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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is a 570-bed acute-care facility, owned and operated by the County of Los Angeles , and affiliated with the UCLA Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry. The medical center has been providing health care service to the Greater South Bay community since 1946 through its inpatient, emergency, and ambulatory care programs.
Located at 1000 W. Carson Street , Harbor-UCLA is just west of the I-110 (Harbor) Freeway, and south of the I-405 ( San Diego ) Freeway, in unincorporated land between the cities of Torrance and Carson . The major cross streets are Vermont Avenue and Carson Street .
As a major teaching hospital and acute-care facility, Harbor-UCLA also provides 24-hour emergency services for acute medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetrics/gynecology, and psychiatric problems. Harbor-UCLA has earned designation as a Level I Trauma Center.
Additionally, Harbor-UCLA provides a wide range of primary and specialty ambulatory care, as well as support services including physical and occupational therapy, nutritional counseling, health education and psychosocial intervention. Urgent Care service is available weekdays, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
For general information , please call (310) 222-2345 ; for TDD (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf), call (310) 320-1125 .
Our mailing address is: 1000 W. Carson St. , Torrance , CA 90509 .
VISION, MISSION , VALUES
Our Vision, Mission and core Values are statements of who we are, who we plan to be, and how we relate to and support each other in the delivery of quality health care to our patients.
• Vision: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Â…the center of an integrated, regional health care delivery system, which excels in patient-centered care, medical education, and research.
• Mission : The mission of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is to provide high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care through leadership in medical practice, education, and research. Services are provided through an integrated health care delivery system to residents of Los Angeles County regardless of ability to pay.
• Values:
We are a community that cares about people and their health.
Each of us is a leader as well as a team player in our campus community.
Community means caring, belonging, trusting and sharing pride in our achievements.
All members choose to be active learners, listeners and innovators.
Recognition and commitment to excellence are values we cherish.
Energy is focused on patient care, education and research.
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