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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., September 3, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s Imaging Department is blending unprecedented, innovative technology with patient care with the addition of SubtlePET™, new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered imaging technology that cuts positron emission tomography (PET) scan time for patients by more than 60%. Hoag is the first hospital in the country to … Read More

If you’ve ever used a medication to treat an illness, you have a clinical trial to thank for it. Every standard therapy used in medicine today once started as a clinical trial — and it is commonly understood that today’s trials are shaping treatments of the future. Less understood is the fact that clinical trials … Read More

Hoag Breast Center is the first and only hospital in Orange County to be named a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence – the highest level of accreditation – by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program™ (NQMBC™). Recognized for the seventh consecutive year, Hoag Breast Center first received this prestigious designation in 2013 … Read More

Whenever she goes to Las Vegas, she plays roulette. Deb McCartney doesn’t usually bet the red or the black numbers. She places her money on double zero. The double zero spot on the roulette wheel is green. Actually, picking one number is the worst bet on the board, when you consider the odds. The little … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., August 19, 2019 — Hoag Breast Center is the first and only hospital in Orange County to be named a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence – the highest level of accreditation – by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program™ (NQMBC™). Recognized for the seventh consecutive year, Hoag Breast Center … Read More

Winners of the Consumer Loyalty Award are identified by results from our nationally syndicated Market Insights study, which surveyed more than 310,000 households across the country from June 2018 through May 2019. To qualify, each organization had to garner at least 150 top-of-mind mentions from the survey. Winning organizations had to achieve an extraordinarily high … Read More

Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles and ligaments that support everything in your pelvic region: your bladder, bowel, and, if you have one, uterus. It’s a name we throw around quite a bit, sometimes without actually knowing what it really is. It’s important to have a strong pelvic floor, and there are pelvic … Read More

In a cohort of women with gestational diabetes, the participation rate in gestational diabetes education programs was highest for those with Hispanic ethnicity, those who had at least a bachelor’s degree and those who had gestational diabetes during a prior pregnancy, according to findings presented at the American Association of Diabetes Educators annual meeting. “Optimal … Read More

In the past month, about two dozen cases of suspected severe lung injury linked to vaping have been reported in three states. Michael Brant-Zawadski, M.D., F.A.C.R, senior physician executive, and the Ron and Sandy Simon Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair, Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, and Steven Ey, M.D., chief of service, Hoag Addiction Treatment Centers, … Read More

Hoag Hospital Foundation has surpassed the $627 million Hoag Promise Campaign goal 18 months ahead of its December 31, 2020 target, thanks to more than 22,000 donors who made 83,000-plus Hoag Promise Campaign gifts. Hoag will continue raising funds for the Hoag Promise Campaign until its end date in a bid to meet or exceed … Read More