PIH Health Whittier Hospital Receives $41,000 Brave Beginnings Grant to Enhance NICU Care
Whittier, Calif. (July 29, 2026) — PIH Health Whittier Hospital received a $41,000 grant award from Brave Beginnings, a program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. These funds will support the purchase of a Giraffe Omnibed Carestation for the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
PIH Health Whittier Hospital is designated as a Level III NICU and is able to provide critical care for the most medically fragile patients. Each year, the PIH Health Whittier Hospital NICU cares for more than 350 infants.
The state-of-the-art Giraffe Omnibed Carestation combines a full-featured incubator and a radiant warmer in one integrated system. “This new technology will allow the NICU to provide a controlled, stress-reduced environment for premature and newborns requiring specialized care,” said PIH Health Chief Nursing Officer Lydia Arroyo. “This generous donation is an investment in the health and future of our community's newest patients.”
“We are incredibly grateful to the Brave Beginnings program and the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation for investing in the health of our smallest patients,” said PIH Health Foundation Vice President, Amy Fitzgerald “Partnerships like this demonstrate the extraordinary impact philanthropy can have on patient care. By providing advanced technology, these generous investments help our caregivers deliver the highest level of care to vulnerable newborns and their families. Together, we are strengthening the future of neonatal care in our community.”
Brave Beginnings works to ensure ventilators and essential neonatal equipment are always available to newborns in critical need. Each year in the United States, 1 in 10 babies is born prematurely, creating a significant need for hospitals to have an adequate supply of vital equipment. Access to advanced technology like the Giraffe Omnibed Carestation, helps healthcare teams provide the highest level of care during a newborn's most critical moments.
Each year, Brave Beginnings awards grants to hospitals across the country to help fund essential neonatal intensive care equipment, including critical airway carts, infant resuscitators, incubators, omnibeds and other life-saving technology. The program is dedicated to ensuring hospitals have the specialized resources needed to care for premature and critically ill newborns.
“Every newborn deserves access to the highest quality care from the moment they enter the world,” said Branden Miller, Principal, In-Theatre Marketing & Distribution, Amazon MGM Studios and Brave Beginnings Grants Committee Chair. “Brave Beginnings is delighted to support PIH Health Whittier Hospital with a neonatal equipment grant so that they may care for babies in critical need and keep more babies in their NICU, close to loved ones and together with their care team.”
For more information on neonatal intensive care services at PIH Health, please visit PIHHealth.org/NICU
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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, 37 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 Brave Beginnings
Brave Beginnings is a program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation working to ensure ventilators and vital neonatal equipment are always available to newborns in critical need. Annually, Brave Beginnings provides grants for essential neonatal intensive care equipment such as critical airway carts, infant resuscitators, incubators, omni beds and much more. To date, Brave Beginnings has granted nearly $10 million to 200 hospitals across the United States. We strive to be the leading grant provider for the purchase of neonatal ventilator equipment and critical pulmonary services for hospitals nationwide. Learn more at bravebeginnings.org.
