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10 | Health Matters: Providence Little Company of Mary San Pedro and Torrance Need to See a Doctor? Schedule an appointment with a Providence Medical Associate by calling 866-909-3627. Providence Medical Associates are located in Carson, Hawthorne, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, San Pedro and Torrance. providencemedicalassociates.org Joshua Chou, DO Family Medicine, Redondo Beach, 310-376-8816 Kendra Mahoney, MD OB-GYN Torrance, 310-793-2566 Deeya Kumar, DO Internal Medicine, Redondo Beach, 310-376-8816 Laura Shingleton, DO Family Medicine, Torrance, 310-792-4400 Farn-Hsuan (Shelly) Tseng, MD Pediatrics, Torrance, 310-540-1334 Donate Life Save Lives Since 2022, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center has saved 47 lives with the help of organ donors, healed 1,650 patients with the aid of tissue donors and restored sight to 26 recipients with gifts from eye donors. We honor and salute the donors who made these amazing posthumous gifts. Earlier this year, Providence Little Company of Mary, in partnership with OneLegacy, held a flag-raising ceremony to recognize National Donate Life Month and honor those who saved and improved lives through the gift of donation. OneLegacy works with hospitals, physicians, transplant centers and the community to educate about and facilitate donation and is the largest organ and tissue recovery organization in the world. Donate Life Month was created to raise awareness about the critical importance of this kind of lifesaving donation. We encourage everyone to think about registering to make a compassionate gift upon death as an organ, eye and tissue donor. The process is simple— go to the Donate Life California website to register: donatelifecalifornia.org. (If you signed up as an organ donor when you got a California driver's license and your license displays the pink "donor" dot, you are already listed in the Donate Life database.) Multiple Maternity Awards We are honored that Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance has been recognized on Newsweek's 2023 list of America's Best Maternity Hospitals. "This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our caregivers, physicians and volunteers, who bring new life to the South Bay each day," said Garry Olney, chief executive of Providence Little Company of Mary. The Newsweek recognition highlights the world-class, family-centered care expecting and new parents receive. Families are supported by a comprehensive team of experts, including a board-certified team of OB-GYNs, doulas, 24/7 on-site neonatology and OB physician support, pediatricians, midwives and an OB navigator. In addition to this recognition from Newsweek, Providence Little Company of Mary was honored to be the only South Bay hospital to receive a 2022–23 award from U.S. News & World Report in maternity care. Commended as a "High Performing" facility, Little Company of Mary earned the distinction for its quality of care, including fewer complications in newborns and much lower C-section rates than other hospitals.