ABOUT AHBE LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTS
AHBE is an award-winning
landscape architecture firm
that believes in the pursuit of
the greater good. Each project
begins as an exploration about
how the site is ecologically
connected to the larger
network of natural lands, open
spaces and other landscapes.
Seeing landscapes through
the lens of infrastructure,
AHBE takes a holistic approach
to solving design problems.
The firm’s commitment to
sustainable design guides them
to ask questions, explore new
ideas and think innovatively.
Out of this process, beauty and
performance emerge from the
landscape.
ABOUT CEDARS-SINAI
Since its beginning in 1902,
Cedars-Sinai has evolved to
meet the healthcare needs of
one of the most diverse regions
in the nation, continually
setting new standards in
quality and innovation in
patient care, research, teaching
and community service.
Today, Cedars-Sinai is widely
known for its national
leadership in transforming
healthcare for the benefit of
patients.
Cedars-Sinai is one of the
largest nonprofit academic
medical centers in the U.S.
with 886 licensed beds, 2,100
physicians, 2,800 nurses
and thousands of other
healthcare professionals
and staff. Clinical programs
range from primary care for
preventing, diagnosing and
treating common conditions
to specialized treatments for
rare, complex and advanced
illnesses. In addition, Cedars-
Sinai serves the community
through its Medical Network,
which includes the highly
rated Cedars-Sinai Medical
Group and Cedars-Sinai Health
Associates.
Cedars-Sinai has consistently
been named one of America’s
Best Hospitals by U.S. News
& World Report, has received
the National Research
Corporation’s Consumer Choice
Award 18 years in a row for
providing the highest quality
medical care in Los Angeles,
and has the longest running Magnet
designation for nursing excellence
in California.
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in the
clinical care and research of heart
disease, cancer and brain disorders,
among other areas. Pioneering
research achievements include
using cardiac stem cells to repair
damaged hearts, developing
minimally invasive surgical
techniques and discovering new
types of drugs to target cancer
more precisely.
Cedars-Sinai also impacts the future
of healthcare through education
programs that encompass
everything from highly competitive
medical residency and fellowship
programs to a biomedical science
and translational medicine PhD
program, advanced training
for nurses and educational
opportunities for allied health
professionals. Most notably, Cedars-
Sinai demonstrates a longstanding
commitment to strengthening the
Los Angeles community through
wide-ranging programs that
improve the health of its most
vulnerable residents.
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