NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 4, 2016 --- Hoag was recently designated as a Blue Distinction® Center+ in the
Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care program by Anthem Blue Cross.
Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities
shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based
on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical
community.
“Hoag is honored to be recognized by Anthem Blue Cross as a Blue
Distinction Center+ for our quality and cost-efficiency in cardiac care,”
said Tom Lonergan, executive operations director of Hoag’s Jeffrey
M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute. “Hoag continues to offer
the most advanced cardiac care available, and on behalf of our exceptional
physicians, nurses, staff and management, we are very proud that our services
have been nationally recognized.”
To receive a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care designation, a hospital
must demonstrate its expertise in delivering safe and effective cardiac
care, focusing on cardiac valve surgery, coronary artery bypass graft
(CABG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) episodes of care.
A hospital must also have earned national accreditation at the facility
level. In addition to meeting established quality thresholds, these hospitals
must also demonstrate better cost-efficiency compared to their peers.
Quality is key: only those facilities that first meet nationally established
quality measures for Blue Distinction Centers were considered for designation
as a Blue Distinction Center+.
Along with this prestigious recognition, Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart &
Vascular Institute (JMCHVI) at Hoag has earned the reputation as a leader
in advanced heart and vascular care on the West Coast. JMCHVI was recently
named one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the nation by
Truven Health Analytics™, named by
Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care for three consecutive
years (2014-2016), and has been ranked in the highest category for quality
and successful outcomes by the Society for Thoracic Surgeons. In addition,
both the Newport Beach and Irvine campuses are designated Cardiovascular
Receiving Centers (CVRC) by the Orange County Emergency Medical Services.
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 25,000 inpatients
and 369,000 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 six health centers
and nine 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
U.S. News & World Report Metro Edition, andBecker’s Hospital Review named Hoag as one of the 2015 “100 Great Hospitals in America”
– a designation Hoag has received three times. National Research
Corporation has endorsed Hoag as Orange County’s most preferred
hospital for the past 20 consecutive years and, for an unprecedented 20
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.
ABOUT BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a national federation of 36 independent,
community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies
that collectively provide healthcare coverage for nearly 105 million members
– one in three Americans. For more information on the Blue Cross
Blue Shield Association and its member companies, please visit
www.BCBS.com. We encourage you to connect with us on
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ABOUT BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS
Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient
safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community.
A Local Blue Plan may require additional criteria for facilities located
in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue
Distinction Centers+ (BDC+) also met cost measures that address consumers’
need for affordable healthcare. Each facility’s cost of care is
evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Facilities in CA, ID, NY,
PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in
two evaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide
whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC+ national
criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC+ are displayed on www.bcbs.com.
Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network
status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan
and ask your provider before making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross
and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered
charges or other losses or damages resulting from Blue Distinction or
other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction
or other providers.
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