In The News
Los Angeles Chargers, Breast Cancer Survivors Aim for Stress-Free Zone
Perhaps for a couple of hours on an overcast Tuesday morning, two dozen women were able to forget their cancer fight, as they smiled, laughed and connected through art … and football. Hoag Family Cancer Institute’s Creative Expressions class celebrated Breast Cancer Survivors month with a visit from athletes and members of the Los Angeles … Read More
Connect at Hoag for Breast Cancer Awareness Event
Whoever said you can’t get anything worthwhile for free didn’t know about the upcoming Hoag event, “Demystifying the Breast Cancer Experience” at Hoag Hospital, which also happens to fall on the first week of October, otherwise known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign organized to raise … Read More
Your 'Healthy' Yogurt Might Be Full of Sugar
If you eat a lot of sweetened yogurt in the pursuit of a healthy diet, you might want to check that label a little more carefully. According to a study published in BMJ Open journal this month, researchers in the United Kingdom found that the average sugar content of yogurt exceeded the low-sugar threshold under … Read More
VR in the OR
At Hoag, virtual reality is improving surgical outcomes, allowing doctors to find safer pathways to repair aneurysms and remove tumors. To read the full Pacific Coast Magazine article, please click here.
Hoag Recognized in Best of Orange County 2018
Hoag was recognized in the Orange County Register's Best of Orange County reader survey for the 23rd time in the Hospital category. More than 80 community organizations receive support from a non-profit, faith-based hospital based in Newport Beach since 1952 as well as in Irvine since 2010, according to the president and CEO Robert Braithwaite. … Read More
When Cancer Afflicts a Parent, Hospital Program Helps Explain it to Their Children
With a doctorate in statistics and a job as an economics analyst for a healthcare company, Toros Caglar possesses above-average intelligence. That’s why it made little sense when, a little more than a year ago, he started struggling to come up with simple words. The kind used in everyday conversation. Then his peripheral vision diminished. … Read More
Aretha Franklin: Let's Not Lose Another Legend to Pancreatic Cancer
While the world mourned the death of singing legend Aretha Franklin last month, I couldn’t help but wonder whether this tremendous loss could have been avoided. The Queen of Soul battled pancreatic cancer, a ruthless killer known for developing without symptoms until it is too advanced to treat. But the picture of pancreatic cancer is … Read More
OC Hospitals Expand Mental Health Services for Teens Through ASPIRE Program
CHOC Children’s, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Mission Hospital have developed a consortium with El Camino Hospital’s After-School Program for Interventions and Resiliency Education (ASPIRE) to expand the availability of teen mental health services in California. The intensive outpatient therapy program, now in its eighth year, is designed for young people ages 13-18 with significant … Read More
How Patient Loyalty Supports Value-Based Care, Patient Wellness
Building strong patient loyalty has become a key goal in an increasingly competitive healthcare industry. In order to survive amongst the numerous healthcare options on the market, healthcare organizations need to become patients’ trusted partners and their go-to confidante when they fall ill. That much has always been clear, according to Robert Braithwaite, the CEO … Read More
Not Sleeping? That May Make Your Social Life a Snooze
Sleep loss is linked to everything from car accidents to weight gain. But a new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley has added another possible consequence of not getting enough sleep: loneliness. The study, published earlier this month in the journal Nature Communications, found that sleep-deprived people felt more lonely and less … Read More