Your Community Hospital

As the South Bay's first hospital, Torrance Memorial Medical Center was founded by Jared Torrance in 1925 and moved to its present 24-acre site in 1971. Over the years we have continually grown and expanded to meet community healthcare needs. Listed below are some of the ways we have distinguished ourselves. You may want to consider these things the next time you are choosing a health plan, or if you should need hospital services.

• Fully accredited, full-service, nonprofit community medical center.
• Maintains highest recognition in community for quality and state-of-the-art medical services in a 2004 survey conducted by National Research Corporation.
• Selected as a Top 100 U.S. Hospital (2004, Solucient).
• Most modern physical plant in the South Bay.
• Area's largest private, acute-care hospital (401 beds).
• A pioneer in disease prevention, education and community services through its HealthLinks location and Polak Research Program.
• Holds more health insurance contracts than any other hospital in the South Bay.
• Conducts business consistent with the values of Service, Excellence, Knowledge, Community and Stability.

A Full Circle of Services

From emergency care to outpatient services, advanced diagnostics to acute hospitalization, skilled nursing services to home healthcare and hospice, Torrance Memorial Medical Center provides a full circle of coordinated services to meet its community's healthcare needs.