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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First in OC to Offer Cutting-Edge Technology for Assessing Back Pain in Adults
Treating pain requires understanding where the pain is coming from. Spine issues, for example, can cause a person pain in their shoulders, hips and knees. So, to treat pain effectively, doctors need to be able to see the entire skeleton and all the pain points at once. At Hoag Spine Center, they can. Hoag is … Read More
Quadruple Bypass Surgery Patient Thinks All Hospitals Can Learn from Hoag
Film and Broadway executive producer Ivan Williams can describe what it’s like to survive a heart attack. He can talk about his emergency quadruple bypass surgery. But what he wants to explain is how incredible Hoag is at taking care of their patients. “All hospitals should save your life,” he said. “It’s how Hoag did … Read More
Hoag Bariatric Experts Weigh in on Winning Weight Loss Strategies
Recent advancements in weight-loss drugs represent an exciting new potential for people struggling with their weight – particularly for those looking for ongoing weight-management strategies. But for many people, bariatric surgery remains the gold standard approach to sustained weight loss. Built on three decades of remarkable success, bariatric surgery continues to provide a lasting answer … Read More
Hoag Pioneers Holistic Approach to Pain Management
Hoag’s dedication to comprehensive, integrated medicine uncovered a pain point. Specifically, pain. “In most hospital systems, nobody owns pain,” said Charles De Mesa, D.O., M.P.H., who recently joined Hoag and is double board certified in physician medicine and rehabilitation and in pain medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. “You might experience … Read More
Hoag Health Center Dove Canyon Now Open
This summer kicked off the grand opening of Hoag Health Center Dove Canyon, the latest expansion that extends Hoag’s excellence further into the South Orange County community. ‘With primary care and urgent care services, Hoag Health Center Dove Canyon provides access to Hoag Medical Group and Hoag Urgent Care physicians and care teams. Hoag Medical … Read More
This Open Enrollment Season: Meet Your Neighbors
The options are open on what seems like 90 tabs on your computer. HMO or PPO? Medicare or Medicare Advantage? Open Enrollment means choices, and choices are great … if you know what you’re choosing between. Meet four Orange County residents who are weighing the same options as you. They come from different walks of … Read More
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
New Combination Diagnostic and Treatment Technology Gives Lung Cancer Patients Hope
Hoag is working to detect and treat lung cancer earlier than ever. A robust program of detection, diagnosis, treatment, research, precision medicine, radiation oncology and a team of thoracic surgeons is the reason Hoag Family Cancer Institute sees, diagnoses and treats more lung cancer patients than any other hospital in Orange County. Now, Hoag is … Read More
Hoag’s Heart & Vascular Institute Receives National Recognition
Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart and Vascular Institute earned the highest distinction possible, a three-star rating, from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for two categories of surgery – isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and isolated mitral valve replacement and repair (MVRR). Fewer than 20% of hospitals nationwide receive such a high distinction for … Read More
Hoag Participates in Groundbreaking Clinical Trial of Potential Alzheimer’s Vaccine
Among its several clinical trials underway targeting Alzheimer’s disease, Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute is enrolling patients in a revolutionary clinical trial that could lead to a vaccine to help prevent the disease. Hoag is the only site in California, and one of only six nationwide, selected to participate in this Phase 1 trial, which … Read More