Friday, September 30, 2011
Leslie Margolin, President and CEO of Pasadena-based, The Margolin Group,
Named Board Member at Hoag
Newport Beach, Calif. – Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has elected three
new Board members with extensive experience in the health care and financial
sectors. Leslie Margolin, Karen Linden, R.N., and George Wood, CFA, joined
the Hoag Board of Directors for the 2011 – 2012 fiscal year, beginning
October 2011.
“We are fortunate to have these three very experienced individuals
join our Board of Directors, and look forward to their contributions to
Hoag,” said Richard M. Afable, M.D., Hoag’s president and
chief executive officer. “Their breadth of experience and expertise
will greatly benefit Hoag as we continue to deliver the utmost in quality
care to our patients.”
Leslie Margolin, a resident of Altadena, has worked to improve the quality,
safety, efficiency, accessibility, and affordability of health care for
the past 27 years. Ms. Margolin held executive positions with top health
care organizations such as Anthem Blue Cross (California) and Kaiser Permanente
and, most recently, established her own company, The Margolin Group™,
to drive meaningful and sustainable improvements in cost, quality, and
safety in health care.
Karen Linden, R.N., from Newport Beach, served as a medical-surgical nurse
with Sunrise Humana Hospital and Desert Springs Community Hospital in
Las Vegas, Nevada for nine years, as well as an orthopedic operating nurse
and public health nurse in previous positions. Ms. Linden’s history
with Hoag dates back to 2002, when she became involved with the Hoag Family
Cancer Institute Circle 1000 annual campaign.
George Wood, of Laguna Beach, served as an executive vice president for
15 years with Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), where he
helped manage profiles for a variety of clients in health care, foundation
and endowments, public plans, and corporate ventures. Mr. Wood has a long
career of financial management, holding previous positions with Merus
Capital Management, Commerce Bank of Kansas City, and Kansas City Life
Insurance Company.
The three new members were elected by the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Corporate Members (George Hoag Family Foundation and the Association of
Presbyterian Members) at their annual meeting on August 2, 2011, and will
serve three-year terms.
Re-elected to the Board by the Corporate Members for three-year terms were
Jeffrey H. Margolis, Richard A. Norling, Yulun Wang, Ph.D., and Douglas
Zusman, M.D. After serving on the Board for almost 12 years, three of
those as Chairman, Richard M. Ortwein will be leaving the Board effective
September 30, 2011.
At its September meeting, the Board of Directors re-elected the current
officers to serve another year: Chairman – Stephen Jones; Vice-Chairman
– Robert W. Evans, and Secretary – John L. Benner. All of
these positions are effective October 1, 2011.?
About Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Hoag is a non-profit regional healthcare delivery network in Orange County,
California, that treats nearly 30,000 inpatients and 350,000 outpatients
annually. Hoag consists of two acute-care hospitals, seven health centers,
and four urgent care centers (with one more scheduled to open in fall
2011). Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, which has served Orange County since
1952, and Hoag Hospital Irvine, which opened in 2010, are designated Magnet
hospitals by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Hoag offers
a comprehensive blend of health care services that include 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. Hoag has been named
one of the Best Regional Hospitals in theU.S. News & World Report Metro Edition. National Research Corporation has endorsed Hoag as Orange County’s
most preferred hospital for the past 15 consecutive years, and, for an
unprecedented 15 years, residents of Orange County have chosen Hoag as
the county’s best hospital in a local newspaper survey.