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Like his father before him and millions of others, Ted Esau’s brain started to deteriorate in his late-50s. Plaque was building up. Part of his brain was starting to shrink. Although invisible to everyone including himself, the first stages of Alzheimer’s disease were beginning to take hold. But following a program of healthy eating, exercise, … Read More

Hoag Hospital Irvine on Monday, May 15, kicked off construction that will expand its emergency department by nearly five times, in addition to renovating the existing facilities. The hospital will add 13,500 square feet of new space adjacent to the current 3,600 square feet. Hoag officials said the growing Irvine population has outpaced the capacity … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 16, 2017 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today it has named Michael J. Demeure, M.D., F.A.C.S, M.B.A., F.A.C.E, to serve as Program Director of Hoag Precision Medicine, a new program focused on tailoring cancer treatment options for each individual patient. In his new role, Dr. Demeure will lead the strategy … Read More

Mary Jane Nicolas Morimoto was selected as Nurse of the Year at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian as part of the organization’s National Nurses Week celebration. for her role as a patient advocate to improve care and outcomes. Going above and beyond the call of duty, Mary Jane holds herself and her peers to the highest … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 4, 2017 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today its 2017 Nurse of the Year as part of the organization’s National Nurses Week celebration. This year’s recipient is Mary Jane Nicolas Morimoto, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CNS, CCRN-CSC, a Coronary Care Unit/Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit nurse. Mary Jane was selected as Nurse … Read More

Tim Deits’ heart failed three times on Nov. 11. The first time, the 16-year-old’s parents found him unconscious at their Huntington Beach home. His father, Ted, was able to resuscitate him with CPR, but his heart failed again in transit to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach and then again in the emergency room. That day, … Read More

Jenny Murphy has three children. This is significant not only because her children are young and rambunctious and adorable (which they are). It is significant because they might never have been born. Diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse at the age of 14, Jenny’s heart condition was monitored for more a decade before it became obvious … Read More

Gary Whitener knew his heart was in trouble a few years ago when he would get winded climbing a flight of stairs. Subbarao Myla, M.D., F.A.C.C., cardiologist and director of Hoag Cardiac Cath Labs, said Gary’s heart valve was damaged, and recommended he be evaluated for a transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Gary underwent the hour-long … Read More

From generation to generation, Hoag has improved — and many times, saved — lives, including mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, brothers and sisters. And grandfathers and grandsons. Sean Porter is reminded of that fact every time he looks into his grandfather’s eyes. Bill Porter had a heart attack and subsequent heart surgery by a … Read More

Angela Canlas still tears up when she thinks about her heart surgery, one year later. “I live in Nevada, but my cardiologist told me that if I were his daughter, there’s only one doctor he’d send me to and that I’d have to head to Newport Beach,” Angela said. “He said, ‘He’s the best.’” So, … Read More