Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Located in the southern portion of one of the most populated and socio-economically diverse counties in the United States, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is the second largest of four public hospitals operated by the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services. Mandated to provide care to all who seek it regardless of ability to pay, the institution is an important link in the healthcare “safety net” of Los Angeles County. Patients who are not funded are financially screened and pay for health care on a sliding scale. Los Angeles County leads the nation in its percentage of nearly two million uninsured individuals.

As the “southern campus” of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, education is blended with the institution’s service mission. As a result, Harbor-UCLA is a unique academic public hospital, with the opportunity for rigorous and diverse training:

· 553 Licensed beds

· 271,000 Ambulatory visits/year

· 88,719 ER visits/year

· 19,742 Inpatient discharges/year

The hospital is home to several accredited residency and fellowship programs, including internal medicine, medicine subspecialties, pediatrics, pediatric subspecialties, OB/Gyn, psychiatry, general surgery and surgical subspecialties. Harbor-UCLA is a Level 1 Trauma Center and NICU. The hospital is affiliated with the non-profit Lundquist Institute, which brings in approximately $50 million in research and grant dollars each year.

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is currently undergoing a campus replacement and will have a new state-of-the-art hospital and campus in 2027. The new campus will feature our new outpatient clinic building, green spaces and art installations by local artists.

The hospital is located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County approximately 20 miles south of the Westwood campus of UCLA and 15 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Southern California provides a wonderful environment with year-round sunshine, relaxing breezes, beaches, nearby mountains and deserts. The cultural and ethnic diversity of L.A. also provides an array of delicious food and cultural events. Whatever you are looking for, L.A. has it for you!

Harbor-UCLA Family Health Center

The Harbor-UCLA Family Health Center (FHC) is the primary continuity clinic site for our resident physicians. The clinic is located in Harbor City, a community of 36,000, three miles southwest of the medical center. Approximately 44% of the population is Latinx, and 25% lives below the federal poverty level. Our clinic provides over 27,000 patient visits each year. In addition, the FHC accepts patients from Harbor’s catchment area and referrals from subspecialty clinics. The clinic is located on the second floor of a medical office building and consists of 26 exam rooms, an on-site pharmacy and procedure suites. This is the primary teaching site for our residents in clinical education and didactics.

In the fall of 2026, the Family Health Center will be returning to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center campus, moving into a state-of-the-art clinic housed within a multi-specialty outpatient clinic building, providing high-quality, comprehensive care to our patients alongside our colleagues.

Wilmington Family Health Center

The Wilmington Family Health Center is a community-based clinic located in one of the lowest income zip codes of L.A. County, approximately 4½ miles from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. The patient population is primarily Latinx. PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents spend 1-2 half-day sessions per month seeing patients at this site. The clinic provides 15,000 patient visits annually and has an on-site pharmacy.