News Posts in November, 2017 No Place Like Home Posted on Nov 30, 2017 If you’re reading this, you probably already know and appreciate Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s excellence as a hospital. But the medical center provides top-notch services beyond its ... Read More How Eating Well Keeps Your Feet Healthy Posted on Nov 24, 2017 We all know that eating well is good for us. Consuming more leafy greens, colorful fruits and vegetables, salmon and sardines, beans, legumes, and whole grains improves our health and well-being. So ... Read More Bariatric Thanksgiving Posted on Nov 22, 2017 Recipes Gravy and Cranberry Sauce Mashed Cauliflower Roasted Turkey Green Beans Pumpkin Pie Cups Read More Staying Connected Posted on Nov 20, 2017 We live in a wired society. Most people use cell phones and tablets throughout the day to conduct work and school-related business and to stay connected with cherished family and friends. Donor and ... Read More A Family Affair Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Joseph Hohm and Steven Spierer have been friends for nearly 40 years. Their friendship has led to a partnership in real estate investments and joint family vacations. Hohm and Spierer are also aligned ... Read More An Integrative Approach Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Louis Graziadio vividly recalls attending a meeting as a young boy in the early 1960s, with his dad, noted philanthropist and longtime Palos Verdes Peninsula resident the late George L. Graziadio, Jr. ... Read More Planned Gift Gave Couple Peace of Mind Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Alfred and Rozelyn Redisch had three passions in life: family, philanthropy and travel. The couple, who passed away in 2012 and 2015 respectively, never did anything by halves. Their enthusiasm for ... Read More A View from the Green Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Back in 1987, as a promising young banking executive at Inglewood-based Imperial Bancorp, Don Douthwright rarely played golf. But his boss, Imperial’s co-founder, the late George Graziadio, was ... Read More Five Is the Lucky Number Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Torrance Memorial Foundation board member David McKinnie and his wife, Kak, tested their luck at the 2016 Holiday Festival Gala. With no strategy in mind, they purchased five Holiday Festival ... Read More Torrance Memorial Makes the Honor Roll Posted on Nov 20, 2017 Recognized For Cardiac Care Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s Lundquist Lurie Cardiovascular Institute received the Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement ... Read More Torrance Memorial Receives an "A" for Patient Safety from Leapfrog Group Posted on Nov 17, 2017 TORRANCE MEMORIAL RECEIVES AN “A” FOR PATIENT SAFETY FROM LEAPFROG GROUP Torrance, Calif., Nov. 17, 2017 – Torrance Memorial earned an “A” for its commitment to keeping ... Read More Torrance Memorial Receives Award at Sixth Cool Planet Award Ceremony Posted on Nov 17, 2017 TORRANCE MEMORIAL RECEIVES AWARD AT SIXTH COOL PLANET AWARD CEREMONY Torrance, Calif., Nov. 14, 2017 – Torrance Memorial Medical Center earned a Cool Planet Award issued by Southern California ... Read More What Causes Lung Cancer Besides Smoking? Posted on Nov 16, 2017 What Causes Lung Cancer Besides Smoking? In our day to day, it’s easy to take our lungs for granted until we face an issue, whether it’s struggling to catch our breath after a workout or ... Read More Local Mover Proves Unlikely, Holiday Festival Elf Posted on Nov 15, 2017 Coaches often advise team members to keep a stiff upper lip. But for Greg Halvorsen, a former star quarterback at Rolling Hills High School, with a long history of coaching area kids in t-ball, little ... Read More How Can the Flu Affect Your Heart? Posted on Nov 14, 2017 By Dr. Victoria Shin, Cardiologist 'Tis the season...the flu season, that is. We think of the flu as a really bad cold that knocks you out of commission for a few days with fevers, chills and ... Read More Creating Christmas Cheer Posted on Nov 13, 2017 Creating Christmas Cheer By Rachel Reeves Originally published in Peninsula People November 2013 The Room evokes Santa’s workshop. Today, no one sits at the folding tables that stretch the ... Read More Ten Warning Signs of an Eating Disorder Posted on Nov 9, 2017 p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Palatino; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Palatino; color: #000000; ... Read More Smart, Successful, Starving - A Type A Patient Wins the Fight Against Her Eating Disorder Posted on Nov 9, 2017 Intelligent…determined…focused. These are the character traits that helped make Brittany Burgunder a successful straight A student and varsity athlete. These are also the same ... Read More Every Donation Counts: Singing for Life Posted on Nov 8, 2017 Presented by the South Bay Evergreen Seniors Association, “Singing for Health and Life II” took place at Mount Olive Lutheran Church on Sunday, October 22, 2017. The benefit vocal recital ... Read More Torrance Memorial Medical Center Sets Stage for Southland's Largest Winter Wonderland Posted on Nov 8, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER SETS STAGE FOR SOUTHLAND’S LARGEST WINTER WONDERLAND The magic of the holiday season will once again come to life through 36 themed, ... Read More Torrance Memorial's Surgical Weight Loss Program Receives Comprehensive Accreditation Posted on Nov 8, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORRANCE MEMORIAL’S SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM RECEIVES COMPREHENSIVE ACCREDITATION Torrance, Calif., Nov. 7, 2017 – Torrance Memorial Medical Center has again ... Read More Best Ways to Diet Posted on Nov 6, 2017 Best Ways to Diet By Debra Nessel, RD, CDE, Torrance Memorial Medical Center The overwhelming financial success of the “diet industry,” whether it be a group plan like Weight Watchers, ... Read More Samuel's Trees for NICU Posted on Nov 2, 2017 Just before Christmas, families of 17 infant patients in Torrance Memorial’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit received some unexpected holiday cheer. Each family was given a small Christmas tree, ... Read More Every Donation Counts: Edison Elementary Posted on Nov 1, 2017 Edison Elementary School’s “Team Kids,” a non-profit group focused on helping kids give back to their community, presented a check for $901 to Torrance Memorial’s Hunt Cancer ... Read More