Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Patients that would definitely recommend
5% higher than the national average
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center is a medical facility located in Los Angeles, CA. This hospital has been recognized for America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™, and more.
Awards
Healthgrades awards tell you which hospitals deliver superior quality care. Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance using objective quality measures including clinical outcomes and patient safety, as well as patient experience.
Learn more about our awards methodologySpecialty Clinical Quality Awards
America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™ (2022, 2020)
Superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™ (2021, 2020)
Superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery, coronary interventional procedures, heart attack treatment, heart failure treatment, and heart valve surgery
Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™ (2021)
Superior clinical outcomes in heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery
Hospital Quality
Clinical Ratings
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Complication Based Ratings
Defibrillator Procedures
In Hospital
Pacemaker Procedures
In Hospital
Mortality Based Ratings
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Inpatient)
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Heart Attack
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Heart Failure
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Valve Surgery
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Specialty Excellence Awards
America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award™
2022, 2020
America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™
2021, 2020
Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™
2021
Mortality Based Ratings
Pulmonary Embolism
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Respiratory Failure
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Sepsis
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Complication Based Ratings
Gallbladder Removal Surgery
In Hospital
Mortality Based Ratings
Bowel Obstruction
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Colorectal Surgeries
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Pancreatitis
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Mortality Based Ratings
Cranial Neurosurgery
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Stroke
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Complication Based Ratings
Hip Fracture Treatment
In Hospital
Total Knee Replacement
In Hospital
Complication Based Ratings
Prostate Removal Surgery
In Hospital
Mortality Based Ratings
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Pneumonia
Mortality In-Hospital
Mortality within 30 days
Complication Based Ratings
Back and Neck Surgeries (without Spinal Fusion)
In Hospital
Spinal Fusion
In Hospital
Complication Based Ratings
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
In Hospital
Carotid Procedures
In Hospital
Patient Experience
Patient experience measures tell you how patients felt about the care they received at the hospital. These measures are based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Learn more about patient experienceKaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
National Average
Communication with doctors
Percent of patients who said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well
Communication with nurses
Percent of patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well
Responsiveness of hospital staff
Percent of patients who said they always received help quickly from hospital staff
Communication about medicines
Percent of patients who said that staff always explained medicines before giving them to patients
Discharge Information
Percent of patients who said they were given information about recovering at home
Care Transition
Percent of patients who said they understood their care needs when they left the hospital
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
National Average
Quietness
Percent of patients who said the area around their rooms was always kept quiet at night
Cleanliness
Percent of patients who said their room and bathroom were always kept clean
Providers
Provider Reviews
Jun 18 2022
Review for Dr. Chang
One of the best doctors and specialists of interventional radiologists in Southern California
Jun 14 2022
Review for Dr. Lekht
Do not trust this doctor when he diagnoses you. My life fell apart when he gave me an Invega injection. I showed no symptoms of being manic bipolar in my life. Everyone in the hospital besides him told me that nothing was wrong with me. Anything you tell him will be used against you with a smug look...
DontTakeInvega Jun 07 2022
Review for Dr. Friedler
Dr. Kwok saved my husband’s colon. Other Doctors wanted to remove his right colon, yet Dr. Kwok saved it. He is very knowledgeable and up to speed with the latest technologies that save lives and organs. We love him!
Tammy Criswell May 25 2022
Review for Dr. Kwok
As a woman I was not taken very seriously. A few years back I had come in after having a minor rectal prolapse and was told it was impossible at my age to have had that happened. I explained that it did and he said there was absolutely no way at my age. About 6 months later I was diagnosed with...
May 12 2022
Review for Dr. Iskander
Location
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I am getting a surgery from this doctor he was a lot nicer the second time I met him