Torrance Memorial was the first hospital in the South Bay region and is currently one of the three burn centers in Los Angeles County.

[1] Throughout the Great Depression, the hospital operated as a non-profit, providing essential care services to the South Bay area.

[2] That same year, Torrance Memorial was rated Class A by the American College of Surgeons, becoming the first of its kind in the region.

[citation needed] In the 1980s, the hospital began operating as a base station for Los Angeles County paramedics, acquired a CT scanner, and installed the area's first in-house MRI machine.

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

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

In 2000, Torrance Memorial installed a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner to map cancer and heart conditions.

Through a network of physicians in the South Bay area, Torrance Memorial offers family medicine and primary care services at seven locations.