Press Room
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag Earns Level 4 Epilepsy Center Designation
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., April 16, 2019 — On April 1, 2019, the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) designated the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute’s Epilepsy Program at Hoag as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, the highest level of accreditation. This prestigious accreditation recognizes the Institute’s Epilepsy Program for having the professional expertise and resources necessary … Read More
Hoag Named One of the Top Hospitals in the U.S. – and the World
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 4, 2019 — Hoag is proud to announce that it recently received two global designations highlighting the hospital as one of the best in the U.S. by IBM Watson Health – and the world by Newsweek. “We are proud to be recognized by these esteemed organizations for demonstrating that high quality … Read More
Richard & Virginia Hunsaker Donate $10 Million to Hoag
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 25, 2019 — Longtime philanthropists Richard and Virginia Hunsaker recently notified Hoag Hospital Foundation that they have included a transformational $10 million gift in their estate to support the work of the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, as well as advancements in ophthalmology. In honor of their extraordinary generosity, the North Tower … Read More
Hoag Clinical Trial Contributes to 'Eye-Popping' National Heart Surgery Data
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 18, 2019 — The Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag, the largest volume cardiovascular program in Orange County, was the first hospital to bring transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to the community. Today, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) released data from two trials showing that select patients … Read More
Hoag Debuts Two State-of-the-Art Brain & Spine Operating Room Suites
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 5, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is taking complex brain and spinal surgical procedures to new technological heights with the installment of two highly advanced Brain & Spine Fully Integrated Operating Room (OR) Suites. The two new 820-square-foot OR suites are filled with state-of-the-art equipment and technology designed to significantly … Read More
Hoag Named One of America's 50 Best Hospitals™ for 2019 by Healthgrades
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 12, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has again been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals™ for 2019. This is the eighth consecutive year – 2012-2019 – Hoag has received this designation, and Hoag is the only Orange County hospital in the Top 50 and Top 100. … Read More
Hoag Earns Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Cardiac Care
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 12, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian was recently recognized as a Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were … Read More
Hoag Receives Women's Choice Awards for Excellence in Heart Care and Obstetrics
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., January 21, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has been named as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics by the 2019 Women’s Choice Award®. This is the sixth consecutive year (2014 – 2019) that Hoag has received awards in these categories. “It’s an honor to … Read More
Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center at Hoag First in Orange County to Offer New Long-Term Implantable Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., December 17, 2018 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has become the first hospital in Orange County to offer a new state-of-the art sensor technology that monitors glucose values in adults with diabetes. Available to patients at the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center at Hoag, the Eversense® Continuous Glucose … Read More
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag to Provide Epilepsy Care for Under- and Uninsured through Lestonnac Free Clinic
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 9, 2018 — Nearly 70 percent of the people who need specialty epilepsy care in Orange County have no access to it. To address this crisis in care, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today a $1 million gift from philanthropists Nancy and Bill Thompson to significantly expand services to Orange County … Read More