Category: Surgery | Huntington Hospital

Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, Launches Colorectal Surgery Program and Welcomes Expert Surgeons

March 14, 2024

Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, recently launched a Colorectal Surgery Program, offering surgical treatment of colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, and other conditions affecting the lower digestive tract. Expert surgeons Juliane Y. Golan, MD, Adam Truong, MD, and Gabriel Akopian, MD, have joined the program, expanding access to care to patients in the San Gabriel […]

Vascular Disease Awareness Month

September 29, 2023

It’s Vascular Disease Awareness Month! You might be wondering, what exactly is vascular surgery? Here’s the short of it according to the Society of Vascular Surgeons: Your blood vessels – arteries carrying oxygen-rich blood and veins carrying blood back to the heart – are the roadways of your circulatory system. Without smoothly flowing blood, your […]

Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, Welcomes Two Pasadena-based Vascular Surgeons

September 27, 2023

Theodore Teruya, MD, and Sally Schonefeld, MD, Expand Vascular Surgery Expertise in San Gabriel Valley Vascular surgeons Theodore Teruya, MD, and Sally Schonefeld, MD, have joined Huntington Health’s Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic team to provide care for Pasadena-area patients with vascular diseases exclusively at the Helen and Will Webster Heart & Vascular Center.. The addition […]

Local couple shares story of recovery from life-threatening accident on Angeles Crest Highway

September 21, 2023

On Easter Sunday 2022, Wendy Sanchez Rodriquez and Jonathan Barba went for a drive along the Angeles Crest Highway when something went wrong — terribly wrong. “What happened next is like a blur,” says Wendy, but one thing was certain: The couple had been in a serious car accident — and their lives hung in […]

Huntington Hospital Named America’s 100 Best for Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention for Third Year in a Row

February 22, 2022

Huntington Hospital is one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention for the third year in a row according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 31 of the most […]

Huntington Hospital Opens the Helen and Will Webster Heart & Vascular Center

August 23, 2021

State-of-the-art facility brings comprehensive and innovative cardiac care to the San Gabriel Valley and beyond Huntington Hospital has opened the Helen and Will Webster Heart & Vascular Center, the most comprehensive and innovative facility for cardiac care in the San Gabriel Valley. From research and diagnosis to treatment and recovery, the center’s wide range of […]

Huntington Hospital Uses Cutting-Edge FlowTriever® Device for Safe and Effective Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

July 21, 2021

Huntington Hospital has recently become the first community-based hospital in the greater Los Angeles area to use FlowTriever® for the treatment of pulmonary embolism. The FlowTriever® is the first mechanical thrombectomy device FDA-indicated and purpose-built for the treatment of pulmonary embolism, removing large clots from big vessels such as the pulmonary arteries without the need […]

Huntington Hospital Recognized for Higher Quality in Bariatric Surgery by Anthem Blue Cross

April 29, 2021

Huntington Hospital is proud to be recognized by Anthem Blue Cross with a Blue Distinction® Centers for Bariatric Surgery designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities that show a commitment to delivering high quality patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures […]

Huntington Ambulatory Care Center Receives High Ranking on Newsweek’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers in 2021 List

December 4, 2020

Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center has been recognized on Newsweek’s inaugural list of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2021. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. “We are honored to be named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for 2021,” said Lori J. […]

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes Huntington Hospital’s Critical Care Unit with Silver Beacon Award for Excellence

May 8, 2020

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 […]