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Local Hospitals Earn A Ratings for Safety from The Leapfrog Group
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
Published On: May 20, 2019
Hoag to Host Suicide Prevention and Awareness Conference
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
Published On: May 17, 2019
Hoag's Teen Mental Health Program Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
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
Published On: May 13, 2019
Grateful Patient Works to "Pay it Forward"
“Dr. Schrage was like a godsend to me, someone who could finally provide me with the help that I so desperately needed. After my first consultation with Dr. Schrage, I knew she was the right medical professional for me.”
Published On: May 9, 2019
Communities Can Help Women Cope with Maternal Depression
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
Published On: May 7, 2019
Nurse of the Year
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
Published On: May 6, 2019
Hoag Debuts New '7D' Surgical Technology
The Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach recently added a “7D” surgical system used in spinal procedures, making it the first West Coast hospital to do so. The system contains the same technology found in self-driving cars, according to a news release, enabling a surgeon to have an “unprecedented level of … Read More
Published On: May 4, 2019
Donna Dessau Named Hoag's 2019 Nurse of the Year
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 2, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that Donna Dessau, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, an OBGYN Nurse Practitioner and Labor and Delivery Nurse, is the hospital’s 2019 Nurse of the Year. A true role model and mentor, Donna was selected as Nurse of the Year for her clinical excellence, her … Read More
Published On: May 2, 2019
After 70 Years of Pain, Surgery Has Marlene Kelley Dancing Again
“Dr. Ozgur is my sweetheart,” said Marlene. “He’s given me my life back.”
Published On: May 2, 2019
Move Quickly Because Parkinson's Builds Slowly
When a patient comes to me long after he or she suspects that something is amiss, I tell them, “I understand.” I know why they had ignored their tremors for too long. I understand why they had dismissed their balance issues as insignificant. Depictions of Parkinson’s disease in popular culture are grim, and nobody wants … Read More
Published On: April 30, 2019