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Healthcare in Los Angeles is particularly advanced and the city is home to some of the best hospitals in the USA. Such high-quality care, however, is not without a price – services are extremely expensive, so it's vital that expats invest in comprehensive private health insurance to get the best treatment.
California is known for being health- and beauty-conscious and many trendy diets and health fads find their start in Los Angeles. It follows that the city is a centre for alternative and homoeopathic medical treatment, an area that is becoming more widely accepted and increasingly popular, especially in the forward-thinking state of California. In the same vein, but on the other side of the spectrum, such an image-conscious city has cultivated a thriving plastic surgery environment.
Pharmacies are widely available in Los Angeles, some of which are open 24 hours a day.
Hospitals in Los Angeles
California Hospital Medical Center
Website: www.chmcla.org
Address: 1401 South Grand Avenue
Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre Los Angeles
Website: www.cedars-sinai.edu
Address: 8700 Beverly Boulevard
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Website: www.chla.org
Address: 4650 Sunset Boulevard
Keck Hospital of USC
Website: www.keckmedicine.org
Address: 1500 San Pablo Street
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Website: www.uclahealth.org
Address: 757 Westwood Plaza
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