PIH Health

PIH Health Hospital - Whittier is a hospital in Whittier, California. It is a state-of-the-art facility with 548 licensed beds.[1] Founded in 1959 as Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital,[2] it has been managed by the nonprofit InterHealth Corporation since the mid-1980s. The organization changed its name to PIH Health in 2012.[3] The PIH Health organization started as one hospital in Whittier but now operates three including PIH Health Hospital - Downey which was formerly known as Downey Regional Medical Center added in 2013 [4] and PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital located in Downtown Los Angeles, added in 2019 making it the third hospital in the medical network. Between all locations PIH Health has 7,100 full-time employees, three hospitals totaling 1,130 licensed beds, and 26 outpatient clinics[5] The organization operates medical offices in primary care, specialist care and urgent care centers in the region that were formerly branded as bright medical and pioneer medical group which was added in 2019 to expand the geographic footprint.[6] PIH Health is the largest employer in Whittier, and one of the largest in that region of Los Angeles County.

PIH Health Hospital - Whittier
InterHealth Corporation
Geography
Location	Whittier, California, United States
Coordinates
Services
Beds	548
History
Former name(s)	Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Opened	1959
Links
Lists	Hospitals in California

References

1. https://www.pihhealth.org/app/files/public/1170/PIH-Health-Fact-Sheet.pdf
2. "Our History".
3. "Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital changes its name". Whittier Daily News. October 1, 2012.
4. "PIH Health officially acquires Downey Regional Medical Center". Whittier Daily News. 2013-10-01.
5. https://www.pihhealth.org/about/news/good-samaritan-hospital-joins-pih-health-network/
6. https://www.pihhealth.org/patients-visitors/welcome/