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Torrance Memorial Medical Center company history timeline

1925

Torrance Memorial was founded by the estate of Jared Sidney Torrance in 1925.

1947

A 23-bed wing was added to the hospital in 1947, the first addition to the facility.

1967

In 1967, Torrance Memorial merged with the smaller Riviera Community Hospital.

1968

The new hospital under construction on Lomita Boulevard in 1968.

1973

In 1973, the hospital opened a laminar airflow room, which was a new technology that provided high-level sterility for surgical procedures, including open-heart surgery, hip replacements, and neurosurgical procedures.

1986

An Intensive Care Newborn Nursery was opened in 1986, with 12 beds for special medical care and nursing for infants.

1989

In 1989, Torrance Memorial installed a computer system called SIDNe, which gave staff an easier method of tracking patient information.

1998

The Media Service Department began producing a half-hour informational television show, HealthBeat, on local cable channels in 1998.

2016

Ducre signed the Committing Jailer Reads to Prisoner form on 05/05/2016 indicating he was not taking prescribed medication, was not under the supervision of a doctor and did not need to see a doctor at

2017

In May 2017, it was announced that Torrance Memorial Medical Center along with the Marina Del Rey Hospital will formally affiliate with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center under the new parent organization, Cedars-Sinai Health System.

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