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Aug 14, 2018, 14:00 ET U.S. News & World Report Names Huntington Hospital 5th Best Hospital in Los Angeles and 10th Best Hospital in California

Huntington Hospital has once again been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2018-19 Los Angeles and California by U.S. News & World Report. The annual...

Aug 09, 2018, 15:00 ET M. Christian Mitchell joins Huntington Hospital's Board of Directors

Huntington Hospital announced today the election of M. Christian (Chris) Mitchell to its board of directors. Chris is currently serving as an...

Jul 12, 2018, 14:30 ET Huntington Hospital Provides $129,780,381 in Community Benefits

As part of its non-profit mission, Huntington Hospital provides significant benefits to the communities it serves, often in the form of free and...

Jul 10, 2018, 15:46 ET Huntington Hospital Performs First WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure to Treat Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Last month, Alex Durairaj, MD, medical director of cardiovascular services and Mayer Rashtian, MD, director of electrophysiology, performed...

Jun 26, 2018, 02:01 ET Huntington Hospital Names Gail Cinexi, Vice President, Enterprise Clinical and Support Services

Huntington Hospital today announced that Gail Cinexi, BSN, MBA, has been named Vice President, Enterprise Clinical and Support Services. Cinexi...

May 21, 2018, 05:07 ET Huntington Hospital Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

Huntington Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality...

Apr 24, 2018, 01:00 ET Huntington Hospital Earns 'A' Grade for Patient Safety in Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, today released ...

Feb 26, 2018, 03:01 ET Huntington Hospital Names Scott Groom, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Huntington Hospital today announced that Scott Groom will be joining as senior vice president, chief information officer, effective today. Groom...

Feb 12, 2018, 03:00 ET Huntington Hospital Babies "Go Red" for Heart Month

February is nationally recognized as heart month. For that reason, Huntington Hospital has collaborated with the American Heart Association (AHA) to...

Nov 14, 2017, 12:00 ET Huntington Hospital Announces Gift of $5 Million from the AS&F Foundation

Huntington Hospital announced today that it has been named the recipient of a $5 million gift from the AS&F Foundation. The AS&F Foundation will...

Oct 31, 2017, 12:00 ET Huntington Hospital Earns "A" Grade for Patient Safety in Fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization, today released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The Safety Grade...

May 09, 2017, 15:00 ET Huntington Hospital Named a Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke by Healthgrades

Huntington Hospital today announced that it has achieved 5-stars for its performance in stroke care from Healthgrades, the leading online resource...

Jan 30, 2017, 15:30 ET Huntington Hospital Announces New and Returning Board Members

Huntington Hospital announced today the election of three members to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2017. Ron Havner has been elected...

Jan 17, 2017, 14:00 ET Huntington Hospital is Among Top 5% of Hospitals in Clinical Outcomes in Nation According to Healthgrades

Huntington Hospital today announced that it has received Healthgrades 2017 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™. The distinction...

Jan 11, 2017, 14:00 ET Christopher Hedley, MD Elected Chief of the Medical Staff at Huntington Hospital

Christopher Hedley, MD has been elected chief of the medical staff at Huntington Hospital, effective January 1, 2017. Dr. Hedley currently serves as...

Oct 31, 2016, 02:00 ET Huntington Hospital Earns "A" Grade for Patient Safety in Fall 2016 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of...

Aug 02, 2016, 01:55 ET U.S. News & World Report names Huntington Hospital 4th "Best Hospital" in Los Angeles area and 9th in California

Huntington Hospital has again been ranked among the top hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals...

Feb 18, 2016, 03:00 ET Huntington Hospital Babies Wear Red for Heart Month

Huntington Hospital, in partnership with the American Heart Association, is celebrating Heart Month in February to help bring awareness to heart...

Feb 03, 2016, 01:15 ET Huntington Hospital Announces New and Returning Board Members

Huntington Hospital announced today the election of three members to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2016. Bill Bogaard has been elected ...

Jan 21, 2016, 02:56 ET Huntington Hospital is Among Top 5% of Hospitals in Clinical Outcomes in Nation According to Healthgrades

Huntington Hospital today announced that it has received the Healthgrades 2016 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™.The distinction, ...

Jan 20, 2015, 03:57 ET Huntington Memorial Hospital Receives Prestigious Level II Trauma Center Verification from the American College of Surgeons

The Huntington Hospital Trauma Center has been re-verified as a Level II trauma center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc...

Dec 12, 2011, 05:06 ET The Huntington Medical Foundation -- Pasadena's Premier Medical Group

Since 1994, the Huntington Medical Foundation (HMF), a group of 60 local physicians of various specialties, has been providing expert medical care to ...

Jan 18, 2010, 02:37 ET Huntington Hospital Uses New Technology to Assist Nurses; Voalte iPhone Application Improves Critical Communication at Point-of-Care

Nationwide, nurse workloads have increased due to higher patient acuity, increased documentation requirements and shortages of staff. Today's nurse...