Showing results for:

Hoag Urgent Care recently opened a new location to provide greater access to award-winning health care for the community of Costa Mesa. Open seven days a week, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Hoag Urgent Care team is dedicated to caring for both … Read More

When Beth Sanden entered the office of Burak Ozgur, M.D., director of Hoag Spine Center, in a wheelchair, she was despondent. When she returned home from her first consultation, she was radiant. And when she finished her first 5K race, a month and a half after Dr. Ozgur performed a complex back surgery on her … Read More

The largest prostate cancer program in Orange County, Hoag has earned a reputation for introducing the newest technologies to our patients. Those exclusive technologies now include a targeted therapy with fewer side effects than traditional prostate cancer treatment – leading to better outcomes and a higher quality of life. Focal One, a noninvasive robotic High … Read More

Hoag Orthopedic Institute continues to be a preeminent leader in orthopedic care, and remains a leader in joint replacements. Over the past 10 years, HOI has consistently performed more joint replacements than any other institution on the West Coast and the third most in the nation, consistently over the past 10 years. Recently, HOI was … Read More

Hoag experts have long been sought after for their insights. Now, they’re coming straight to you. Hoag has launched Empowered by Hoag, a podcast where we share our insights, optimism and enthusiasm for medicine and all its possibilities. In each episode we dive deep into the health care topics our listeners care about the most, … Read More

Many symptoms of premenstrual symptoms can overlap with early symptoms of pregnancy, which can be confusing. The difference between the two is all about the timing and reason for the symptoms. If a woman is tracking her cycle and has a missed period, that is automatically suspicious for pregnancy. Other symptoms of early pregnancy include … Read More

Small, everyday forgetfulness – not remembering why you walked into a room or not being able to find your phone – may seem to many like the normal process of aging. However, these lapses can sometimes be symptomatic of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which itself can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Since it’s considered normal by … Read More

What is prediabetes? Over 38% of U.S. adults have prediabetes, and more than 8 in 10 of them don’t even know they have it. Prediabetes means that you have a higher-than-normal blood sugar level; however, it isn’t high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes yet. After food is consumed, your body turns carbohydrates … Read More

Seymour, Ind.-based Schneck Medical Center was named the most nurse-friendly hospital by TopRNtoBSN, an independent nurse education website. The ranking used U.S. News & World Report, CMS, the National Database of Nurse Quality Indicators, the American Nurses Credential Center Magnet Recognition Program, and the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Patient Survey to determine the … Read More