Pasadena Hospital & Medical Center
With the World Health Organization, and now the White House, declaring monkeypox a public health emergency, you may be feeling worried, especially after enduring the COVID-19 pandemic. Now what? Fortunately, monkeypox is no COVID-19 – not even close. So is a collective sigh of relief warranted? In many respects, yes. It can’t spread far through […]
By Kimberly Shriner, MD, FACP Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Huntington Health As if our past two and a half years of dealing with COVID was not enough, the director of W.H.O. has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. In the last few weeks, this viral disease has spread around the world and is […]
By Kimberly A. Shriner, MD, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Huntington Health As we all know, we are seeing yet another highly contagious variant of COVID-19 in our community, Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. You likely know at least one person who has been infected over the past month or so, and our hospital […]
Huntington Health has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a […]
As part of its non-profit mission, Huntington Health provides significant benefits to the communities it serves, often in the form of health education, outreach, and low or no-cost hospital care for the uninsured and those with limited means. Each May, Huntington Health submits the Annual Report and Plan for Community Benefit to the Department of […]
We are committed to making healthcare available to everyone in our community regardless of their ability to pay. Our financial assistance program helps low-income, uninsured or under-insured patients who need help paying for all or part of their medically necessary care. If your income is at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and […]
A year ago, Huntington Health, in partnership with Huntington Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and San Diego Biomedical Research Institute, launched its Long COVID-19 Recovery Clinic for patients experiencing disruptive post-COVID conditions. Led by Kimberly Shriner, MD, medical director of infection prevention and control at Huntington Health, the clinic leverages multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive treatment […]
Last month, Huntington Health held a ceremony to honor clinical and non-clinical team members with the hospital’s Heart of Huntington Award. Finalists were also recognized during the ceremony. Developed as a peer-to-peer recognition program for employees, this quarterly award honors individuals for providing compassionate care to patients and families and supporting their colleagues. During the ceremony, […]
On Tuesday, Huntington Hospital hosted a reception in honor of the longtime support and generosity of Panda Charitable Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cherng family, the founding family of the beloved and largest Asian dining concept in the U.S. Panda Express. The gathering was held to recognize their recent $25 million gift to […]
To more accurately reflect the broad scope of the health care services it provides to the community, and to represent its new affiliation with Cedars-Sinai, Huntington Hospital is introducing a new logo and name. The hospital, its physician group, and all of its outpatient programs and locations will now be under the umbrella of Huntington […]