ok, thanks
I was not referring to USC and UCLA but the county hospitals that are affiliated with USC (LAC + USC) and UCLA (Olive view); there are others.

e.g.
http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/patient_care/hospitals_clinics/lacusc_medical.html

Typically it's a training ground for residents who perform services under supervision. The patients are very low income typically without insurance etc, the hospitals are not pretty and the waiting periods are longer. What I cannot determine is whether the quality of surgery is the same. I am assuming it's not but I could be wrong.


I looked at the list of best hospitals starting with Sloan Kettering. I did not see City of Hope or USC on it.

Is City of Hope comparable to the better ones.