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For more than 130 years, Huntington Hospital has been the medical anchor of the San Gabriel Valley – a not-for-profit community hospital that has grown from a small Pasadena facility founded in 1892 into a 544-bed regional medical center. The hospital is also known under its full name Huntington Memorial Hospital, and since August 2021 operates under the broader brand Huntington Health following its affiliation with Cedars-Sinai Health System.

What makes Huntington Hospital different from other community hospitals in the Los Angeles region is the concentration of regional-only services it houses. The hospital is home to the only Level II Trauma Center in the entire San Gabriel Valley, the only regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) treating infants with the highest acuity, and the only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in the San Gabriel Valley region. For Pasadena families, this concentration means that the most critical care needs – trauma, premature infants, pediatric emergencies – can be handled locally rather than requiring transfer to a distant academic medical center.

Huntington Hospital 544-bed not-for-profit hospital at 100 West California Boulevard in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California

Hospital Snapshot

Detail	Value
Address	100 West California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91105
County	Los Angeles
Hospital Name	Huntington Hospital / Huntington Memorial Hospital / Huntington Health
Founded	1892 (over 130 years of continuous operation)
Type	Not-for-profit, community-based medical center
Beds	544 licensed beds
Trauma Level	Level II (only one in the San Gabriel Valley)
Unique Regional Services	Only NICU, only PICU, only Level II Trauma Center in the region
Pediatric Department	25-bed department with 8-bed PICU
Magnet® Status	Awarded 2011
U.S. News Recognition	Ranked nationally in two specialties, 8th best hospital in California
Affiliation	Cedars-Sinai Health System affiliate (since August 2021)
Teaching	USC School of Medicine teaching affiliate; Graduate Medical Education in Internal Medicine and General Surgery
Standards	The Joint Commission accredited
Clinicians	707 affiliated clinicians (Medicare)
Volunteers	1,400+ active volunteers
NPI	1437121142
California License	930000372
Main Phone	(626) 397-5000

What Is the History of Huntington Hospital?

Huntington Hospital was founded in 1892 – making it one of the longest-operating hospitals in Southern California. Through more than 130 years, the hospital has grown from a small Pasadena medical facility into a 544-bed regional medical center serving the broader San Gabriel Valley.

In August 2021, Huntington Hospital became an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Health System and adopted the Huntington Health brand to reflect the expanded clinical relationship. The hospital remains a separately operated community hospital, but the affiliation opens pathways for collaborative clinical services, research, clinical trials access, and education partnerships with one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States.

What Specialty Programs Does the Hospital Offer?

Huntington Hospital is recognized for several signature specialty programs:

Cancer care – renowned regional oncology program with surgical, medical, and radiation oncology
Neurosciences – stroke care, neurosurgery, neurology
Cardiovascular services – cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology
Trauma center – the only Level II Trauma Center in the San Gabriel Valley
Neonatology and high-risk perinatal care – the only regional NICU treating infants with the highest acuity
Pediatric intensive care – the only PICU in the region, with 8 beds
Behavioral health – the Della Martin Center for Behavioral Sciences at 760 S. Pasadena Avenue
Endoscopy and gastrointestinal services
Imaging services including the Huntington-Hill Imaging Center for CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and interventional radiology
Mental health support, prostate treatment, and other specialty clinics

The hospital is a teaching affiliate of the USC School of Medicine, with a Graduate Medical Education program offering tracks in Internal Medicine and General Surgery. As a teaching hospital, Huntington combines the depth of academic medical care with the personalization of a community hospital.

What Pediatric Services Are Available?

Pediatric care at Huntington Hospital is one of the hospital’s most significant regional offerings. The pediatric department is a 25-bed unit, with a dedicated 8-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit – the only PICU in the San Gabriel Valley region. The hospital also operates the only regional NICU and Newborn Nursery, providing comprehensive neonatal care for premature, critically ill, and high-acuity infants.

Outpatient pediatric care is provided through Huntington Hospital Pediatrics, located on the hospital campus at 800 S. Fairmount Avenue, Suite 310. The pediatric practice has been caring for children and families of Pasadena and surrounding communities for over 20 years. The office serves children from newborn through 19 years of age, with physicians maintaining strong referral relationships with specialists at Huntington Hospital, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and UCLA. The Arcadia office at 301 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 320, has Spanish- and Mandarin-speaking physicians and staff, with separate waiting rooms for well children, sick children, and newborns. For appointments, the Pasadena office can be reached at (626) 449-7350.

Huntington Hospital also partners with Shriners Hospitals for Children Southern California to provide inpatient surgical services for pediatric patients needing specialty care – orthopedic procedures, cleft lip and palate surgery, and reconstructive procedures related to burn injuries. Up to 300 children per year are treated at Huntington Hospital through this partnership.

What Awards and Recognition Does the Hospital Have?

Huntington Hospital holds multiple major recognitions in healthcare quality:

Magnet® status – granted in 2011, the highest national recognition for nursing excellence (held by less than 10% of U.S. hospitals)
U.S. News & World Report – ranked nationally in two specialties; named the 8th best hospital in California
Joint Commission accreditation for hospital quality and safety standards
Healthgrades recognition including America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention Award, Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award, and Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award
Superior clinical outcomes in knee and hip replacement, back and neck surgery, rotator cuff surgery, COPD treatment, and pneumonia treatment

How Are Community Programs Supported?

Consistent with its mission as a non-profit community hospital, Huntington provides millions of dollars annually in charity care and free community programs. Free programs available include geriatric psychiatric services, children’s asthma management workshops, and diabetes workshops in English and Spanish – programs that might otherwise be unavailable in the community. The hospital has 8 active support groups and over 1,400 volunteers contributing to operations, ranging from high school students to retirees.

How Are Post-Discharge Care and Lab Work Supported?

Hospital discharge is rarely the end of the care episode. Patients leaving Huntington Hospital often face several weeks of follow-up needs: in-home recovery support, monitoring of vital signs, medication management, wound care, and blood work to track recovery markers. For elderly patients or those with significant mobility limitations, returning to a clinic or lab during the first weeks after discharge can be a real barrier to follow-up care.

For families coordinating post-discharge care for a loved one in the Pasadena area, two services can fill gaps that the hospital itself doesn’t cover. A Better Solution In Home Care provides in-home caregivers across Los Angeles County for adults recovering from surgery, illness, or hospital stays – covering assistance with daily activities, mobility support, medication reminders, and companion care during the recovery window. For routine follow-up blood work, Sonic Diagnostic Laboratory is a Chatsworth-based mobile clinical lab providing in-home blood draws and full lab services across LA County, with results typically available within hours.

Both services operate independently of Huntington Hospital and can be coordinated through Doctor2me at (866) 362-1499 for families navigating the post-discharge transition. In-home physician visits are also available through Doctor2me for residents who need primary care follow-up but cannot easily travel to a clinic.

Where Is Huntington Hospital Located?

Huntington Hospital is at 100 West California Boulevard in Pasadena – the second-largest city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County. The hospital campus is in the heart of Pasadena’s medical corridor, surrounded by medical office buildings (including Pasadena Medical Plaza at 10 Congress Street, which houses multiple specialty practices) and the Huntington Hospital Pediatrics office at 800 S. Fairmount Avenue. The Della Martin Center for Behavioral Sciences is located nearby at 760 S. Pasadena Avenue.

California Boulevard is a major Pasadena thoroughfare with multiple access points from the 110 Freeway and the 134 Freeway. The hospital serves residents from across the San Gabriel Valley – Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, San Marino, Arcadia, La Cañada Flintridge, Glendale, and surrounding communities. For general hospital information and appointment scheduling, the main line is (626) 397-5000.

Huntington Hospital