Huntington Hospital

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Huntington Health
Cedars-Sinai
Huntington Hospital
Geography
Location100 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
Beds619
Helipad FAA LID: CL14
History
Opened1892
Links
Website
Lists Hospitals in California

Huntington Health, an Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai is a 544-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Pasadena, California.

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In the 1930s Pasadena Hospital was awarded an amount of money from the estate of Henry 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 only level-II trauma center in the San Gabriel Valley.

Overview

Huntington Health is a non-profit medical center, which provides medical care to the western San Gabriel Valley and nearby communities. [1]

First established in 1983, the Huntington Hospital Center for Trauma Care is the only level II trauma center serving the San Gabriel Valley, and one of 13 trauma centers in Los Angeles County. Designated a Level II trauma center, the hospital provides trauma care.

In the late 1980s, a new emergency 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, [2] and the inpatient west tower was built and opened in 2008. A larger emergency department was opened in 2014.

In 2020, the hospital signed an agreement to join the Cedars-Sinai Health System. [3]

Accreditation

Fully accredited by the Joint Commission, [4] Huntington Hospital has advanced certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and participates in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. [5]

Area covered for the paramedics

Huntington Hospital has area covered for the Paramedics:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Learn about Huntington Health, located in Pasadena the heart of the San Gabriel Valley". Huntington Hospital. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Huntington Hospital Healthcare Impact Report" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Huntington Hospital Signs Agreement with Cedars-Sinai".
  4. ↑ "Huntington Hospital – Hospital Serving Pasadena" . Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Joint Commission page on Huntington Memorial Hospital". qualitycheck.org. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
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