PIH Health

Coordinates: 33°58′08″N 118°02′55″W / 33.968829°N 118.048719°W / 33.968829; -118.048719

PIH Health Hospital - Whittier is a hospital in Whittier, California. Founded in 1959 as Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital,^[1] it has been managed by the nonprofit InterHealth Corporation since the mid-1980s. The organization changed its name to PIH Health in 2012.^[2] PIH Health also operates PIH Health Hospital - Downey which was formerly known as Downey Regional Medical Center.^[3] PIH Health operates an office in Uptown Whittier,^[4] and several other medical offices elsewhere in the region that were formerly branded as Bright Medical. PIH Health is the largest employer in Whittier, and one of the largest in that region of Los Angeles County.

References

↑ "Our History".
↑ "Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital changes its name". Whittier Daily News. October 1, 2012.
↑ "PIH Health officially acquires Downey Regional Medical Center". Whittier Daily News. 2013-10-01.
↑ "A Q&A with Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital's James West". Whittier Daily News. 2010-04-24.

Whittier, California

Schools	Whittier City School District East Whittier City School District Whittier Union High School District Whittier High School Fullerton Joint Union High School District Lowell High School (closed in 1980)

Colleges and universities	Whittier College Southern California University of Health Sciences

Landmarks	Jonathan Bailey House The Quad at Whittier Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Whittwood Town Center Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility (closed)

Media	Whittier Daily News

History	1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake

Culture	Whittier Conservancy

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