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West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California - West Los Angeles is a district in western Los Angeles, California. "West Los Angeles" is also often used as shorthand for a large western portion of the city, generally all of the city's neighborhoods west of La Cienega Boulevard or La Brea Avenue (except Crenshaw, which is considered part of South Los Angeles).
Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center - The Los Angeles County Hospital and the University of Southern California (USC) Medical School were first affiliated in 1885, five years after the USC was founded. Now known as the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center ("LAC+USC Medical Center"), it is one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States and the largest single provider of healthcare in Los Angeles County.
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University of California, Los Angeles - The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university located in the residential area of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. It is the second-oldest campus in the University of California system and the largest university in terms of enrollment in the state of California.
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