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The Best Hospitals to Work as a Nurse in 2022-2023
Did you know there are over 6,000 hospitals in the U.S.? This offers nurses a wide variety of employment options. Interested in working at one of the best hospitals for nurses? Keep reading. We ranked the following 15 hospitals as the best hospital to work as a nurse based on specific criteria. Our criteria included rankings from … Read More
Hoag Enrolling Patients for Clinical Trial of Promising New Investigational Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
Hoag Hospital in Orange County, California, is initiating a clinical trial for a promising new investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). ACU193 targets amyloid-beta oligomers and is a different approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease than currently approved medications. ACU193 is designed to locate and bind to amyloid-beta oligomers – proteins that build up in the brain. … Read More
3 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Aneurysm
Surviving a brain aneurysm takes the kind of skill and state-of-the-art facilities that Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute provides. Even so, no treatment is more powerful than prevention. If you are high-risk, consider these tips to reducing your chances of aneurysm or stroke: Stick to the Good Stuff. Diets high in saturated and trans fats … Read More
4 Reasons Why Weight Loss Can Reduce Your Risk of Cancer
Today, nearly 42% of American adults struggle with obesity putting them at higher risk of developing more than 13 types of cancer, including some breast cancers, colon cancer, endometrial cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Here are four reasons why weight loss can reduce your risk of cancer: Losing weight may decrease hormone levels such as insulin … Read More
5 Tips for Parents on Helping Your Child/Adolescent Avoid Injury in Sports
Playing a sport can teach your child the importance of teamwork, perseverance and discipline. It gives them a positive outlet that often continues year-round. But any sport can lead to injury and with the level of play more intense than ever, it is important to know how to protect your child’s growing body from injury. … Read More
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Celebrates 70th Birthday
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian opened its Newport Beach doors to patients on Sept. 15, 1952. Seventy years later, the Hoag healthcare network delivers care to people around Orange County with two hospitals, 14 urgent care centers and 10 health and wellness centers. “At the time we were just a hospital in Newport Beach,” Hoag Memorial … Read More
Hoag Hospital Accepts $106 Million Donation, Largest Ever
A $106 million donation to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is the largest in the Newport Beach-based health provider’s history and will support its advanced research and “comprehensive, compassionate” patient care, officials said Wednesday, Sept. 14. The gift from the estate of Audrey Steele Burnand brings the total amount given by the family to Hoag Hospital … Read More
Hoag Memorial Taps Dr. Aaron Ritter for Brain Health Program Post
Aaron Ritter, M.D., a neurobehavioral psychiatrist, will lead California-based Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital’s degenerative brain health program. Dr. Ritter will serve as director of the hospital’s Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program and new Center for Integrative Brain Health at Hoag’s Neurosciences Institute in Newport Beach, Calif., according to a Sept. 13 news release from the … Read More
Andrew Guarni, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
This episode features Andrew Guarni, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Here, he discusses what led him to Hoag Memorial, the benefits of being an independent community-based provider, and more. By: Becker’s Healthcare Podcast
Here Are the Most Common Suntan Myths and How They Can Affect Your Health
A large majority of Europeans — and people elsewhere in the world — apparently believe that a suntan is attractive and healthy. The former is perhaps arguable, but dermatologists say the latter is dead wrong. Survey results presented at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress this week found that 8 in 10 Europeans say that … Read More