Patient Guide 
Key Information for Your Stay

About Us

About Us

Why We Are the Right Choice for Your Care

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance has served South Bay communities for over 60 years with a reputation for clinical excellence, advanced technology and a distinct focus on the personal nature of caring for our patients. We are a Magnet-designated community hospital, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for meeting the highest standards of patient care and nursing excellence.


In addition to excellent general medical, surgical and critical care services, the hospital offers a number of specialty programs and services, including:



  • advanced robotic surgery via da Vinci® for gynecologic, urologic and cardiac procedures and Mako™ for orthopedic procedures
  • a Heart Center featuring advanced cardiac catheterization, angiography equipment, coronary angioplasty and open heart surgery available around the clock
  • a designated Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
  • a state-of-the-art obstetrical unit complete with the county’s first single-family Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to enhance parent-child bonding for even the most fragile of infants
  • an on-site Perinatal Center, providing complete fetal diagnostic testing and genetic counseling

Core Values

Compassion: Jesus taught and healed with compassion for all (Matthew 4:24)


Dignity: All people have been created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27)


Justice: Act with justice, love with kindness and walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8)


Excellence: Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart (Colossians 3:23)


Integrity: Let us love not merely with words or speech but with actions in truth (1 John 3:18)

Bioethics Advisory Committee

When a health care choice also involves an ethical concern, decision-making can be overwhelming. Our Bioethics Advisory Committee is available to hear such concerns. Please ask any caregiver for more information. 

Our Promise 

Know me, care for me, ease my way.

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