Pasadena Hospital & Medical Center
Our mission is simple: build a healthier community. It’s what we’ve been doing for over 125 years, and today we’re doing it in more ways than ever before.
As we move into flu season, it is important that Pasadena residents and our neighbors throughout the San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities take steps to guard against the flu, especially as we continue to battle COVID-19. As the community’s leading hospital for over 125 years, Huntington Hospital is pleased to offer free flu shots […]
By Brittany Middleton, MD, Medical Director of Inpatient Pediatrics, Huntington Hospital In light of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccination has become a topic of discussion. As we know, childhood vaccines are crucial for the health of our kids and our community. Each of the vaccines are important, especially the flu shot as we enter this year’s […]
Definitive Agreement Provides for Continued Local Governance, Ongoing Community Commitment Today Huntington Hospital and Cedars-Sinai Health System announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Huntington to affiliate with Cedars-Sinai Health System. On March 9, the organizations announced that they had signed a Letter of Intent. Following the Letter of Intent, both organizations engaged […]
By Jaynie Studenmund, Chair of the Board, Huntington Hospital As printed in Outlook Newspapers To our Huntington Hospital community: Our world has changed extraordinarily over the past several months in ways no one could have predicted at the start of 2020, a new decade. We’ve faced an unprecedented pandemic that has radically changed the way […]
As we continue to live through this very difficult pandemic, it is important to enjoy some of the normal things in life. The outdoors is one of the least risky environments for coronavirus, as long as you continue to maintain social distancing (6 feet or greater). Ultraviolet light and vitamin D from sunshine will help […]
In early March, Huntington Hospital began instituting measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus and help flatten the curve, such as cancelling elective surgeries and restricting visitors to the hospital. Even still, Huntington Hospital had one of the highest volumes of coronavirus patients in California. Thanks to the good work of the community, […]
After cautious review by a team of clinical and infection prevention specialists, Huntington Hospital has extended the exception for end-of-life visitation to loved ones of COVID-19 patients. Hospital data shows that our infection prevention measures have worked to contain the spread of the virus within our walls and we are grateful to have adequate PPE […]
Huntington Hospital has experienced the good fortune of being the recipient of thousands of donated N-95 masks, surgical masks, gloves, gowns and other crucial items to ensure the safety of our caregivers and patients. Thanks to this overwhelming response and generosity of our community, Huntington has decided to temporarily suspend its donation center while we […]
The tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis reminds us of the wound of inequality that this nation suffers still from today. The response to this tragedy reminds us of the individual and collective hurt caused by ignorance and complacency. In healthcare, we see racial disparities represented in higher rates of complications and mortality due […]
What is MIS-C? What do we know about it? MIS-C stands for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. It was previously called Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS). This is a new and very rare condition affecting children who usually have evidence of a current or prior COVID-19 infection. The current theory is that the COVID-19 infection […]