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The Hoag Hospital Foundation announced it is committing to raising $627 million by 2020 in a comprehensive campaign designed to improve healthcare in Orange County. It is the foundation's largest fundraising commitment in its 63-year history, according to foundation President Flynn Andrizzi. The foundation already has given $328 million in gifts for medical facilities, research … Read More

With the end of daylight saving time fast approaching, some people begin to dread turning the clocks back an hour on Saturday. Research shows most of us feel the effect of time changes for days after we reset our clocks. Sleep is a function of the brain, and the brain needs a little prep time … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., October 22, 2015 — Hoag Hospital Foundation announced the establishment of endowed chairs in Orthopedic Surgery and Urologic Oncology, underscoring Hoag’s national leadership in innovative treatment and research — and the critical role community philanthropy plays in making them possible. James T. Caillouette, M.D., was named the Joan & Andy Fimiano Endowed … Read More

​TUSTIN, Calif., October 21, 2015 — Building on its commitment to bring accessible, high-quality health and wellness services to Orange County residents, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced plans for a new 60,000-square-foot medical office building at The Village at Tustin Legacy. Named Hoag Health Center Tustin, the community-based center will be part of the … Read More

​NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., October 7, 2015 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced it has been re-designated as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG™) by the American Association of Gynecologic Laproscopists (AAGL) and the Surgical Review Corporation. In addition to the hospital’s re-designation, five physicians were named COEMIG designees including Lisa Abaid, M.D., … Read More

Hoag Hospital has begun the public phase of a $627 million fundraising campaign for projects and programs that officials said will touch every aspect of patient care. Since the “Hoag Promise” campaign quietly began five years ago, the nonprofit Hoag Hospital Foundation has raised $328 million so far, said Flynn Andrizzi, president of the foundation … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., September 28, 2015 — Hoag Hospital Foundation today announced the first comprehensive campaign in the organization’s 63-year history, an ambitious pledge to raise a total of $627 million by 2020, making it one of the largest campaigns to date in community-based health care. Known as “Hoag Promise, Our Campaign to Lead, Innovate … Read More

Sometimes it begins legitimately. Pain from an injury or a surgery leads to a prescription for Vicodin, Oxycontin or Percocet. But when the pills run out, too often people find they are hooked on a highly addictive drug. That’s when they turn to other opiates, especially heroin. This has led to a “normalization” of heroin … Read More

​ The City of Irvine is arguably the most dynamic community in Orange County. With top-tier schools and high-tech companies, Irvine reverberates with an energy that reaches every corner of the city. It is this vibrancy that has made the last five years so exciting for health care in this community, beginning with Hoag Hospital … Read More

When he started feeling sick one Sunday last year, Stan Tkaczyk “was mad at myself” for not getting a flu shot. It wasn’t until weeks later – after he got severe shakes and called paramedics, after a trip to the emergency room and after his wife, Barbara, told him he’d been unconscious for five days … Read More