Trauma centers across the U.S. see a lot of life-threatening injuries. The most common “mechanisms of traumatic injury,” as trauma specialists call it, are car accidents and falls. According to Michelle Baker, RN, BSN, manager of trauma services at Huntington Hospital, 49% of the traumatic injuries seen at Huntington are head injuries or hip fractures […]
By Dr. Brandon Lew, Medical Director, Emergency Department Every day, emergency physicians and staff members assess patients and make split second, critical decisions based on a limited amount of information in a time-sensitive environment. We are accustomed to unpredictability, and often work outside our comfort zone. COVID-19 added layers of complexity to an already challenging […]
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 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Aliso Viejo, California, recently conferred a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence in critical care at Huntington Hospital, Pasadena. The Beacon Award for Excellence — a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and healthy work environments — recognizes unit caregivers who successfully improve patient outcomes and […]
To our valued patients, friends, colleagues, partners, and community members: Given all that our community – and state, nation and world – has been through over the past couple of months, I wanted to share some of the remarkable stories about Huntington and our greater community that have emerged from everyone’s heroic response to the […]
NOTE: COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving situation. Check our COVID-19 page for the most up-to-date information. Donations support our healthcare providers access to critical supplies. We are grateful for the offers of assistance that have poured in since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’d like to help support our healthcare providers at Huntington […]
NOTE: COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving situation. Check our COVID-19 page for the most up-to-date information. As the only trauma center in the San Gabriel Valley, we rely on the community’s generosity to help us keep a full supply of blood. Your support is extremely valuable as it makes a huge difference in meeting the […]
We recently sat down with Huntington Hospital’s Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Leonard De La Cruz to answer questions about the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).
A Q&A with Huntington Hospital’s Kimberly Shriner, MD, FACP, Infectious Disease Specialist. What is this new virus? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe disease such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (abbreviated to nCoV) […]
As a leader in stroke care, Huntington Hospital has partnered with Viz.ai to bring the first FDA-cleared computer-aided triage system to the Los Angeles area. Huntington Hospital has deployed this applied artificial intelligence-based technology to help facilitate early access to the most advanced stroke care. The hospital is the first in Los Angeles County to […]
