加州大学洛杉矶分校医学中心（UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.）

加州大学洛杉矶分校医疗中心在2018年全美最佳医院荣誉榜上排名第7，入选14个成人专科和8个儿科专科，其中7个成人标准治疗程序获得高评。作为名校UCLA的综合性教学医院，加州大学洛杉矶分校医学中心是整个南加州170多个初级保健实践网络的一部分，包括四个主要医院，包括罗纳德·里根·加州大学洛杉矶分校医学中心、加州大学洛杉矶分校医学中心、圣塔莫尼卡加州大学洛杉矶分校美泰儿童医院以及加州大学洛杉矶分校斯图尔特和琳达·雷斯尼克神经精神病医院。作为南加州综合实力最强的医院，不仅为南加本地提供完善的医疗服务，也为全美及其它国家的患者提供精心的服务。

UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif. is ranked No. 7 on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It is nationally ranked in 14 adult and 8 pediatric specialties and rated high performing in 7 adult procedures and conditions. It is a general medical and surgical facility. It is a teaching hospital. The UCLA Medical Center is part of a network of more than 170 primary care practices throughout Southern California and has four main hospitals including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center; UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica; UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital; and the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA.

The UCLA Center for Human Nutrition features one of the most thorough weight management programs in the country. The Risk Factor Obesity (RFO) Program offers patients calorie-limiting dietary regimens, physical activity and behavior modification tools. Doctors in this program treat obesity as a “multifactorial disorder,” addressing the multiple causes of the disease specific to the individual. Upon first visit, they collect a patient’s blood labs, body composition and weight history, and conduct a physical examination, among other tests.

The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center features a Level 1 trauma center for children and adults. The BirthPlace, located at both the Santa Monica and Westwood campuses, has delivery suites and postpartum rooms designed to feel like home. For patients later in life, the Geriatrics Special Care unit at Santa Monica Hospital offers the UCLA Companion Care Program, which provides volunteers to older patients. These specially trained volunteers spend time with patients, playing games, reading and accompanying patients on walks with a nurse’s supervision.

Another form of companionship includes animal-assisted therapy, which is available to critically ill children and adults through the UCLA People-Animal Connection, or PAC. Volunteer teams of canines and humans make visits to patients.

Patients at the UCLA Medical Center can rest assured that earthquakes won’t affect their access to treatment. It is one of the first hospitals built in line with the state’s latest seismic safety requirements and can remain operational during national disasters.