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| Huntington Health | |
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| Cedars-Sinai | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 100 W. California Boulevard Pasadena, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°08′03″N118°09′08″W / 34.13417°N 118.15222°W /34.13417; -118.15222 |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Community |
| Services | |
| Standards | American College of Surgeons Joint Commission |
| Emergency department | Level II Trauma Center |
| Beds | 619 |
| Helipad | FAALID:CL14 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1892 |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
Huntington Health, an Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai is a 544-bed, not-for-profit hospital inPasadena, California. The hospital originally opened asPasadena Hospital, though the official name of the hospital is the Pasadena Hospital Association DBA (doing business as) Huntington Memorial Hospital, known locally asHuntington Hospital, Huntington, orsometimes HMH.[citation needed]
In the 1930s Pasadena Hospital was awarded two million dollars from the estate ofHenry Edwards Huntington, a Southern California businessman and booster, and as a result, the common name of the hospital was changed.
Huntington is home to the largest emergency department and only level-II trauma center in the San Gabriel Valley.
Huntington Health is anon-profit, community-based medical center, which providesacute medical care and community services to the westernSan Gabriel Valley and nearby communities.[1] In 2021, Huntington Hospital provided approximately $135 million in qualified community benefits, directed at vulnerable populations, education and training and charity care.
From 1933 to 2002, the hospital was one of two facilities serving the city of Pasadena. Huntington served most of the downtown communities, spanning through much of western Pasadena, andSt. Luke Medical Center was originally opened to serve the eastern half of the city until its closure in 2002.[2]
First established in 1983, the Huntington Hospital Center for Trauma Care is the only level IItrauma center serving the San Gabriel Valley, and one of 13 trauma centers inLos Angeles County. Designated aLevel II trauma center, the hospital provides trauma care andmedevac capability 24/7 via its rooftop helipad. Huntington offers the only Regional Level IIINeonatal Intensive Care Unit in the San Gabriel Valley.
In the late 1980s, a newemergency department, along with a new maternity department were built and opened in 1991. Then, a new inpatient tower, known as the east tower opened in 1998,[3] and the inpatient west tower was built and opened in 2008. A larger emergency department was opened in 2014. It was part of the hospital's campaign fund made possible by residents of the greater Pasadena area to build these new buildings to meet the earthquake safety requirements.
In 2020, the hospital signed an agreement to join the Cedars-Sinai Health System.[4]
Fully accredited by theJoint Commission,[5] Huntington Hospital has advanced certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and participates in theAmerican College of SurgeonsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program.[6] It has received Blue Distinction in cardiac care, hip and knee replacement surgery[7] and is considered a Center of Excellence by theAmerican Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.[8] The Huntington Hospital Cancer Center has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.[9]
Huntington Hospital has area covered for the Paramedics:
