NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 20, 2015 --- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced Michael Ricks
as executive vice president and chief operating officer. In his new role,
Ricks assumes responsibility for day-to-day operations at Hoag’s
Newport Beach and Irvine hospital campuses as well as the Hoag Health
Centers, located in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa
and Aliso Viejo.
Ricks joins Hoag having served most recently as a COO and CEO within the
Dignity Health system. Prior to that, he worked in various leadership
and administrative capacities with Sentara Healthcare on the East Coast.
With more than 18 years of leadership experience in health care, Ricks
is recognized for his leadership in physician and employee engagement,
performance improvement, business development growth, and his passion
for enhancing patient experience.
“We are honored to welcome Michael Ricks to the Hoag family, and
to add his strategic and operational expertise to our team at this revolutionary
time in health care,” said Robert T. Braithwaite, Hoag president
and chief executive officer. “His passion and proven leadership
will help us advance our mission to provide the highest quality health
care services to the communities we serve.”
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,
six health centers, and eight urgent care centers. 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 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. 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. National Research Corporation has endorsed Hoag as Orange
County’s most preferred hospital for the past 19 consecutive years
and, for an unprecedented 19 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.