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torrancememorial.org PULSE | 3 M A G A Z I N E DEAR READERS, I am proud to announce that Torrance Memorial Medical Center has again earned the highest national honor in nursing practice, the prestigious Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Currently only 442 U.S. health care organizations out of more than 6,300 have achieved Magnet recognition. Just 30 health care organizations in California have been awarded this credential. In addition to this honor, we are extremely proud of the continued growth of our Hunt Cancer Institute. Several years ago, Torrance Memorial established the Hunt Cancer Institute with a sizable donation from Donald and Priscilla Hunt. Physicians and hospital personnel have worked hard to escalate the scope of services available under the Hunt umbrella. These include: • The acquisition of all new state-of-the-art equipment in the hospital's radiation oncology center • The expansion of our oncology nurse navigator program to ensure that newly-diagnosed cancer patients are partnered with a nurse to guide them through the complex process of understanding and accessing cancer services • The selection of Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care by the federal government as one of 200 group practices across the country to participate in the new prestigious oncology care program I am appreciative of the great work that has occurred within the Hunt Cancer Institute since its inception. Please enjoy this issue of Pulse and learn more about the important work of these dedicated health care professionals. Sincerely, Craig Leach President, Chief Executive Officer Torrance Memorial Medical Center 200 N Sepulveda Suite #110 El Segundo, CA 90245 Tel 310-376-7800 Fax 310-376-0200 moontidemedia.com DIRECTOR, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS Ann O'Brien EDITOR Peg Moline CREATIVE DIRECTOR Angela Akers COPY EDITOR Pegg y Jo Abraham CONTRIBUTORS John Ferrari Carole Jakucs James F. Mills Nancy Sokoler Steiner Laura Roe Stevens PHOTOGRAPHERS Jeff Berting Remy Haynes Michael Neveux MANAGING PARTNER Charles C. Koones MANAGING PARTNER Todd Klawin BRAND PUBLISHER Hannah Lee A Publication of the Torrance Memorial Health System 3330 Lomita Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505 P R E S I D E N T ' S L ET T E R