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Hospitals in Southern California accounted for more than half of the best 25 hospitals in the state in new quality rankings from U.S. News & World Report, with Newport Beach’s Hoag hospital and UCI Medical Center in Orange making the Top 10. More than 4,600 medical facilities around the United States were evaluated to create … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 30, 2019 — Once again the highest ranked hospital in Orange County, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian proudly announced today that U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-2020 Best Hospitals Rankings named Hoag the fourth-best hospital in the Los Angeles metro area and eighth-best in California. The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, … Read More

As part of its best hospitals rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals for their handling of nine surgical procedures and chronic conditions: colon cancer surgery, lung cancer surgery, COPD, heart failure, heart bypass surgery, aortic valve surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, knee replacement and hip replacement. In each procedure and condition … Read More

Hoag Hospital Irvine has won the American Heart Association/Stroke Association’s Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Hoag Hospital Irvine earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other … Read More

Spoiler alert: This column may save your life. If nothing else, it could dramatically improve your quality of life as you march into old age. Unless you are under the age of 45, the time to act is now and I am not kidding. My mom was so worried about losing her marbles she chose … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 19, 2019 — Many causes of memory loss are treatable and even preventable. The key is early primary care involvement, according to findings presented at the 2019 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Researchers and physicians from Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag presented several posters at this year’s annual conference, the … Read More

Hoag Orthopedic Institute’s 2019 Nurse of the Year, Sara Elia, RN, BSN, is recognized for her professional and clinical excellence. She serves as a mentor and leader to her peers in the orthopedic post-surgical care unit. Sara originally joined Hoag in 2006 as an orthopedic nurse, and was part of the team that opened Hoag … Read More

IRVINE, Calif., July 16, 2019 — Hoag Hospital Irvine announced today it has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award highlights the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute’s Stroke Program’s commitment to ensuring patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines … Read More

Cutting just 300 calories from your daily diet could significantly benefit your cardiovascular health, even if you’re already at a healthy weight, according to a new study. Such caloric restriction can be achieved through techniques such as intermittent fasting, or by skipping that slice of cheesecake for dessert. During the course of two years, participants … Read More

When Robert Blayden thinks about the circumstances of his valve replacement surgery – the timing, the hospital, the physicians – it’s as though the stars aligned. “I think about it every once in a while,” said Robert, 82. “What a gift I received.” Robert was part of a clinical trial at Hoag last year to … Read More