4101 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 303-5750

Little Company of Mary Hospital has opened a new customer-focused Outpatient Diagnostic Center integrating our healing environment with the latest technology. The diagnostic center houses an electrophysiology lab, cardiac catheterization labs, diagnostic cardiology, MRI, CT technology, imaging (x-ray) services, the nuclear medicine department, and a laboratory draw station. Located on the ground floor of the hospital, this newly remodeled area includes parking adjacent to the center’s entrance just off of Earl Street.

 
Making outpatient testing more convenient is only one of many things that will improve patient care. In addition to the soothing environment created with color and warm lighting, patients can store personal belongings in a private locker and dawn a comfortable robe to wear during their procedures. Warm blankets are also available during testing since exam rooms are frequently kept cool to meet the technologic requirements of sophisticated equipment.

 
Caring for the whole person is an important aspect of the Outpatient Diagnostic Center and that includes the patient not worrying about a family member. An in-house pager available for family members allows them to go to the cafeteria, chapel, gift shop or one of the healing gardens while their loved-one is having testing or a procedure done. When the patient is ready to go home, the receptionist can page the visitor to return to the Outpatient Diagnostic Center. All of the features and amenities of the center were designed to improve patient access, convenience, comfort and privacy.

The technological aspect of the center is as innovative as the new approach to patient comfort. A flat-panel, digital cardiac catheterization lab (the only one of its kind in the South Bay) provides a new technology that generates a lower dose of radiation to the patient, physician, and their staff. The images for the flat-panel technology are truly amazing allowing for the physician to visualize the various areas of the heart with more clarity than ever.

Physicians are now able to access a Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) for viewing imaging results. The filmless image gives physicians the ability to review imaging studies through a computer within minutes of completing an exam. In addition, this digital capability can be accessed in the physician’s office or home. A similar system also makes EKG readings available to physicians at remote locations.

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