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Shown in the map above, as of June 2020, are the number of licensed hospitals, hospital beds and emergency rooms in each of Los Angeles County's eight public health "Service Planning Areas" (SPA) (see table below).

Source for hospital statistics: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Calif. Health & Human Services Agency, latest statistics. Source for occupation statistics: California Employment Development Department, 1st Quarter, 2019.

Los Angeles County Service Planning Areas (SPA)

Service Planning Area Population* Communities
1 - Antelope Valley 390,938 Acton, Agua Dulce, Gorman, Lake Hughes, Lake Los Angeles, Lancaster, Littlerock, Palmdale, Quartz Hill, other communities
2 - San Fernando Valley 2,173,732 Burbank, Calabasas, Canoga Park, Canyon Country, Encino, Glendale, LA Cañada-Flintridge, San Fernando, Sherman Oaks, Sun Valley, Van Nuys, Woodland Hills, other communities
3 - San Gabriel Valley 1,777,760 Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Claremont, Covina, Diamond Bar, Duarte, El Monte, Glendora, Irwindale, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Pomona, San Dimas, San Gabriel, San Marino, Temple City, Walnut, West Covina
4 - Metro L.A. 1,140,742 Boyle Heights, Central City, Downtown L.A., Echo Park, El Sereno, Hollywood, Mid-City Wilshire, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington, Silverlake, West Hollywood, Westlake
5 - West L.A. 646,531 Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Culver City, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Playa del Rey, Santa Monica, Venice
6 - South L.A. 1,030,078 Athens, Compton, Crenshaw, Florence, Hyde Park, Lynwood, Paramount, Watts
7 - East L.A. County 1,309,383 Artesia, Bell, Bellflower, Bell Gardens, Cerritos, City of Commerce, City Terrace, Cudahy, Downey, East Los Angeles, Hawaiian Gardens, Huntington Park, La Habra Heights, Lakewood, La Mirada, Los Nietos, Maywood, Montebello, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Signal Hill, South Gate, Vernon, Walnut Park, Whittier, other communities
8 - South Bay & Harbor 1,550,198 Athens, Avalon, Carson, Catalina Island, El Segundo, Gardena, Harbor City, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Long Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Dominguez, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Wilmington, other communities

* July 1, 2013 population estimates for SPAs, prepared by Los Angeles County



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