Awards
Downey Medical Center Named Best Hospital 2022-2023 by U.S. News & World Report
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center ranks among the best in the State by U.S. News & World Report.
Downey Medical Center named Best Hospital in Maternity Care by Newsweek
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center is among the best in the nation for delivering high-quality maternity care, according to Newsweek “Best Hospitals” rankings 2022.
Cerritos Medical Offices Earns Gold Garfield Distinction Award
The Cerritos Medical Offices earned Kaiser Permanente's Gold Garfield Distinction Award. Named for Kaiser Permanente co-founder, Dr. Sidney Garfield whose commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and affordability laid the foundation for Permanente Medicine, the Garfield Distinction was developed in 2018 to elevate care delivery and quality outcomes for medical offices' operations. The Garfield Distinction uses evidence-based performance criteria drawn from multiple national guidelines to define levels of operational excellence. Serving as a guide for continuous improvement, the criteria form the basis for defining and assessing operations.