NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 9, 2017 --- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has received the 2017
Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for
Heart Care and
Obstetrics. This is the fourth consecutive year (2014 - 2017) that Hoag has received
these awards in Heart Care and Obstetrics.
“Receiving recognition as one of America’s Best Hospitals for
Heart Care and Obstetrics by
Women’s Choice Awards is an incredible honor,” said
Robert T. Braithwaite, president and CEO of Hoag. “Our commitment to providing an unsurpassed level of personalized
care to the community we serve starts with the dedicated physicians, nurses
and staff on our team, and we are proud to know that our patients experience
that when they come to Hoag."
This evidence-based designation is the only award that identifies the country’s
best health care institutions based on robust criteria that consider female
patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, and what women say they want
from a hospital.
“It speaks volumes to receive such a prestigious award based in part
on feedback from our female patients,” said
Allyson M. Brooks, M.D., chief quality officer at Hoag, and the Ginny Ueberroth
Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair, Hoag Women’s Health Institute. “Recognizing the special health care needs of women throughout
their lives, Hoag delivers
specialized care for women of all ages and life stages.”
The America’s Best Hospitals scoring process is unique in that it
combines national accreditations, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) survey results and hospital outcome scores with primary research about women’s
healthcare preferences.
“Our award gives a woman the confidence that her choice of a hospital
will be the best in terms of quality care and patient safety for her and
her family’s health care needs. We honor Hoag for being named and
recognized as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and
Obstetrics,” said Delia Passi, Founder and CEO of the Women’s
Choice 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.
ABOUT THE WOMEN’S CHOICE AWARD®
The Women’s Choice Award® sets the standard for helping women
make smart choices through education, empowerment, and validation. Awards
are determined by evidence-based research and identify the brands, products
and services most recommended and trusted by women. Visit
www.WomensChoiceAward.com to learn more.
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