News Posts in May, 2017 Torrance Memorial Medical Center Receives Four-Star Rating For Patient Experience From Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services Posted on May 22, 2017 TORRANCE, CA, May 22, 2017 – Torrance Memorial Medical Center has earned a 4-star patient experience rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a result of patient ... Read More Jespa's Journey Posted on May 18, 2017 By Colleen Farrell Jespa Awomah was used to seeing children start to cry or run away when they would first see him. In his small, mostly pagan village in Cameroon, Africa, his condition was viewed, ... Read More A Heart for Babies and Children Posted on May 18, 2017 Blessed with the birth of four 9-pound children more than two decades ago, with the youngest now finishing college, it would be reasonable to expect that Kim and John Whitcombe’s thoughts and ... Read More PAC Member Offers Tax Planning Tips Posted on May 18, 2017 1. Record Keeping Maintaining updated records throughout the year can make income tax return preparation less painful. If you maintain multiple accounts at vari- ous financial institutions, keep one ... Read More Bequest Helps Jim Andrews Put Others in "Good Hands" Posted on May 18, 2017 Jim Andrews’ first encounter with Torrance Memorial Medical Center was in the 1980s. After being diagnosed with cancer—a long story he says—he was in the hospital for four full ... Read More Cardio Exploration Posted on May 18, 2017 Medical research is essential in delivering optimum health care as physicians and nurses learn more about the best evidence-based treatments for various diseases to improve patient outcomes. While ... Read More A New Rhythm Posted on May 18, 2017 While living with AFib for 26 years, Redondo Beach resident Barbara Hancock never lost hope that she would find an alternative remedy for her chronic disease. At age 79, her persistence paid off. Last ... Read More Innovation is at the Heart of the Cardiology Team Posted on May 18, 2017 People often don’t give much thought to the exhaustive work of the heart—the muscle that pumps every second of every day for an entire lifetime. That is, until something goes wrong: their ... Read More Cedars-Sinai and Torrance Memorial Announce Proposed Affiliation Posted on May 16, 2017 Cedars-Sinai and Torrance Memorial Announce Proposed Affiliation LOS ANGELES (May 10, 2017) – Cedars-Sinai and Torrance Memorial today announced plans for a formal affiliation designed to ... Read More