When to Visit Urgent Care, Go to the Emergency Room, or Call an Ambulance
When seeking medical care take a second to decide where to go.
Deciding where to go can mean better, more efficient care and it can save a life.
Urgent Care
Torrance Memorial Urgent Care operates two centers, in Torrance and Manhattan
Beach, designed to treat patients on a walk-in basis. Visit an Urgent
Care Center when:
Symptom
- Minor fractures and sprains
- Infections, cold or flu
- Coughs, earaches, sore throats, influenza
- Fever
- Cuts needing stitches
- Rashes and skin infections
- Worsening reaction to an insect bite
- Minor head injuries without losing consciousness
Emergency Room
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Emergency Care is a designated Stroke
Center, as well as an emergency department approved Pediatric Center.
Fully equipped to treat acute injuries and illnesses. Go to the emergency
department when:
Symptom
- Head injuries on blood thinners
- Fever over 105 F
- Bleeding that won't stop
- Bad or worsening medication reaction, overdose or poisoning
Ambulance
In a life threatening emergency, the sooner a patient is treated, the better
the chances of survival. Call an ambulance when:
Symptom
- Possible heart attack
- Chest pain/discomfort
- Sudden dizziness/weakness
- Heartburn, nausea or abdominal pain
- Difficulty breathing
- Pounding heart/change in heart rhythm
- Potential stroke
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on side
of the body
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness or loss of balance/coordination
- Sudden trouble seeing out of one or both eyes
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
Urgent Care Center Locations
Torrance Urgent Care
2900 Lomita Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
Directions
310-784-3740
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM-8:00 PM
Sat-Sun & Holidays, 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Manhattan Beach Urgent Care
855 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Suite 101
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Directions
310-939-7873
Mon-Fri 4:00 PM-9:00 PM
Sat-Sun & Holidays, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM