NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 26, 2017 --- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that
Hoag Hospital Irvine
has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by DNV GL Healthcare USA,
Inc., affirming the hospital’s readiness to handle a full range
of stroke-related medical problems.
Hoag Hospital Irvine now joins
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach as a DNV GL certified facility. Hoag Hospital Newport Beach was certified
as a Comprehensive Stroke Center last year, making Hoag the second DNV
GL certified hospital in California and the first hospital in Orange County
to receive this accreditation.
“The Primary Stroke Center certification is a meaningful accomplishment for the
Stroke Program of
Hoag Neurosciences Institute, as it demonstrates our team’s expertise in expanding outstanding
and award-winning services into Irvine and the surrounding communities,
and our devotion to patient care and safety,” said
Michael Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., F.A.C.R., Senior Physician Executive, Hoag
and Ron & Sandi Simon Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair, Hoag
Neurosciences Institute. “Hoag is honored to add this distinction and continue to utilize
state-of-the-art technology and proven specialized neurological techniques
to provide and document the best outcomes for our stroke patients.”
The DNV GL - Healthcare Primary Stroke Center Certification is given to
esteemed hospitals that have specific abilities to receive the most complex
stroke cases for the initial and rapid diagnosis, and promote advanced
and state-of-the art treatment, with linkage to a comprehensive rehabilitation
program and community wide stroke education – and establishes clear
metrics to evaluate outcomes.
“When it comes to strokes, it’s essential to receive immediate
medical attention from a facility, like Hoag, that is experienced in acute
stroke management,” said
David M. Brown, M.D., program director, Hoag Neurosciences Institute’s
Stroke Program. “Our Stroke Program’s multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive
services for the evaluation, prevention, treatment and ongoing care of
stroke patients.”
Hoag Neurosciences Institute’s Stroke Program in Newport Beach is
also designated as a Stroke-Neurology Receiving Center by the Orange County
Emergency Medical Services and has been awarded the American Stroke Association’s
Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement for Hoag’s
continued high standard of stroke care along with the Target Stroke Honor
Roll: Elite Award.
ABOUT HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN
Hoag is an approximately $1 billion nonprofit, regional health care delivery
network in Orange County, California, that treats more than 29,000 inpatients
and 305,000 outpatients annually. Hoag consists of two acute-care hospitals
– Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, which opened in 1952, and Hoag Hospital
Irvine, which opened in 2010 – in addition to seven health centers
and ten urgent care centers. Hoag is a designated Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Hoag offers
a comprehensive blend of health care services that includes five institutes
providing specialized services in the following areas:
cancer,
heart and vascular,
neurosciences,
women’s health, and orthopedics through Hoag’s affiliate,
Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of an orthopedic hospital and two ambulatory surgical centers.
In 2013, Hoag entered into an alliance with St. Joseph Health to further
expand health care services in the Orange County community, known as St.
Joseph Hoag Health. Hoag has been named one of the Best Regional Hospitals
in the 2016 - 2017
U.S. News & World Report, andBecker’s Hospital Review named Hoag as one of the 2016 “100 Great Hospitals in America”
– a designation Hoag has received four times. National Research
Corporation has endorsed Hoag as Orange County’s most preferred
hospital for the past 20 consecutive years and, for an unprecedented 21
years, residents of Orange County have chosen Hoag as one of the county’s
best hospitals in a local newspaper survey. Visit
www.hoag.org for more information.
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