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Nicotine dependence is the most common form of chemical dependence in the United States, and is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. It is a chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions, but effective treatment exists. According to the American Lung Association, smoking contributes to approximately 90 percent of lung cancer deaths nationwide, … Read More

For more than a decade, Hoag Family Cancer Institute has been the number one provider of lung cancer treatment for Orange County residents.    With a multidisciplinary approach that includes prevention, early detection, the use of promising new therapies, and extensive supportive care, Hoag’s comprehensive Lung Cancer Program provides patients with every diagnostic and therapeutic advantage.  Hoag’s Lung … Read More

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced that it has elected three new Board members with extensive experience in the health care and financial sectors. Leslie Margolin, Karen Linden, R.N., and George Wood, CFA, will begin October 2011. “We are fortunate to have these three, very experienced individuals join our Board of Directors, and look forward … Read More

d 350,000 outpatients annually. Hoag consists of two acute-care hospitals, seven health centers and three urgent care centers (with three more scheduled to open in Fall 2011). Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, which has served Orange County since 1952, and Hoag Hospital Irvine, which opened in 2010, are designated Magnet hospitals by the American Nurses Credentialing … Read More

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Ranked Among Best Hospitals Newport Beach, Calif. — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian was ranked among the Best Hospitals in the United States according to the U.S. News and World Report. Hoag was ranked the 13th best hospital in California and the seventh best hospital in the Los … Read More

The American Diabetes Association estimates that more than 20 million Americans live with diabetes and over 40 million Americans have pre- diabetes, which can oftentimes be prevented through a healthy lifestyle combination of diet, exercise and weight management. Offering comprehensive services for adults and children with diabetes, including physician specialty services in endocrinology, ophthalmology and … Read More

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Hoag’s Orange County Vital Aging Program Data Presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease Paris, France – Dr. William Shankle MS, MD, FACP, program director, Memory and Cognitive Disorders, of Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute (HNI) presented Orange County Vital Aging Program (OCVAP) data today at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference … Read More

  Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow to the body. During atrial fibrillation, the heart’s two upper chambers (the atria) beat irregularly and out of coordination with the two lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart. Atrial fibrillation symptoms include heart palpitations, shortness of breath … Read More

Thursday, June 09, 2011 Pravin M. Shah, M.D., Receives the American Society of Echocardiography 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award Newport Beach, Calif. – Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced that Pravin M. Shah, M.D., M.A.C.C., medical director of non-invasive cardiac imaging and academics program at the Hoag Heart & Vascular Institute, was awarded the American Society … Read More

Monday, May 16, 2011 Hoag President and CEO Named Among Fifty Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare Newport Beach, Calif. – Hoag today announced that Richard Afable, M.D., M.P.H., president and chief executive officer of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, was named to Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician’s “50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare.” The … Read More