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Huntington Hospital Performs First WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure to Treat Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

July 10, 2018

Last month, Alex Durairaj, MD, medical director of cardiovascular services and Mayer Rashtian, MD, director of electrophysiology, performed Huntington Hospital’s first implant of the FDA-approved WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device on a patient with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Huntington Hospital is the only facility in the San Gabriel Valley to offer the WATCHMAN device […]

Huntington Hospital partners with Pasadena Fire Department and the American Heart Association provides Hands-Only CPR Training

June 13, 2018

On June 6, Huntington Hospital and Pasadena Fire Department hosted a free, Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training at the Paseo Colorado in Pasadena. In less than five minutes per demonstration, CPR instructors taught the basic and proper techniques of Hands-Only CPR to 285 people! The annual Sidewalk CPR pop-up training event was sponsored by the […]

Huntington Hospital named to Becker’s Healthcare list of “100 great hospitals in America”

May 7, 2018

Huntington Hospital was recently named to the Becker’s Healthcare list of “100 great hospitals in America” for 2018. The hospitals included on this list have been recognized nationally for excellence in clinical care, patient outcomes, and staff and physician satisfaction. These institutions are industry leaders that have achieved advanced accreditation and certification in several specialties. […]

Huntington Hospital Earns ‘A’ Grade for Patient Safety in Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

April 24, 2018

The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, today released the new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Huntington Hospital was one of 750 awarded an ‘A’ for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. The Safety […]

Welcome Home Team Tanzania!

March 9, 2018

In partnership with several government and private healthcare facilities in Tanzania, The Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project is designed to provide clinical care, education, psychosocial support and infrastructure assistance to those agencies involved in HIV/AIDS, internal medicine and orthopedic and reconstructive surgery. In 2004, The Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project had a team of seven […]

Alex Durairaj, MD, Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services, Featured in the February issue of Business Life Magazine

February 23, 2018

Huntington Hospital’s Alex Durairaj, MD, medical director of cardiovascular services, was recently featured in the February issue of Business Life Magazine. In the article, entitled “Healthy Hearts,” Dr. Durairaj shares that Huntington Hospital provides over 2,000 catheterizations and electrophysiology procedures, and 42,000 non-invasive cardiac diagnostic procedures each year. Click here to read the full article […]

Huntington Hospital Announces Returning Board Members

February 1, 2018

Huntington Hospital announced today the election of two members to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2018. Louise Henry Bryson and Robert Y. Yu have been elected as returning board members. “The healthcare industry is constantly changing, particularly for nonprofit hospitals,” said Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA, president and CEO, Huntington Hospital. “Louise and […]

Phyllis Mo, DO, Huntington Health Physicians, featured in L.A. Parent Magazine’s January issue

January 19, 2018

If one of your 2018 resolutions is for you and your family to become more active, this article can help! L.A. Parent Magazine featured Phyllis Mo, DO, Huntington Health Physicians, in an article on family fitness. Taking a walk is the best place to start. “There is light cardio and it also provides a little […]

Huntington Hospital Named to 2017 List of Top 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs

January 16, 2018

Becker’s Healthcare has named Huntington Hospital to the 2017 edition of its list “100 hospitals and health systems with great neurosurgery and spine programs. The organizations featured on the list have extensive neuroscience and spine programs, providing treatment and cutting edge research into neurosurgical disorders. Many hospitals and health systems featured have earned top honors […]

Huntington Hospital Receives Five Star Rating in Quality of Care by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

January 9, 2018

Report cards are out for the nation’s hospitals, and Huntington Hospital has received a 5-star rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare website. Hospital Compare has information about the quality of care at over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals across the country, only 337 of which received 5-star ratings. The website rates […]