WHO BENEFITSSince 1951, the Altadena Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital, a group of volunteers passionate about helping their community, has raised over $2 million dollars to benefit Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI). This independent nonprofit organization seeks to improve health by improving medicine. The Altadena Guild also funds an educational scholarship at Huntington Hospital and supports the Hospital’s Appearance Center, which helps women facing breast cancer look and feel their best.
Each year the hospital’s Scholarship Committee notifies employees that applications are being accepted for several scholarships, including the scholarship provided by the Altadena Guild. The criterion for the Altadena Guild’s scholarship is that it be awarded to an employee who displays excellence in community service and is continuing his/her education. The Hospital Scholarship Committee then reviews all applications to determine the scholarship recipient. During National Nursing and Hospital Week in May, recipients are honored at a scholarship luncheon hosted at Huntington Hospital.
Also Altadena Guild is part of the Volunteer Leadership Council at Huntington Hospital which provides a scholarship for college-bound volunteers. Each year the Altadena Guild contributes to this scholarship.
The Altadena Guild is a proud supporter of the Constance G. Zahorik Appearance Center at Huntington Hospital. Named for Constance G. Zahorik, a breast cancer survivor and philanthropist who believed in a compassionate and comprehensive approach to breast cancer treatment, the Appearance Center has a licensed cosmetologist to help breast cancer patients look and feel their best.
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Since its founding in 1952, the scientists and physicians of Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI) have helped improve medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment. HMRI is proud to have had the support of the Altadena Guild since its inception. HMRI is also proud of its affiliation with Huntington Hospital and its role in helping attract and retain some of the leaders of its medical staff and medical education program. Working together, HMRI, the Altadena Guild and Huntington Hospital not only enhance the care available in our community, but foster innovation, discoveries and education that add quality years to the lives of people around the world.
HMRI is widely known for development of the hydrocephalus shunt to treat "water-on-the-brain", pioneering studies on biomedical application of laser energy, basic and applied cancer research, development of electronic neural rehabilitation technology, studies in vascular biology and the development of methods and applications of medical magnetic resonance, including imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS).
Today, HMRI's principal research programs are directed toward the development of new advances in the diagnosis and treatment diseases: breast, colon, and prostate cancers; stroke, heart disease, epilepsy, profound deafness, liver disease, migraine headache, sleep apnea and brain diseases including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
To learn more about the HMRI, click here to visit their website.
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