Providence Health System-Southern California

Programs: Acute care - inpatient patient days - 300,694admissions - 72,542acute care - outpatient - including surgeries & procedures/emergency/trauma services. Patient visits - 1,584,249our core values - respect, compassion, justice, excellence, and stewardshipour commitment - as a not-for-profit health care ministry, providence health system - so. California embraces our responsibility to respond to the needs of people in our communities, especially the poor and vulnerable. This commitment, this mission rooted in god's love for all, began with the sisters of providence more than 150 years ago. The heart of our mission we focus our community benefit outreach on four specific populations. These are low-income and uninsured people, diverse populations, older citizens, and people with behavioral needs. Our outreach can range from covering the medical bills of a husband and father disabled by diabetes, to financially supporting a nonprofit that embraces older refugees and immigrants. During these hard economic times in our neighborhoods and our nation, we reinforce our commitments to caring for the poor and vulnerable. This compassionate caring is, and always has been, the heart of our mission. From the san fernando valley to the westside and the south bay, six exceptional hospitals and our affiliated medical groups are redefining health care in the 21st century. Every day, the medical centers of providence health & services, southern california, are proving it is possible to provide leading-edge care while staying true to a more than 150-year-old mission to serve the poor and vulnerable. Exceptional programs and services throughout los angeles county and beyond, we're known for our outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, hospice and palliative care, and many other specialties. We continue to add services and technology to meet the needs of our ever changing communities. The roy and patricia disney family cancer center at providence saint joseph medical center, is the largest, most comprehensive cancer center in the san fernando and surrounding valleys. Providence continuously invests in the latest technology and seeks new evidence-based ways to improve diagnoses, treatments and patient safety, all in an environment of compassionate care. Providence provides care across the spectrum from our family-centered neonatal icus for the most fragile of infants to nationally recognize pediatric, cardiac and cancer services to specialized team-based care for the elderly. The practice of expert-to-expert collaboration provides a wealth of experience and knowledge in managing complex illnesses by bringing in a range of specialists to help ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. Providence medical centers are dedicated to improving upon excellence, affiliating with some of the best physicians in southern california, encouraging nurses to seek innovation in patient care and providing a shared electronic medical record to help ensure the best care for every patient, every time. Five stars for excellence providence southern california is the first and only health system in the state to have all our eligible hospitals recognized with the healthgrades' distinguished hospital award for clinical excellence . Our providence medical centers have won national awards for excellence and safety in neurosciences, orthopedics, critical and coronary care, women's services, maternity services, bariatrics and gastrointestinal treatment. These national awards recognize the high level of care and dedication to patient safety and improved outcomes. Gold-standard stroke carestroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability for all americans. When and where you seek treatment can make a world of difference. Five of our medical centers are certified as advanced primary stroke centers, where the stroke care program follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients, earning them the joint commission's gold seal of approval for advanced primary stroke centers and top awards from the american heart/american stroke associations. In addition, providence saint joseph medical center received the healthgrades stroke care excellence award . Leaders in heart attack care and for patients suffering the most severe type of heart attack, all of our hospitals are designated stemi-receiving centers, recognized by los angeles county for their demonstrated abilities to provide rapid and effective care for the most serious heart attacks to help reduce long-term heart damage. Diagnosis begins upon arrival in our emergency departments and treatment follows immediately, with a full staff of specialists, nurses and therapists highly trained in critical care. Long tradition of community service our roots date back more than 150 years, when the sisters of providence and the sisters of the little company of mary arrived in the west to support communities in need. Today, community service is still one of our highest priorities. We offer a wide array of free or low-cost outreach programs for those in need, from primary care clinics and health screenings, to exercise and health education classes, to mental health counseling and telephone visits for seniors. In all, providence's community benefit programs touch the lives of nearly a quarter million people each year. From school children to the elderly, our communities are served by programs that promote good health for the mind, body and spirit. Our mission to serve is the cornerstone of providence. * providence tarzana medical center received recognition as a distinguished hospital for clinical excellence ranking it among the top 5 percent in the nation for performance on 27 of the most common diagnosis and procedures. Designated as a pediatric medical center, providence tarzana is certified to include treating critically ill children transported by the 9-1-1 emergency medical services system. It has one of the largest and most renowned neonatal intensive care units in the area. * the award-winning providence saint joseph medical center in burbank is known for advanced technology, including the use of robotics, to bolster a tradition of quality care. Providence saint joseph has received recognition for orthopedics, neurology, bariatrics and cardiac services. * providence little company of mary medical center torrance has a reputation for clinical excellence and sophisticated technology with a personal touch. Winner of truven health analytics' 100 top hospitals award three years in a row. * for more than 86 years, providence little company of mary medical center san pedro has provided the south bay community with clinically excellent and compassionate healthcare and the south bay's first certified primary stroke center. * nationally recognized for clinical performance and trauma care, providence holy cross medical center in mission hills also is the only community hospital in the san fernando valley to receive magnet status for nursing excellence. It is one of only two 24/7 trauma centers in the san fernando valley.

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long-term care, subacute skilled nursing & home health programs. Long-term care days - 96,525; home health visits - 70,881. Providence st. Elizabeth care center is a 52-bed skilled nursing facility. Every resident who lives at the center experiences a compassionate, caring and comfortable atmosphere. Each resident is treated as a special person, giving careful attention to his or her total well-being. We offer an array of health care services for residents to enjoy themselves with family and friends. To complement our reputation for caring, our specially trained staff works in partnership with residents, families, doctors, referring hospitals, and health professionals to make sure residents' needs are met. We also provide for respiratory services, as needed. Providence little company of mary transitional care center, a skilled nursing facility in torrance, earned five stars for the third straight year in this week's u. S. News and world report feature listing the nation's top nursing homes. The magazine's prestigious rankings were based on u. S. Centers for medicare and medicaid surveys that rated the 115-bed transitional care center among the best care homes in the nation based on health inspections, nurse staffing, quality measures and safety. The care center is affiliated with providence little company of mary medical center torrance, a 436-bed acute care hospital. Providence little company of mary stands out among skilled nursing facilities because its patients typically are not long-term. The average length-of-stay is about two weeks, time for patients to rehabilitate from acute-care hospital stays before heading home. U. S. News ranked evaluated the 15,506 nursing homes and rehabilitation centers nationwide and 2,005 earned the five-star rating. The staff includes nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, respiratory therapists, dietitians and administrative support and their focus is always on quality centered in providence core values and our mission of compassionate service