Huntington Health

What it reported doing in 2024

Huntington Hospital is a 544-bed, nonprofit community hospital located in Pasadena, California. The hospital offers a full complement of acute medical care and community services, ranging from general medicine to the foremost specialized programs in cardiovascular services, oncology, and the neurosciences. The hospital is a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. It has the only Level II Trauma Center in the region as well as the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). In addition, Huntington Hospital offers women's and children's services, state-of- the art orthopedic surgery, psychiatric services, Huntington Hospital Senior Care Network, and Huntington Ambulatory Care Center. Partnerships Through an ongoing contractual partnership between Huntington Hospital and Shriners Hospitals for Children - Southern California, inpatient surgical and medical services for pediatric patients are available at Huntington Hospital and the medical team provides advanced post-surgical care. The Shriners for Children Medical Center, an Ambulatory Medical Office (located across the street from the hospital campus) offers outpatient specialty care services for pediatric patients in the region. In 2018, Huntington Hospital and Providence, formally known as St. Joseph Health, entered into a Network Affiliation Agreement to further expand access to providing quality care to Providence patients. Providence St. Joseph Health, which includes 12 medical institutions across Los Angeles and Orange Counties, contracts with Huntington Hospital for acute care hospital and outpatient clinical services. Awards * U.S. News & World Report as a 2024-2025 Best Hospital, ranking number ten in California* and number five in Los Angeles*, and was recognized in 24 types of care * Huntington Health received national recognition in gastroenterology and GI surgery (#42). The facility was named 'high performing' in seven adult specialties, including cancer, diabetes & endocrinology, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology * Huntington Health was named 'high performing' in sixteen procedures and conditions, including: spinal fusion, heart failure, colon cancer surgery, COPD, diabetes, gynecological cancer, heart attack, hip replacement, hip fracture, kidney failure, knee replacement, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) * Blue Shield of California Blue Distinction * Bariatric Surgery * Cardiac Care * Knee and Hip Replacement * Maternity Care * Magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center * Accredited by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program on Breast Cancer * American Heart/Stroke Association and The Joint Commission Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Center * Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart/Stroke Association, Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll * Awarded LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer designation by the Human Rights Campaign * Beacon Award for Excellence in critical care by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) * American College of Surgeons Verified Level II Trauma Center * ABRET Lab Accreditation * Baby-Friendly USA Designated Hospital * Newsweek's #10 Best Surgery Center in California for 2024 (Huntington Ambulatory Surgery Center)

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.9%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 78.6%; rating input score 79; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.43; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings