Harbor–UCLA Medical Center

Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Geography
Location1000 W Carson St., Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Organization
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Adult Trauma Center /
Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds570
History
Founded1946
Links
Websitedhs.lacounty.gov/harbor
ListsHospitals in California

Harbor–UCLA Medical Center is a 570-bed public teaching hospital located at 1000 West Carson Street in West Carson, an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County, California. The hospital is owned by Los Angeles County and operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, while doctors are faculty of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, who oversee the medical residents being trained at the facility.

The facility is one of two adult level I trauma centers (providing the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients) operated by Los Angeles County; the other is Los Angeles General Medical Center.