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CEDARS-SINAI AND TORRANCE MEMORIAL MARK FOUR YEARS OF AFFILIATION Heart, stroke and cancer patients discuss how the unique collaboration fostered healing. WRITTEN BY CHRISTINA ELSTON
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his year marks the fourth anniversary of the affiliation between Torrance Memorial and Cedars-Sinai, a partnership forged to provide coordination of leading-edge health care and services to patients throughout Greater Los Angeles. “Our affiliation with Cedars-Sinai has worked out remarkably well and exceeded our initial expectations. By enabling both institutions to continue the unique relationships both have within the communities they serve while working together to coordinate world-class care, the South Bay community has benefited greatly,” president and CEO Craig Leach says.
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The collaboration continues to provide Torrance Memorial patients with convenient local access to treatments in cancer, heart disease and brain disorders, all backed by an academic-level medical institution and making a profound difference in the lives of many over the years. SUSAN SESTICH
Today Susan Sestich is happily planning her daughter’s August wedding. But nearly two years ago she suffered a massive stroke that almost ended her life. When Sestich collapsed at home and couldn’t move,
Torrance Memorial Medical Center celebrates four years of collaboration with CedarsSinai.
