeries and compassionate palliative care, as well as leading clinical trials through the Cedars-Sinai Cancer clinical trials network.
In addition to these benefits, Huntington Cancer Center continues to offer highly personalized care, largely thanks to dedicated nurse navigators who guide patients and their caregivers throughout the cancer journey, coordinating appointments, communicating with care team members and providing referrals for supportive resources.
