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More Vaccines on the Way, in Meantime Orange County Likely Under Stay-Home Orders for Another Month
One vaccine against COVID-19 has already been rolled out and others are on the way in the coming weeks and months, but the virus’s unchecked spread and nearly full hospitals mean restrictions and closures aren’t likely to go away soon. Southern California is under a three-week stay home order, and “we’re in week two, but … Read More
New Healthcare Offices
Hoag Medical Group San Clemente recently opened in the Talega Health Center, offering same-day appointments and visits, as well as access to the Hoag network of services, specialists and facilities. The San Clemente care team includes Dr. Kayla Ramsey, who can treat children, 5 years and older, and adults. As a doctor of osteopathic medicine, … Read More
What to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccines
I’m a little nervous about the new vaccines. Are they safe? All ages Many of my patients ask me if I think there are any risks to taking a COVID-19 vaccine that has been developed so quickly? And my response to them is that I will be the first in line to take a vaccine … Read More
'We Can Finally See an End to the Storm': O.C. Healthcare Workers Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
For Dr. Robert Goldberg, the arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the ray of sunshine in a dark storm. Goldberg, a pulmonologist and critical care physician at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, said that he and other healthcare workers have been waiting for so long. There’d been highs and lows during the course of … Read More
Doctor Receives the First COVID-19 Vaccine Shot at Hoag Hospital
Frontline medical workers get the first vaccinations at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. To view the video clip, please click here.
First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Given in Orange County
With the sleeves of their hospital scrubs rolled up, more than a dozen medical workers helped usher in what Orange County Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau called “the beginning of the end of COVID-19” by volunteering to be vaccinated on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Several area hospitals received the county’s first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 … Read More
Hoag Hospital Expands Maternity Services with the Opening of the Fudge Family Birthing Suites
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has opened the Fudge Family Birthing Suites at Hoag Hospital Irvine, reimagining pregnancy, delivery and recovery for modern families – with private birthing suites, a perinatal VR guided program and a calming outdoor walking garden. Already a leader in women’s health, with some of the most prestigious nursing credentials in the … Read More
Reducing Pregnancy Stress in the Time of COVID
Stress-reduction is the key to a healthy pregnancy as moms-to-be adapt to pandemic life. As beautiful and transformative as pregnancy can be, it often comes with its own unique set of anxieties. Layer the grim realities of a global pandemic on top of the normal stressors of pregnancy, and the results can be overwhelming. A … Read More
Hoag CEO on Providence St. Joseph Lawsuit: “We Can Move a lot Faster”
Robert Braithwaite said Hoag wants to focus on independently serving their communities in Orange County through population health strategies. Last month, Erik Wexler, president and CEO of Providence Southern California, spoke with HealthLeaders about the organization's perspective regarding Hoag's lawsuit against Providence. Following publication of that interview, Robert Braithwaite, the president and CEO of Hoag … Read More
Orange County Hits Another COVID-19 Hospitalization Record With First Doses Of Vaccine Weeks Away
Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to climb on Tuesday, with 69 more patients reported. The county has reached another record-high of 946 hospitalized patients — with 235 in intensive care. Another 1,671 cases were also reported, raising the cumulative total to 90,513. No new virus-related fatalities were reported, so the death toll remains at 1,633. … Read More