December News Posts in December, 2014 The Lundquist Tower - High Tech, High Touch Posted on Dec 17, 2014 When the new Lundquist Tower opens, some of the areas that you once went to for services will have moved. While all of the changes at the medical center can seem overwhelming, one thing that ... Read More The Happy Place Posted on Dec 15, 2014 When you’re in the hospital, it’s the small things that go a long way toward brightening your day: a warm smile from a nurse, your favorite magazine or a good book, a bright bouquet of ... Read More That Holiday Spirit Posted on Dec 12, 2014 When Carolyn Snyder began volunteering at the Torrance Memorial Medical Center Holiday Festival back in 1984, the event—now 31 years old—was just in its first year. Snyder started as a ... Read More So Happy, So Healthy, So Lucky Posted on Dec 10, 2014 When it comes to tough jobs, it’s hard to imagine one that’s much more emotionally and physically taxing than caring for burn victims and the dying. But that’s what Marie Herbrandson ... Read More Back To Life Posted on Dec 8, 2014 There’s quite a bit that Jerome Oppenheim still remembers about December 28, 2008, the day he very nearly lost his life. It was the Sunday after Christmas, and he and Pauline, his wife of 57 ... Read More Dress Rehearsal for A Hospital Posted on Dec 4, 2014 When the state-of-the-art Lundquist Tower opens to the public on Sunday, November 16, everything from the operating rooms to the 256 private patient rooms to the gift shop must be 100% ready to go. ... Read More