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5 Tips for Parents on Helping Your Child/Adolescent Avoid Injury in Sports
Playing a sport can teach your child the importance of teamwork, perseverance and discipline. It gives them a positive outlet that often continues year-round. But any sport can lead to injury and with the level of play more intense than ever, it is important to know how to protect your child’s growing body from injury. … Read More
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Celebrates 70th Birthday
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian opened its Newport Beach doors to patients on Sept. 15, 1952. Seventy years later, the Hoag healthcare network delivers care to people around Orange County with two hospitals, 14 urgent care centers and 10 health and wellness centers. “At the time we were just a hospital in Newport Beach,” Hoag Memorial … Read More
Hoag Hospital Accepts $106 Million Donation, Largest Ever
A $106 million donation to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is the largest in the Newport Beach-based health provider’s history and will support its advanced research and “comprehensive, compassionate” patient care, officials said Wednesday, Sept. 14. The gift from the estate of Audrey Steele Burnand brings the total amount given by the family to Hoag Hospital … Read More
Hoag Memorial Taps Dr. Aaron Ritter for Brain Health Program Post
Aaron Ritter, M.D., a neurobehavioral psychiatrist, will lead California-based Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital’s degenerative brain health program. Dr. Ritter will serve as director of the hospital’s Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program and new Center for Integrative Brain Health at Hoag’s Neurosciences Institute in Newport Beach, Calif., according to a Sept. 13 news release from the … Read More
Andrew Guarni, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
This episode features Andrew Guarni, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Here, he discusses what led him to Hoag Memorial, the benefits of being an independent community-based provider, and more. By: Becker’s Healthcare Podcast
Here Are the Most Common Suntan Myths and How They Can Affect Your Health
A large majority of Europeans — and people elsewhere in the world — apparently believe that a suntan is attractive and healthy. The former is perhaps arguable, but dermatologists say the latter is dead wrong. Survey results presented at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress this week found that 8 in 10 Europeans say that … Read More
ERAS Post-Surgical Protocols Continue to Reshape Spine Surgery
Improving the functional outcomes of spine surgeries should ideally bring better patient experiences. Toward that end, the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are collectively designed to decrease each surgery’s adverse effects and enable faster, smoother patient recoveries. Certain spine surgeons have utilized the ERAS protocols for years and are playing a key role in … Read More
Community COVID-19 Update
Dear Neighbors, With the COVID-19 summer wave still pounding Orange County shores, I am writing to update you about ways that you can protect yourself and your loved ones. First: Vaccinate. Most eligible people in the county have now been vaccinated. If you have not, now is the time. As of this week, there are four … Read More
The Best Sunscreen? The One You Use.
That hot orange friend of ours is out in full force. Your sunscreen should be, too! You know the drill by now: to prevent skin cancer, stay out of the sun, wear protective clothing and, of course, use sunscreen. But which sunscreen? And when? The experts at Hoag’s comprehensive Melanoma Program weighed in with their … Read More
Best Hospitals, Health Systems to Work for by State
Forbes released its “America’s Best Employers by State” list Aug. 24, and 262 hospitals and health systems made the cut. Forbes, in collaboration with market research company Statista, surveyed 70,000 employees working for businesses with more than 500 employees. A total of 1,382 employers were ranked from varying industries, up to 101 per state. Employers could be … Read More