NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 14, 2016 --- Hoag was recently designated as a Level 3 Epilepsy Center by the
National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) for 2016-2017.
This accreditation recognizes Hoag for having the professional expertise
and facilities to provide the highest-level medical evaluation and treatment
for patients with complex
epilepsy.
“We are honored to be recognized nationally as a Level 3 Epilepsy
Center,” said
David Millett, M.D., Ph.D., director of Hoag Epilepsy Program. “Achieving this designation is a testament to our Neurosciences
Institute team and the comprehensive approach they have when it comes
to improving our patients’ overall quality of life.”
As a third-level center, Hoag provides comprehensive treatment through
a patient-centered, integrated approach with a multidisciplinary team
of specialists. Utilizing the best in evidence-based practice, state of
the art technology and advanced research, Hoag is a leading resource for
epilepsy patients and their caregivers in Southern California.
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.
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