Press Room
Hoag Launches Virtual Care Solution for Continuity of Care
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 10, 2020 — In the face of the growing COVID-19 pandemic, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has launched a robust telehealth program to provide patients with safe, convenient access to their trusted physicians. In addition to in-office visits, many primary and specialty care physicians at Hoag are offering phone or video visits. … Read More
Hoag Performs First Robotic Prostatectomy in Southern California
IRVINE, Calif., March 10, 2020 — Hoag Hospital Irvine today became the first in Southern California to perform a robotic prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer, using the new da Vinci single port (SP) system, a cutting-edge robotic-assisted technology that few hospitals in the world have yet acquired. “We have the privilege of being … Read More
Hoag Becomes One of the First Hospitals in the Nation to Offer Minimally-Invasive Robotic Surgery for Epilepsy
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 9, 2020 — The Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag became one of the first hospitals in the nation to obtain and use the Medtronic Stealth Autoguide Robotic Platform to treat epileptic seizures and the first hospital in the world to perform minimally invasive brain biopsy using this technology. The highly … Read More
Hoag Launches Research Study to Identify More People at Increased Genetic Risk for Colorectal Cancer
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 25, 2020 — Hereditary colorectal cancer is as common as hereditary breast cancer, but there’s far less attention around it. Early detection of increased risk for hereditary colorectal cancer through genetic testing provides patients opportunities to prevent cancer or detect it early. In a new research study to determine whether more … Read More
Hoag Named One of America's 50 Best Hospitals™ for 2020 by Healthgrades
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 12, 2020 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has once again been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals™ for 2020. Hoag has received this designation for nine consecutive years – 2012-2020 – and remains the only Orange County hospital in the Top 50 and Top 100. “As one … Read More
Hoag Named One of America's Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics by Women's Choice Awards®
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 4, 2020 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics by the Women’s Choice Award®. This is the seventh consecutive year (2014 – 2020) that Hoag has received awards in these categories. “These awards not only reflect Hoag’s … Read More
Hoag Now Offers the Most Comprehensive Aortic Disease Center in Southern California
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 3, 2020 — Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute recently expanded its ability to manage and treat complex aortic pathology with the launch of the Hoag Clinic for Marfan Syndrome and Related Conditions. Hoag is one of only two hospitals in California to offer these services to the specialized … Read More
Hoag Reimagines Health and Wellness in Foothill Ranch
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., January 25, 2020 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today the opening of Hoag Health Center Foothill Ranch – a forward-thinking concept reimagining the way community health care is designed and delivered. The 45,000 square-foot facility clinically integrates health and wellness, merging the traditional – primary care, urgent care, specialty services, pediatrics, … Read More
Hoag Introduces Safer, More Powerful Tool in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., December 17, 2019 — Hoag hopes to turn the tables on lung cancer by becoming one of select hospitals in the nation, and first in Southern California, to adopt the Ion robot-assisted bronchoscopy, a technology that drastically improves accuracy and precision of lung cancer biopsy, while also providing an improved patient experience. … Read More
Hoag Earns Straight “A's” on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 7, 2019 — The Leapfrog Group has awarded Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian straight “A’s” on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for its hospitals in Newport Beach and Irvine. Achieving the nation’s top honor for patient safety, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries … Read More