Welcome to the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute's Annual Report

We’re 10 years old! Perhaps the phrase “we are starting our
second decade” seems more monumental. Whichever is the case, there
is no question that the Institute’s 10th year anniversary is a significant milestone. Even more significantly seen
through the prism of our evolution and our accountability to the community,
is the recent major gift provided to the Institute and the ensuing name
change – we are now The Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute! What
an astonishing gift that is. Our resolve to continually enhance and evolve
the Institute and our commitment to the community is now stronger than ever.
This last year, the Institute expanded its footprint to the Irvine Hoag
Health Center campus. A broad range of general and specialized neurology
services as well as our spine and back pain program are now available
there for the Irvine community. Significant accolades continue to accrue
to the Institute. Some examples: Hoag was named by Becker’s (an
industry watchdog) as one of the country’s top 100 hospitals for
neurosurgery and spine services. Our stroke program was reaccredited by
DNV (the deeming agency for the Centers for Medicare Services) as a comprehensive
stroke program, and our Irvine hospital achieved primary stroke certification
from DNV as well. Our epilepsy service grew, and was accredited as a level
3 epilepsy center.
This annual report summarizes in greater depth our progress in the various
components of the Neurosciences Institute. Our continued strategy is to
deliver healthcare through our multidisciplinary teams, each focusing
on a specific patient condition; namely, our programs. These teams design
evidence-based care pathways for specific patient conditions such as stroke,
epilepsy, memory and cognitive disorders, as described within. They, first
and foremost, are accountable for patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes,
as well as the efficiency of processes and affordability metrics for their
particular “business”. This value driven strategy continues
to serve us well, and dovetails with Hoag’s general approach to
transforming healthcare delivery through the program model in the other
institutes as well.
We look forward to an exciting and busy 2018 calendar year, with the development
of a number of new services within both our mental health and neurosciences
services portfolios. Stay tuned.
As always, thank you for trusting us and supporting us.
Sincerely,

Michael Brant-Zawadzki, MD, FACR
Senior Physician Executive, Hoag Hospital
The Ron and Sandi Simon Endowed Chair,
Executive Medical Director,
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute,
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Sheila Porter, MBA FACHE
Executive Director
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian