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The After School Program For Interventions And Resiliency Education offered by the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag, received a three-year accreditation, the group announced Wednesday. Teens who complete the program are eligible to receive up to five WASC-approved semester credit hours to be applied toward their high school graduation. The ASPIRE program at Hoag … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 23, 2019 — The 32nd annual Circle 1000 Founders’ Celebration Brunch raised over $1 million to benefit Hoag Family Cancer Institute, raising the group’s cumulative giving to more than $20 million over the last 32 years. More than 300 Circle 1000 donors and friends, along with Hoag physicians, staff and volunteer … Read More

Many women struggle with urinary incontinence. It’s uncomfortable and embarrassing. And worse, it’s linked with other health problems. Women can become dehydrated when they limit fluids to avoid leakage. They can also become socially isolated and depressed. “Women stay home due to fear of not being able to find a bathroom close by, or fear … Read More

The progress from where I was to where I am now, is a huge motivator to keep going.

The Leapfrog Group recently announced the spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, a biannual grading survey that assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to general acute-care hospitals in the U.S., focusing entirely on errors, accidents, injuries and infections that collectively are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Several … Read More

Hoag Mental Health Center will kick off its “Together We Prevent Suicide Series” on Saturday with a free half-day conference in Newport Beach. The event will include speakers from the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Orange County Health Care Agency and National Alliance on Mental Illness of Orange County and will offer a resource fair with … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 13, 2019 — The After-School Program for Interventions and Resiliency Education (ASPIRE) Program at Hoag is now accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for teens to receive high school credits. The ASPIRE program, offered by the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag, received a three-year accreditation, and … Read More

When a baby is born, people stop acting like themselves. Gruff grown-ups make goofy faces at infants. Nostalgic moms share their birthing experiences with pregnant strangers. Shy kids clamber onto strollers of babies they don’t know, just to coo at newborns. In some cases, emotions brought up during this motherhood transition can become intense and … Read More

Donna Dessau has been named Nurse of the Year at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Dessau is an OBGYN nurse practitioner and labor and delivery nurse. The hospital in a statement said she was chosen for her “clinical excellence, her role as a teacher to her fellow nurses and for her strong patient advocacy.” “Donna is … Read More