Huntington Health President, Dr. John Corman, Shares Vision for Community-Focused Innovation on Pasadena Monthly

Pasadena Monthly, hosted by Justin Chapman, recently interviewed John M. Corman, MD, president, Huntington Health, about the exciting ways Huntington is innovating care for the community. Dr. Corman discussed Huntington's work launching the Whole Blood program, the new Kohl Family Medical Pavilion and future housing for employees.

Dr. Corman first touched on the new Whole Blood program. Huntington recently partnered with the Pasadena Fire Department and Houchin Community Blood Bank to create the initiative, which supplies emergency vehicles with blood to provide blood infusions for trauma patients before they arrive at the emergency department - a capability that leads to better patient outcomes. "Pasadena Fire recently used it for the first time and the patient did well. It was really a remarkable celebration of multiple systems coming together," Dr. Corman shared.

They also discussed the Kohl Family Medical Pavilion, a 100,285-square-foot, four-story, state-of-the-art cancer facility located across the street from Huntington's campus. The pavilion, which is being built through a collaboration between Huntington Health and Cedars-Sinai, will open in spring 2028. It will provide innovative, research-based care, first-line therapies, numerous infusion chairs and multiple surgical subspecialties, including cardiothoracic surgery and gastrointestinal surgery. "Anything that touches cancer, whether it's surgery, medical oncology or infusion therapy - we can make that available to our patients from the San Gabriel Valley, right here," Dr. Corman explained.

Another plan in the works is to provide employee housing in Pasadena. "We have 20% of hospital employees driving each way, more than an hour, to get here. That's a lot of commuting. Close to the hospital means they're that much closer to being able to take care of our patients," Dr. Corman said.

Huntington Health recently acquired several properties (previously owned by Caltrans) near the hospital campus and is working with the City of Pasadena to roll out the plan within 18 months. "It's good for our hospital, good for our people, and good for the community. With our effort - to restore historic homes up and down that corridor to their previous glory - everybody wins."

Dr. Corman gave final thoughts on his vision: "I spend a lot of my day thinking about how best to support our community - whether that's through new centers, preventive care, innovations and building new programs to prevent you from ever having to come to the hospital." Ultimately, he said that he wants to "meet the needs of Pasadena" and "ensure that patients can receive the highest level of care right here without having to travel far from their home."

To watch the interview, visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT40pUa4gRk