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The Hoag Classic Returns to Newport Beach Country Club with Many Notable Players Set to Compete

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 3, 2022 — The Hoag Classic is eager to welcome back the community to Orange County’s only PGA TOUR Champions event March 2 to 6, 2022. The tournament is taking all precautions necessary to ensure the health and safety of fans, sponsors and players. “We are thrilled to welcome the Hoag … Read More

Hoag Physician Named President of the American College of Nuclear Medicine

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., January 27, 2022 – Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that the American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) has elected Gary Ulaner, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.N.M., James & Pamela Muzzy Endowed Chair in Molecular Imaging and Therapy and director of Molecular Imaging and Therapy for the Hoag Family Cancer Institute, as its 2022-2023 … Read More

Hoag is First Hospital on West Coast to Achieve SRC and NAFC’s Center of Excellence in Continence Care for Women Accreditation

Newport Beach, California – January 11, 2022 – Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has become the first hospital on the West Coast to achieve dual accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Continence Care for Women, recognized by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) and National Association for Continence (NAFC) for providing the highest quality of care and … Read More

Providence and Hoag Agree to End Affiliation

Both organizations remain deeply committed to meeting the health needs of Southern California Orange County, Calif., Jan. 10, 2022 – Officials from Providence and Hoag today announced an agreement to amicably end the affiliation they established in 2012. The two organizations have agreed to separate, with Hoag becoming independent from Providence and Covenant Health Network, … Read More

Hoag Recognized as Best Hospital for Maternity Care by U.S. News & World Report

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 7, 2021 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report. This is the first time U.S. News has published a list of the Best Hospitals for Maternity.  The distinction makes Hoag one of only three elite hospitals … Read More

Hoag Earns Straight “A’s” on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 10, 2021 — 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 preventable harm and … Read More

Hoag Opens Center for Advanced Visualization and Immersive Therapeutics

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., September 30, 2021 — Already a nationally recognized leader in Experiential Reality (XR) technology, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced the opening of the new Hoag Center for Advanced Visualization and Immersive Therapeutics inside Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Newport Beach campus. XR encompasses Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed … Read More

Hoag First Hospital in Orange County to Enroll Patients in NK Cell Therapy Clinical Trial for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 13, 2021 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced that it has enrolled its first two patients in a clinical study evaluating “Natural Killer,” or NK, cell therapy in women with triple-negative breast cancer. Hoag is the first and only site in Orange County enrolling patients in the study. The phase1/b2 … Read More

Renown Physicians to Guide Leading Digestive Health Institute at Hoag as it Continues to Grow in Both Size and Stature

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., September 23, 2021 — Officials with Hoag Digestive Health Institute –ranked last month among the top 50 such programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report – today announced the appointment of two renowned physicians to guide the institute’s current treatment programs and planned expansion. Tse-Ling Fong, M.D., FACP, FAASLD, … Read More

Hoag Welcomes Antonio Castaneda, M.D., Nationally Prominent Gynecologic Oncologist:

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., September 16, 2021 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that Antonio Castaneda, M.D., a fellowship-trained and widely published gynecologic oncologist, has joined Hoag Gynecologic Oncology (HGO). Dr. Castaneda comes to Hoag from The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, where he served on staff in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. … Read More