Hoag Breaks Ground on Irvine Expansion
The sun shone huge in the sky during the groundbreaking of the Sun Family Campus at Hoag Irvine this summer, a perfect backdrop to what Hoag President and CEO Robert T. Braithwaite calls “the brilliant future that lies ahead.” To a welcoming crowd of city officials, hospital administration, physician leaders and community members, Braithwaite said … Read More
Read MoreThe “How to” Guide to Having Your Baby at Hoag
For more than seven decades, more women have trusted Hoag to deliver their babies than any other hospital in the county. At our two Hoag campuses, in Newport Beach and Irvine, close to 8,000 babies are delivered yearly – this is the second highest in the state of California. It is almost an Orange County … Read More
Read MoreNewport Beach Emergency Department Expansion Will Feature Dedicated ‘Fast Track’ Space
To meet the needs of a growing community, Hoag’s Newport Beach Joan & Andy Fimiano Emergency Department is expanding – and improving the patient experience. Among the new features that patients will notice when the expansion opens in 2024 is a dedicated ED Fast Track site, which is designed to serve low acuity patients with … Read More
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Premier Sports Medicine Near You
Orange County has always been a mecca for sports, but with the impact COVID-19 had on pausing sports in California this past year, it’s become increasingly important that individuals and athletes seek care of a medical professional before returning to play or increasing their activity level in order to avoid injury. Hoag and Hoag Orthopedic … Read More
Ask the Doctor – Travis Scudday, M.D.
Q: What are the latest advancements in hip replacements? A: Hip replacement surgery is long considered the gold standard treatment for severe arthritis. After patients have exhausted minimally invasive treatment options, and x-rays have confirmed the deterioration of the hip joint, a joint replacement procedure can be performed as an inpatient or same-day surgery at … Read More
Innovative Treatment Has AFib Patient Grateful for Getting ‘The Best of the Best’
In 2018, Lynda Strait noticed herself getting weak and tired. Her heart would pound at night so badly, she couldn’t sleep on her side. The once-regular gym-goer could no longer make it from her garage to her front door without getting winded. “I said to my daughter, ‘If I have to live with this the … Read More
Hoag Hosts Free Atrial Fibrillation Virtual Community Education Event
More than 3 million people in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation (AFib), and yet, people often overlook – or don’t always recognize – the signs and symptoms. One of the most common types of arrhythmia, AFib occurs when the upper and lower chambers of the heart beat out of sync. This causes poor blood flow, … Read More
New Hoag Clinical Trial Aims to Stop Alzheimer’s Disease
There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but Hoag is joining the world’s foremost researchers in finding ways to slow the progression of the disease – and possibly stop it before symptoms appear. Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute has been selected to participate in the AHEAD study, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical … Read More
Epilepsy Clinical Trial Restores Patient’s Quality of Life
“Imagine having to hang the phone up on your mother to avoid scaring her with your incoherent babbling; randomly smacking your lips as though you’re starving; feeling like you’ve had your freedom snatched from you when you suddenly are no longer allowed to drive a car. Epilepsy introduced these terrifying realities into my life and … Read More
Staying Flu Free
As we prepare for fall and the start of the flu season, Kevin Schachter, M.D., family medicine physician at Hoag Medical Group (HMG) reminds us, “flu season occurs between September and May, so it is not only a winter illness.” Influenza infection is a contagious respiratory illness ranging from mild to severe symptoms. Further Long … Read More
One Year Later: A Reflection and a Look Forward
Dear Neighbors, There is no question that the last 12 months have tested our strength like nothing we have seen before. In the year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, we have seen lives disrupted and lives lost on a heartbreaking scale. But we have also seen incredible things. Innovation at the speed of human … Read More
For Local Patient and Nurse, Hoag ‘Has Been the Constant’
By Elizabeth Swanson My first nursing job was at Hoag, and I delivered both my children at Hoag. I helped my mom through her hip replacement surgeries at Hoag Orthopedic Institute, and when my husband was hospitalized with COVID-19 complications, it was Hoag that restored his health. Through every medical event in our family – the … Read More
Routine Screenings Save Lives
COVID-19 posed an obvious health risk to millions of Americans. As the pandemic wore on, the disease began to pose a subtler risk, as well. People delayed seeing their doctors for routine screenings and chronic disease management. Early on in the pandemic, Hoag implemented enhanced safety measures throughout its health centers and encouraged patients to resume … Read More