Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center (Torrance, Calif.). Providence Little Company of Mary's history dates back to 1960. Today, it has 436 beds, about 2,000 employees and roughly 900 physicians on staff. This year, Truven Health Analytics named it as one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation, but its national accolades don't end there: It received an "A" grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group and has earned several awards from Healthgrades, including the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence and the Patient Safety Excellence Award, among others.
