PIH Health Physicians Honored for High-Quality, Affordable, Patient-Centered Care
Integrated Healthcare Association’s Excellence in Healthcare Award Recognizes Provider Organizations for Achieving Top Marks Simultaneously on Quality, Patient Experience, and Cost
Whittier, Calif. (February 3, 2026) – PIH Health Physicians was one of 24 provider organizations statewide to receive the Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) for its performance on clinical quality, patient experience, and cost measures in Measurement Year 2024. This is the eighth year PIH Health Physicians has received this award.
“California’s healthcare providers have shown unwavering commitment to serving our communities, providing high-caliber healthcare services, and enhancing systems to improve patient care,” says Dolores Yanagihara MPH, general manager of IHA’s statewide Align. Measure. Perform. (AMP) Program. “IHA is committed to partnering with industry leaders to support healthcare providers and their focus on the quality improvements that have the biggest impact on health outcomes.”
Part of IHA’s AMP Program, the Excellence in Healthcare Award recognizes provider organizations that perform at or above the 66th percentile in quality and below the 50th percentile in total cost of care. Of the nearly 200 provider organizations statewide participating in the AMP Program, only 24 attained Excellence in Healthcare Award performance standards for their care of patients with Commercial HMO coverage.
“We are honored to once again receive the Excellence in Healthcare Award,” Andrew Zwers, president of PIH Health Physicians. “This recognition affirms our steadfast commitment to delivering high-quality, affordable care, and I am deeply proud of our dedicated team whose compassion, hard work, and commitment to continuous improvement make this achievement possible.”
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About PIH Health
PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 31 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
About IHA’s AMP programs
IHA’s Align. Measure. Perform. (AMP) programs use a fair and transparent approach to measurement and benchmarking to create a reliable assessment of performance for medical groups and IPAs across health plans. The AMP programs are recognized nationally for partnering with organizations across California and the nation to drive meaningful changes that reduce costs and improve healthcare quality and outcomes. Paired with the insights from IHA’s California Regional Health Care Cost & Quality Atlas, the AMP programs help partners reduce the reporting burden for payers and providers by using a standard measure set to deliver objective data and analysis that support performance improvement. For more information, visit www.iha.org
