Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance has earned the highest overall hospital rating available from the federal government.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the Torrance hospital five stars in its latest quality ratings.

Providence says the designation places the medical center among the highest-performing hospitals nationally and in the top 12 percent for safety and quality of care.

Its Transitional Care Center also received a five-star rating.

CMS evaluates hospitals using measures that include patient outcomes, safety, hospital readmissions, timeliness of care and patient experience. The ratings are intended to give patients a standardized way to compare hospital performance.

Providence’s Torrance campus has accumulated several major honors in recent years, including recognition from U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and the Leapfrog Group.

For Torrance residents, the latest five-star designation represents another significant vote of confidence in healthcare available close to home.

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