NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (September 12, 2025) – Hoag Senior Vice President and Chief Digital & Customer Innovation Officer Kathy Azeez-Narain has been honored with the “2025 Innovator of the Year” award by Orange County Business Journal. The award was presented to five trailblazers in Orange County at the annual Innovator of the Year event in … Read More
Hoag is the only hospital in Orange County to achieve the distinction NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 — For the fourth year in a row, Hoag has earned a five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – the highest possible rating for hospital quality – and remains the only hospital … Read More
Newport Beach, CA (July 29, 2025) – Hoag has again been named the highest-ranked hospital in Orange County, as well as the fourth-best in the Los Angeles metro area and ninth-best in California by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025–2026 Best Hospitals rankings. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Hoag has been … Read More
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (July 10, 2025) – Hoag has once again been awarded the highest level of stroke recognition from the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Award, including additional distinctions for Stroke Honor Roll Elite, Advanced Therapy, and Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. Hoag earned this recognition by consistently … Read More
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (July 16, 2025) – Hoag’s Digestive Health Institute (DHI) has recruited Christy M. Dunst, MD, FACS, FAFS, a respected researcher and advanced gastrointestinal surgeon and endoscopist, to helm Hoag’s Heartburn & Foregut Center of Excellence, the first of many Centers of Excellence within DHI. The Center’s mission is to treat not just … Read More
Hoag’s newest health center expands advanced, integrated health care to South Orange County SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (July 14, 2025) – Hoag has officially opened the doors to its newest facility, Hoag Health Center San Clemente, expanding access to world-class, personalized health care for South Orange County residents. As Hoag’s 13th health center, the facility strengthens … Read More
Hoag is the first hospital in the United States to offer a comprehensive on-site program for pioneering esophageal precancer detection tool, EsoGuard EsoGuard addresses patient aversion to endoscopy – contributing to the further rise of deadly esophageal cancer New tool is part of Hoag Digestive Health Institute’s mission towards “esophageal cancer-free Orange County” NEWPORT BEACH, … Read More
IRVINE, Calif. (June 13, 2025) – Hoag is transforming the future of interventional radiology procedures by becoming the first hospital on the West Coast and the first non-academic hospital in the world to offer MediView’s XR90 Augmented Reality (AR) 3D Procedural Navigation System. This innovative “X-ray vision” technology provides clinicians with unprecedented real-time visualization and … Read More
IRVINE, Calif. (June 6, 2025) – Kathy Azeez-Narain, senior vice president and chief digital & customer innovation officer at Hoag, has been named the “2025 Executive of the Year” by the Greater Irvine Chamber. The award was presented at the annual “Celebrate Irvine” event at the Irvine Marriott on June 5, 2025. The Greater Irvine … Read More
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (June 4, 2025) – USA Surfing is proud to announce Hoag as the title sponsor of the 2025 USA Surfing Championships at Lower Trestles – the iconic break and host site of the LA 2028 Olympic Games surfing competition. Often called the “Super Bowl of youth surfing,” the USA Surfing Championships at … Read More
