Huntington recently held its sixth ceremony to honor team members with the Heart of Huntington Award. Developed as a peer-to-peer recognition program for employees, physicians and volunteers, this quarterly award honors clinical and non-clinical individuals for displaying extraordinary acts of kindness to our patients, their families and one another. During the ceremony, Lori J. Morgan, […]
Blue Shield of California has recognized Huntington Hospital with a Blue Distinction Centers+ for Cardiac Care designation as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated providers that show expertise in delivering improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed with input from […]
Cedars-Sinai and its affiliate Huntington Health are collaborating on a new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to bring treatment and care closer to epilepsy patients in the San Gabriel Valley. Epilepsy causes intense bursts of electrical activity in the brain, resulting in seizures that can affect muscle control, speech, vision and awareness. Seizures can be controlled with medication in the majority of […]
Recently, Huntington Health President and CEO, Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA, was elected the 2023 board chair of the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC). She has been a member of the board since 2018. In their announcement, HASC President George Greene shared: “Dr. Morgan has been an extremely valued voice as a HASC board […]
Today, Huntington Hospital announced current board member, Paul Johnson, has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors. Paul has served on Huntington’s board since 2013, and in 2019, he became a lifetime trustee of the hospital. He replaces the previous board chairman, Jaynie Studenmund, and will serve a four-year term. “I’m […]
Peter M. Rosenberg, MD, FACP, has been elected chief of the medical staff for Huntington Hospital, effective January 1, 2023. Dr. Rosenberg will lead a medical staff of more than 1,015 physicians who serve the San Gabriel Valley. “I’d like to offer my sincere congratulations to Dr. Rosenberg, a trusted Huntington physician and a proven […]
In California and nationally, there has been a rise in deaths associated with fentanyl poisoning. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2021 alone, 80,816 people died in the U.S. of overdoses that primarily involved fentanyl, commonly added as a filler to other drug substances, unknown to the buyer, which results in […]
60,000 Coveralls Headed to Hospitals in War-Torn Country Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, recently donated thousands of bunny suits – head-to-toe coveralls used as personal protective equipment (PPE) – to health care facilities in war-torn Ukraine. The donation was facilitated by International Medical Corps, a first responder organization based in Santa Monica that provides […]
Local cardiothoracic brings complex, coordinated care to patients throughout the San Gabriel Valley This month, Huntington Health announces the expansion of its dedicated, expert cardiac surgery program. Robbin Cohen, MD, MMM, will be transitioning from Keck Medicine of USC to join the team of Cedars-Sinai physicians at Huntington Health as director of the cardiac surgery […]
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has designated Huntington Hospital as High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy). This is the highest rating a hospital can earn in U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ranking. The annual evaluation is designed to assist expectant parents and their […]
