History
More than 100 years of being a blessing for the community, and serving patients from every corner of the world.
Stronger Every Day
Since its inception in 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to become the largest nonprofit hospital in the western United States — one that’s internationally renowned for the best patient care modern medicine has to offer. Our support of the Los Angeles community grows stronger every day with our commitment to providing superior patient care, breakthrough biomedical research, graduate and undergraduate medical education and community service.
Summary of a Century
A lot has changed in more than a century, but our devotion to meeting the health needs of the growing Los Angeles and Jewish communities has never wavered. Here are just a few highlights from the journey so far, inspired by the Cedars-Sinai Historical Conservancy exhibit on the Plaza Level of the South Tower.
1902
Kaspare Cohn Hospital (Cedars of Lebanon’s predecessor) opens.
1918
Bikur Cholim Society opens a two-room hospice (predecessor of Mount Sinai Hospital).
1926
A new and larger Mount Sinai is built on Bonnie Beach Place.
1955
The new Mount Sinai Hospital opens on the future site of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
1961
Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai hospitals merge as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
1972
Groundbreaking ceremony is held for construction of the 1.6 million-square-foot, 1,120-bed Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
1984
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is designated a Los Angeles County Level 1 trauma center.
1994
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center becomes Cedars-Sinai Health System.
2006
The Saperstein Critical Care Tower opens with 150 intensive care unit beds.
2013
The Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion opens on campus.
Cedars-Sinai Stories
What you don't know about Cedars-Sinai might surprise you. We've assembled a series of storytellers to share fun facts and unusual anecdotes from more than a century of serving the Los Angeles area.