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Huntington Memorial Hospital is a 625-bed not-for-profit hospital in Pasadena, California. The official name of the hospital is Pasadena Hospital DBA (doing business as) Huntington Memorial Hospital, known locally as HMH, Huntington Memorial or Huntington Hospital.In the 1930s Pasadena Hospital was awarded two million dollars from the estate of Henry Edwards Huntington, a Southern California businessman and booster, and as a result, the common name of the hospital was changed.OverviewHuntington Memorial Hospital is a non-profit, community-based medical center, which provides acute medical care and community services to the San Gabriel Valley and nearby communities. The 625-bed hospital is a world class destination for the treatment of epilepsy, prostate cancer, robotic minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery. In 2009, Huntington Hospital provided approximately $51 million in qualified community benefits, directed at vulnerable populations, health research, education and training and charity care. Approximately $33 million of additional support was provided on behalf of Medicare patients.First established in 1983, the Huntington Hospital Center for Trauma Care is the only trauma center serving the San Gabriel Valley, and one of 13 trauma centers in Los Angeles County. Designated a Level II trauma center, the hospital provides trauma care and medevac capability 24/7 via its rooftop helipad. Huntington offers the only pediatric intensive care unit and only Regional Level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the San Gabriel Valley.