TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

Torrance Memorial Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Torrance, CA 90509 that serves the Los Angeles county area. This facility is a non-profit hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Torrance Memorial Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in California or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Better performance for bloodstream infections Better performance for bloodstream infections
  The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections
• Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only Better performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
  The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for bloodstream infections in icu only
• Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections
  The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections
• Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
  The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of CA.
• Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material
  The provider's use of thorax CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of CA.
• Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
  The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of CA.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 330 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 335 minutes in California.
• Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 110 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 129 minutes in California.
• Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
  The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 99% average score of California.
• Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 94% average score of California.
• Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with healthcare workers flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 91% for the quality measure healthcare workers flu immunization is better than the 82% average score of California.
• Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
  The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 97% average score of California.
• Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with time to ecg
  The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance of 4 minutes for time to ecg is better than the statewide average of 9 minutes in California.
• Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
  The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 1% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of California.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 98% average score of California.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 98% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 99% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 97% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 99% average score of California.
• Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 97% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 94% average score of California.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation overlap therapy
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of California.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with intravenous blood thinner
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure intravenous blood thinner is better than the 99% average score of California.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with incidence of preventable blood clots
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 6% for the quality measure incidence of preventable blood clots is better than the 5% average score of California.