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Hoag is First Hospital in the State to Implant Deep Brain Stimulation System for Parkinson's Disease
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently became the first hospital in California to implant the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently approved Percept™ PC Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system in a patient for Parkinson’s disease. This DBS system detects patient-specific brain signals and provides instant feedback to optimize real-time therapy for patients with movement disorders. Christopher … Read More
Published On: July 27, 2020
Fair Game
Somehow it escaped me, but several weeks ago our City Council adopted a resolution supporting Hoag Hospital “for all of the work that they have done during this COVID-19 crisis and supporting their bid for independence.” The “whereas” entries are many as resolutions such as these tend to have, beginning appropriately enough with Hoag’s founding … Read More
Published On: July 27, 2020
Health Care Workers May be less, Not More, Susceptible to Coronavirus, Study Suggests
Health care workers may be less susceptible to COVID-19 infection than people in the communities they serve, according to surprising early data from an ongoing study at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Of some 3,000 workers tested in May and June, only 1% had antibodies to the novel coronavirus in their blood, despite the fact that … Read More
Published On: July 27, 2020
Hoag ER Doc Shares Pandemic Losses, Gains, and Warnings
In January, when he first heard about the coronavirus, Dr. Eric Alcouloumre was not particularly worried. Having worked at Hoag Hospital since 1986 and currently serving as its associate director of emergency services, he thought, “We got this. We controlled SARS. We controlled Ebola. No problem.” The 27-year Laguna Beach resident and his wife, attorney … Read More
Published On: July 24, 2020
Hoag Implants First Deep Brain Stimulation with BrainSense Technology for Parkinson's Disease in California
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., July 20, 2020 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently became the first hospital in California to implant the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently approved Percept™ PC Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system in a patient for Parkinson’s disease. This DBS system detects patient-specific brain signals and provides instant feedback to optimize real-time … Read More
Published On: July 20, 2020
Susie Elmore Named Hoag's 2020 Nurse of the Year
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 17, 2020 — Hoag announced today that Susie Elmore, RN, BSN, is the hospital’s 2020 Nurse of the Year. Recognized for going above and beyond for her patients, Susie was selected as Nurse of the Year for her clinical excellence, patient advocacy and community service. She serves as a role model … Read More
Published On: July 17, 2020
Hospital Chaplains Fill Role of Surrogate Family Members During Times of Isolation, Depression, Death
“Can you tell my wife I love her?” It isn’t often that Rabbi Jason Weiner, hospital chaplain and director of spiritual care at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, gets a request like that. It came from an elderly man whose wife had been hospitalized. He couldn’t visit her because of strict guidelines in place to curb … Read More
Published On: July 12, 2020
Newport Beach Hospital Calling for Plasma Donations To Help Coronavirus Patients
Hospital officials at Hoag Memorial Hospital are calling for patients who have recovered from coronavirus to donate plasma so the antibodies could be used to help current patients recover. Plasma donations helped Ebola patients recover and so Hoag Memorial Hospital Dr. Arell Shapiro, who is in charge of transfusions and lab medicine at the hospital, … Read More
Published On: July 8, 2020
As COVID-19 Case Counts Rise, Masks or Face Coverings Become More Important than Ever
The July 4th weekend presents unique challenges in the fight against COVID-19, and I am writing to thank the community in advance for making the healthy and safe choices that can help us all turn the tide on this pandemic. So many communities in Orange County have gotten creative and modified July 4th celebrations, from … Read More
Published On: July 2, 2020
Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals 2020: Community Hospitals
Fortune partnered with IBM Watson Health on the 2020 ranking of the top 100 hospitals in the U.S. and again named Hoag as a top community hospital. To view the full list, visit Fortune.
Published On: June 30, 2020