Torrance Memorial Awarded as One of Newsweek's World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2021

TORRANCE, Calif., September 28, 2020 – Torrance Memorial Medical has been recognized as part of Newsweek’s inaugural list of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2021. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on September 23rd, 2020 and can currently be viewed on the Newsweek website.

Newsweek and Statista selected the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals by inviting more than 40,000 medical experts—including doctors, hospital managers, and health care professionals—to participate in online surveys that allowed them to recommend and assess various hospitals within their respective specializations. The results of the survey were then validated by a global board of renowned medical experts.

The first edition of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2021 ranking identifies and honors the very best hospitals around the globe that specialize in Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Oncology. Based on the results of the study, Torrance Memorial is pleased to be recognized as one of Newsweek’s inaugural list of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2021, specializing in Cardiology for the Lundquist Lurie Cardiovascular Institute.

“This is a wonderful achievement by all involved with our heart program. Thank you to Melanie and Richard Lundquist for the resources they have devoted to this program and to our hospital. Much gratitude goes to the program leadership and the physicians, nurses and clinicians who save lives every day through the great heart care provided here at Torrance Memorial,” Craig Leach, president and CEO of Torrance Memorial Medical Center said.

About Torrance Memorial Medical Center

Founded in 1925 by Jared Sidney and Helena Childs Torrance, Torrance Memorial Medical Center is a 443-bed, nonprofit medical center established to provide quality health care services predominantly to the residents of the South Bay, Peninsula and Harbor communities. Torrance Memorial seeks to offer the most current and effective medical technologies rendered in a compassionate, caring manner. No longer just a hospital, today Torrance Memorial Medical Center includes an extensive integrated system of physicians and comprehensive medical services to provide coordinated communication and continuum of care. Torrance Memorial is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai under the umbrella of Cedars-Sinai Health System. Torrance Memorial’s nursing program has earned coveted Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, which recognizes nursing excellence. Torrance Memorial Medical Center has once again been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2019-20 for the eighth straight year by U.S. News & World Report, placing the hospital in the top 3% in the state. Torrance Memorial moved up to the position of 12th highest-ranking hospital for overall hospital quality in the state of California. In addition, Torrance Memorial’s orthopedic program was included in the national rankings for the first time at #42.

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Phone: 310-784-4952
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