Huntington Health Provides $144,560,000 in Community Benefits in 2024

As part of its non-profit mission, Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, provides significant benefits to the communities it serves. Guided by findings from the triennial Community Health Needs Assessment, often this support takes the form of health education, outreach, and low or no-cost hospital care for the uninsured and those with limited means. Every year, Huntington Health submits the Annual Report and Plan for Community Benefit to the Department of Health Care Assessment and Information. In 2024, Huntington Health provided an estimated total of $144,560,000 worth of health care services and support to residents of the San Gabriel Valley and beyond.

“Every one of these community benefit dollars translates to helping real people in real need,” says Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA, president and CEO, Huntington Health.  “The essential services shared in this report help fill the gap in care for all of our community members, from helping children work through their fears of healthcare through clinics, to vital programs designed to support seniors and older adults, this important work is at the heart of our mission as the leading nonprofit health care facility in the San Gabriel Valley.” 

Dr. Morgan continues, “And now, in 2025, as we begin the recovery process after the devastating wildfires, Huntington remains a place for safe, compassionate care, just as we always have for the past 133 years. We are a proud member of the Pasadena and Altadena community.”

Huntington Health has met a wide range of community needs, covering the costs of charity care and unreimbursed medical care for those who are uninsured; the unreimbursed costs of Medicare and Medi-Cal services; and more.

In 2024, Huntington Health provided:

• 1360 free flu shots.
• 1500 health screenings.
• Discounted or free prescription medications.
• Low-income patients with financial assistance through free and discounted care and government health programs for health care services.
• 300 people with health education classes/information about access to care, preventive services, substance use and mental well-being.
• Lactation support
• Uninsured and underinsured community members with primary and specialty care at the Huntington Ambulatory Care Center.
• 300 Narcan units with training.
• The Senior Caring Fund assistance program, which gives small grants (up to $500) for specific gap-filling needs for San Gabriel Valley residents who are mentally, physically or economically frail.
• Clients experiencing homelessness with nurse support through the Pasadena Outreach Response Team (PORT).
• Community members with various support groups, including lung cancer, diabetes, and mind-body programs.
• A six-week diabetes education program for those experiencing prediabetes or Type I or II diabetes, and their family members and/or caregivers.

Huntington also supported current and future caregivers. It provided clinical education and training programs for its internal medicine and general surgery residents – 45 medical residents participated in the training program. Additionally, over 800 student nurses were precepted by Huntington nursing staff (in partnership with universities/colleges). Another 365 health professional students were also precepted, performing their clinical hours and/or internship rotations at the hospital. Huntington also partnered with Blair High School’s Health Careers Academy program, a local Pasadena public school, giving students 100+ hours of volunteer work related to health care.

To read more about Huntington’s support for the community, go to: 2024 Community Benefits Report