Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance, CA
Also known as Torrance Memorial
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About Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 570 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Del Amo Hospital, about 0.2 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.75
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.02
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.33
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.65
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.26
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.66
68% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend82%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys2,607
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.81245, -118.34340
Nearby hospitals
- Del Amo Hospital23700 Camino Del Sol, Torrance, CA · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital0.2 mi
- Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CAAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA · Emergency roomVA medical center3.1 mi
- Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med Center1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.2 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay25825 South Vermont Avenue, Harbor City, CAAcute care hospital3.3 mi
- Los Palos Convalescent HospitalRolling Hills, CAHospital5.4 mi
- Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro1300 W 7th St, San Pedro, CAAcute care hospital5.6 mi
- Kindred Hospital South Bay1246 West 155th Street, Gardena, CALong-term care hospital6.0 mi
- Memorial Hospital of Gardena1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.2 mi
- College Medical Center Hawthorne Campus13300 Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne, CAPsychiatric hospital6.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Torrance Memorial Medical Center located?
Torrance Memorial Medical Center is at 3330 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90509 in Los Angeles County.
Does Torrance Memorial Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Torrance Memorial Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 177 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Torrance Memorial Medical Center?
Torrance Memorial Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Torrance Memorial Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the California trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Torrance Memorial Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (310) 325-9110.
Would patients recommend Torrance Memorial Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,607 completed surveys), 82% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.