Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, Calif.

4101 Torrance Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 540-7676
www.lcmweb.org
This hospital is one of nearly 5,000 that U.S.News evaluated for the latest America's Best Hospitals rankings. See the complete hospital rankings

The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 272
Administrator:
Parent system: Providence Health & Services
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)|

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Elderly/disabled:
    • Skilled nursing care
  • End-of-life services:
    • Hospice*
    • Pain management
    • Palliative care*
  • Heart surgery (adult)
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Cancer services
Outpatient:
  • Cancer services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Home health services
  • Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services*
    • Geriatric services*
    • Outpatient care*
  • Radiation therapy
  • Substance-abuse programs*
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Transportation for elderly/handicapped
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
  • Meals on wheels
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Single photon emission CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 18,047
Inpatient surgeries: 3,678
Outpatient visits: 199,675
Outpatient surgeries: 3,840
Emergency room visits: 54,712
Births: 2,609
Beds: 272

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
 N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
 0
Full-time registered nurses:
 N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
 270
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
 N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
 9
Total full-time faculty:
 N/A
Total part-time faculty:
 N/A

Notes

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated June 2009.

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