California Hospital Medical Center

What California Hospital Medical Center does

California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care nonprofit teaching hospital founded in 1887 and located at 1401 S. Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. It is the only full-service emergency and trauma center in downtown LA and operates as part of Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation's five largest not-for-profit healthcare systems serving nearly one in four Californians. The hospital delivers a full continuum of acute services, including the Level II Trauma Center (Leavey Trauma Center, busiest private trauma center in LA County with over 22,000 patients since 2004), a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 24 private rooms, the Family Birth Center, two cardiac catheterization labs with a dedicated cardiac ICU, and the da Vinci XI robotic surgery program for gynecologic and urologic oncology. In January 2025, the hospital opened a $215M+ Grand Tower that more than doubled Emergency Department capacity and modernized maternal and neonatal care.

The hospital runs an integrated community-health footprint through Hope Street Margolis Family Center, established in 1992 with UCLA, which serves approximately 5,000 children and families annually with early childhood education, behavioral health, parent education, and youth development programs. The CHMC Foundation (a separate 501(c)(3) established 1985) is the philanthropic arm, raising $29.2M in FY25 from more than 612 donors through events (La Grande Affaire, Champions for Children, Golf Classic), corporate and foundation grants, individual giving, and planned giving. Service-area demographics include 48.1% public-health coverage and over 40% of households earning less than $35,000 annually, with CHMC addressing health disparities through the Health Equity Fund, the FUSE program for chronically homeless patients (with John Wesley Health Center and Housing Works), and partnerships with Morehouse School of Medicine for the Family Residency Program.

CHMC has been the busiest private trauma center in LA County since 2004 and has earned multiple top-tier recognitions including Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals (2022), U.S. News & World Report High-Performing Hospital (2023-2024), Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award (top 10% nationally, 2015), and in May 2025 became the first CommonSpirit Health hospital nationally to receive The Joint Commission Health Care Equity Certification. Revenue is generated primarily through patient services (insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, charity care) with a supplemental philanthropic stream via the Foundation; hospital operating revenue is not publicly disclosed. Brian Smolskis was appointed President and CEO effective December 8, 2025, succeeding prior leadership.

Name

California Hospital Medical Center

Legal name

Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center

Website

https://supportcaliforniahospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed nonprofit teaching hospital in downtown Los Angeles, founded in 1887, operating as the only full-service emergency and trauma center in DTLA within CommonSpirit Health, serving the city's underserved communities through acute care, maternal, cardiac, and community health programs via the Hope Street Margolis Family Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB), Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Emergency trauma services
• Maternal neonatal care
• Cardiac catheterization
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Acute care hospital services including emergency care, trauma services, maternity care, cardiac care, surgical services, and neonatal care. Revenue generated through patient services, insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and charitable care.
2. Philanthropy and Donations: The California Hospital Medical Center Foundation raises funds through special events (La Grande Affaire, Champions for Children, Golf Classic), private foundation and corporate grants, individual giving, government support, and planned giving. In FY25, over 612 donors contributed more than $29.2 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

California Hospital Medical Center operates a 318-bed acute care nonprofit teaching hospital in downtown Los Angeles providing comprehensive healthcare services including emergency care, Level II trauma services, maternity care with Level III NICU, cardiac catheterization and cardiovascular surgery, da Vinci XI robotic surgery, and general surgical services. The hospital serves approximately 75,000 ER visits and delivers 2,200 newborns annually. Complementing clinical care, the affiliated California Hospital Medical Center Foundation raises philanthropic funds (over $29.2 million in FY25 from 612+ donors) to support hospital programs, equipment, and the Hope Street Margolis Family Center community health and education programs.

Product overview

California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed acute care nonprofit teaching hospital in downtown Los Angeles, founded in 1887. The hospital operates as part of Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, offering a full continuum of acute hospital care services. Key facilities and programs include the Grand Tower (opened January 2025 with expanded ER, Level II Trauma Center, Family Birth Center, and Level III NICU), the Leavey Trauma Center, Los Angeles Center for Women's Health, da Vinci XI robotic surgery program, and cardiac catheterization labs. Community outreach is delivered through the Hope Street Margolis Family Center, which provides early childhood education, behavioral health, and youth programs serving approximately 5,000 families annually. The hospital also operates a Simulation Center for staff training and manages the Health Equity Fund to address health disparities. Services are funded through California Hospital Medical Center Foundation, which raises over $25 million annually through events, grants, and individual giving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hope Street Margolis Family Center: Family center providing early childhood education, child welfare, behavioral health, parent education, youth and social services
• Health Equity Fund

Products and services

• California Hospital Medical Center
• Hope Street Margolis Family Center
• Level II Trauma Center (Leavey Trauma Center and J. Thomas McCarthy Emergency Center)
• Cardiac and Cardiovascular Services
• da Vinci XI Robotic Surgery Program
• Los Angeles Center for Women's Health
• Family Birth Center and Level III NICU
• FUSE Program (Frequent Utilizer System Engagement)
• Health Equity Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• 75,000 ER visits in Grand Tower's first year of operation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Brian SmolskiscoreOthers · 8 December 2025Brian Smolskis joined as new President and CEO of California Hospital Medical Center on December 8, 2025, succeeding previous leadership.
• Jonathan ClubmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 October 2025Host venue for Champions for Children Dinner with Jonathan Club mobilizing 4,000 members for community causes including Hope Street programs. Jonathan Club has supported with $6 million employee scholarship fund.
• CommonSpirit HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Parent health system - one of the nation's five largest not-for-profit healthcare systems spanning 650 miles from Mt. Shasta to Long Beach and serving nearly one in every four Californians.
• Dignity HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Largest hospital provider in California and part of CommonSpirit Health. Dignity Health is the largest region in CommonSpirit Health.
• Sophisticated Sigma Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Sorority members demonstrated collective giving through Project Cradle Care initiative, donating more than 100 labor and delivery kits to support new mothers and newborns.
• Inglewood Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta SororityminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Sorority partnered with Sophisticated Sigma Sigma Chapter for Project Cradle Care initiative supporting new mothers and newborns at CHMC.
• Morehouse School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2023Partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine for Family Residency Program, training future healthcare professionals and supporting medical education.
• John Wesley Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Partnership for the FUSE (Frequent Utilizer System Engagement) program providing intensive case management and housing navigation for chronically homeless patients since 2013.
• Housing WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013FUSE program partnership with Housing Works ensuring seamless care coordination and access to housing for chronically homeless patients.
• UCLAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Hope Street Margolis Family Center was established in 1992 as a collaboration between UCLA and California Hospital Medical Center to provide community health, education and recreation programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Keck Medicine of USC: USC-affiliated academic medical center providing tertiary and quaternary care in Los Angeles. Comparable as a teaching hospital with residency programs, advanced specialty services, and a focus on complex case capture in the same LA market.
• LAC+USC Medical Center: Large public academic medical center and Level I trauma center in Los Angeles serving a similar safety-net population. Directly comparable as a downtown-area teaching hospital with comparable mission focus on underserved communities.
• Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles): Acute care hospital in central Los Angeles with comparable bed count and service mix including cardiac, maternity, and emergency. Direct head-to-head competitor for many of the same downtown LA patient populations.
• Adventist Health White Memorial: Community teaching hospital in East Los Angeles serving a predominantly Hispanic, underinsured population. Closely comparable to CHMC in mission, demographic focus, and service line mix including maternity, cardiac, and emergency services.

Broad incumbents

• Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center: Integrated payer-provider facility in the LA metro offering full-service acute care, maternity, cardiac, and emergency services. Comparable bed-count scale and service breadth, competing for the same downtown-area workforce population.
• UCLA Health (Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center): Major academic medical system and existing CHMC partner through Hope Street Margolis Family Center. Comparable as a teaching hospital with residency training, Level I trauma, and quaternary services, and a direct collaborator with CHMC's community programs.
• Providence Saint John's Health Center: Not-for-profit Catholic-affiliated health system facility in Santa Monica offering similar acute care, cardiac, and women's services in the broader LA market. Competes for higher-acuity patients while sharing the Catholic-aligned mission profile.
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Large, nationally-ranked academic medical center in Los Angeles with broad specialty and research portfolio. Competes with CHMC for complex cases and physician talent in the same metro, though with a fundamentally different commercial payer mix.

Regional players

• PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital (formerly St. Vincent Medical Center): Nonprofit community health system operating acute care hospitals in greater Los Angeles with comparable service lines including cardiac, maternity, and emergency. Competes for community-based patient volumes across adjacent LA submarkets.

Emerging players

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles: Pediatric specialty hospital providing neonatal, pediatric trauma, and obstetric-adjacent services that overlap with CHMC's Level III NICU and pediatric ED. Comparable through Hope Street Health Manager Rachel Viloria who previously worked there.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CHMCFoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/chmcfoundation
• Xx.com/CHMCFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/california-hospital-medical-center-foundation

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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