NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., January 15, 2018 --- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has been named as
one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics by the 2018
Women’s Choice Award®. This is the fifth consecutive year (2014 - 2018) that Hoag has received
awards in these categories.
“It’s an honor to once again be recognized as one of America’s
Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics by the Women’s Choice
Award,” said
Robert T. Braithwaite, president and CEO of Hoag. “High quality care is at the core of Hoag’s mission and we
are proud to have a team of dedicated physicians, nurses and staff that
always put our patients first.”
This evidence-based designation is the only award that identifies the country’s
best health care institutions based on robust criteria that consider patient
satisfaction and clinical excellence.
The awards signify that Hoag is in the top 9 percent of 4,812 U.S. hospitals
offering heart care services and in the top 17 percent of 2,720 U.S. hospitals
offering obstetrics.
“This prestigious award gives our patients the confidence that Hoag
offers the best in terms of quality care and patient safety,” said
Allyson Brooks, M.D., Ginny Ueberroth Executive Medical Director Endowed
Chair and Chief Quality Officer, Hoag Women’s Health Institute. “It speaks volumes that this recognition is based in part on feedback
from our female patients. We strive to deliver care to women of all ages
and life stages, through a comprehensive array of programs and specialized
services.”
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.
For more information about the America’s Best Hospitals lists, please visit
www.womenschoiceaward.com.
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 30,000 inpatients
and 425,000 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 2017 - 2018
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. For an unprecedented
22 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® is a trusted referral source, empowering women to make smart healthcare
choices by identifying the country’s best healthcare institutions
based on robust criteria that consider female patient satisfaction and
clinical excellence. The Women’s Choice Award was recently honored
by the INC 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
in 2017 for a third consecutive year. Visit
http://www.womenschoiceaward.com/ to learn more.
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