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24-Hour Emergency Care
- Approved by L.A. County Department of Health Services as an Emergency Department for Pediatrics. (Parent welcome to accompany child in treatment area.)
- Offers specialist physicians to respond to hazardous materials exposure.
- Base station for L.A. County Paramedics.
- Offers Fast Track Program for non-emergency patients after regular physician office hours.
Continuing Care Programs
Specialized Inpatient Services
- Full medical/surgical hospitalization
- Orthopedic Care
- Intensive Care Unit
- Inpatient Dialysis Unit
- Operating Room and Recovery
Outpatient Services
- Comfortable, convenient Day Surgery Center
- Outpatient Chemical Dependency Treatment Program
- Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Services
- Laser Center for Ophthalmology and Dermatology
- Endoscopy Center for Digestive Diseases
- Pain Management Program
- Sleep Disorders Center
- Enterestomal and Diabetic Outpatient Services
- Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Breast Diagnostic Center
Graziadio Radiology Center
Regional Burn Center
- One of only three Burn Centers in Los Angeles County
- Physicians and nurse specialists in burn intensive care
- Pediatric burn intensivist
- Burn Center for rehabilitation
- Community Outreach and Education Program
- Premier reconstructive surgery program
- Hazardous materials specialists
- Burn Support Group
- Burn Verification by the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Burn Association
Heart Care Program
Torrance Memorial's coordinated program for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with heart disease makes it easy for patients to get quality services within their community.
Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment Capabilities
| Open Heart Surgery Program
Torrance Memorial performs approximately 340 open heart surgery procedures per year. The scope of our cardiovascular surgery services includes:
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Valve repair and replacement
- Automatic cardioverter defibrillator implants
- Off pump surgery
- Comprehensive inpatient nursing care,
including specialized coronary care and progressive care units
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Heart Disease Education, Prevention, Recovery and Support
Torrance Memorial's Cardiac Rehabilitation Program eases the recovery period.
- Medically supervised and monitored exercise therapy
- Nutritional evaluation and counseling
- Educational lectures
- Pacemaker support group
- Take Heart support group
- Patient visitation program
Women's and Children's Services
- Attractive and comfortable labor and delivery department, offers options for mother to labor and deliver in the same room
- 24-hour obstetrical anesthesiology available
- 24-hour neonatologist available for infants born in distress
- Intensive Care Newborn Nursery
- All private rooms on maternity unit
- Perinatology program for high-risk pregnancies
- Family-Centered Pediatrics Unit
- Educational classes for prepared childbirth, newborn care, breast-feeding, sibling preparation, and pre- and postnatal exercise
- Personalized maternity tours
- Inpatient Gynecology Unit
- Complete breast care program through FDA-approved Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Breast Diagnostic Center, including mammography and on-site ultrasound and stereotactic biopsy capabilities. Also offers free training in breast self-examination.
- Osteoporosis Screening Program
Cancer Center
The Torrance Memorial Cancer Center consists of a network of services dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and support of cancer patients and their families.
- Approved by the American College of Surgeons
- Affiliated with university-based cancer programs
- FDA-approved mammography at area's first free-standing Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Breast Diagnostic Center, dedicated solely to breast care and education
- State-of-the-art Radiation Oncology Program, serving more than 500 patients annually
- Dedicated inpatient oncology unit, staffed with nurses specially trained in the physical and psychosocial needs of cancer patients, including pain and symptom control
- Vasek Polak Research Program's medical research and clinical trials
Cancer Resource Center
- Offered in cooperation with the American Cancer Society
- Provides information, literature and videotapes
- Image Enhancement Program for cancer patients experiencing side effects from treatment
- Breast Cancer Second-Opinion Service
- Free Cancer Risk Assessment Profile
- Educational classes for patients and their families, and "Look Good...Feel Better," for appearance-related information
Community Benefit Programs
As a not-for-profit organization, Torrance Memorial Medical Center operates to benefit the community. The medical center is known as a pioneer in health education and wellness programs.
Funding for Community Benefit Programs is provided in part by the Ambassadors of the Torrance Memorial Health Care Foundation.
Support Groups
Health Education Programs
Services for Older Adults
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