Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance named a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report 2024-25
U.S. News & World Report announced its p
restigious Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, bestowing a total of 11 honors on Providence Little Company Medical Center Torrance. The annual evaluation by U.S. News measures excellence in patient care across a variety of common procedures and conditions, as well as in high-acuity care.
In addition to being named a Best Regional Hospital, the hospital was rated high performing in 11 different types of care: colon cancer surgery, COPD, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, knee replacement, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pneumonia and stroke.
“This prestigious recognition is a testament to the world-class, compassionate care our doctors, nurses and caregivers provide on a daily basis. It is a true reflection of the high-quality care we provide to our patients.” said Chief Executive Los Angeles Coastal Service Area, Michael Ricks.
The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.
Of approximately 415 hospitals across the state, all eight eligible Providence hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties were rated among California’s top 50 and all were named Best Regional Hospitals. In addition, more than 100 honors were bestowed upon the eight hospitals.
U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.
To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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