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Hoag Seeks to Sever Ties with Providence Health Care System
Hoag Hospital is taking legal action to dissolve its relationship with the Providence St. Joseph Health system and regain local control. Hoag, known formally as Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, filed suit Friday in Orange County Superior Court to get out of an eight-year partnership that it says has long not been as fruitful as it … Read More
U.S. Hospitals Promise New Safety Measures to Ease Patient Fears After Coronavirus Crush
U.S. hospitals, many past the peak coronavirus crush, are relying on plexiglass dividers, advance testing of patients and limited elevator traffic to convince people, especially those needing urgent care, that the facilities are safe. Hospitals put lucrative elective procedures and other nonessential operations on hold weeks ago as they geared up for the coronavirus onslaught. … Read More
Newport Beach Coronavirus Survivor Donates Antibody-Rich Blood to Fight COVID-19
Newport Beach resident Glenn Walcott isn’t especially fond of needles, but Tuesday morning found him hooked up to a centrifuge machine at Irvine’s Hoag Health Center, where the 51-year-old father of two donated antibody-rich plasma to help patients battling COVID-19. He thinks he may have become infected with the novel coronavirus during a ski trip … Read More
Hoag COVID-19 Support Fund
Significant gifts from Kingston Technology, Activision Blizzard and Hoag donor Richard Scudamore kicked off the Hoag COVID-19 fundraising efforts, which include a Hoag COVID-19 Support Fund. Together, with more than 200 gifts from community members, such as Julia and George Argyros, Joan and Andy Fimiano and Ron and Sandi Simon, Hoag COVID-19 fundraising proceeds exceed … Read More
Some Data Points Lead to Possible Good Signs for Remdesivir, but Still Too Early to Tell
A growing number of health care professionals become optimistic about Gilead’s remdesivir as a possible treatment to at least slow down the SARS-CoV-2 virus in patients. Many Californians participate in clinical trials involving remdesivir and the growing positive chatter gives hope in what has been arguably the toughest time in modern American history. Of course … Read More
Beating Coronavirus at 88 and 90: One Newport Beach Couple's Story
After 70 years of marriage, what’s several days at the hospital with COVID-19? Dolores, 88, and Louis Amen, 90, recently notched overcoming the coronavirus together to their lengthy list of marital accomplishments. Dolores has a history of pneumonia. Louis recently suffered from heart problems. But with spirit, characteristic feistiness and five days at Hoag Hospital, … Read More
'It's Going To Save Someone's Life': OC Couple Recovered From COVID-19 Donates Plasma To Antibody Trial
Janie and George Nichols were among the first in Orange County to test positive for the novel coronavirus, and now they’re hoping their plasma will help others fighting the illness. “I would have thought I’d have a little cold, that’s it,” Janie said. “Fever, sweats, aches, I had a little tickle in my throat.” But … Read More
'Where are the Strokes and the Heart Attacks?' Doctors Worry as Patients Avoid ERs
California’s hospital emergency departments are strangely quiet places these days. Before the coronavirus hit, tens of thousands of people across the state sought emergency help each day. But in the weeks since the virus began its spread throughout the U.S., those numbers have plummeted by a third to a half, according to physicians overseeing emergency … Read More
SoCal Pulmonologist Anoop Maheshwari's Fight to Recover from Covid-19 a 'Humbling Experience'
Two weeks ago, Indian American pulmonologist Anoop Maheshwari bid his despairing family goodbye. He was at the hospital – this time as a patient – and it didn’t seem likely he was going to come back home. As the full fury of the coronavirus continues to be felt in hospitals across the country, scenes like … Read More
Moms on the Frontline
Grace Lozinski Job: Medical doctor and chief quality officer at Hoag Residence: Irvine Family: Daughters Nicolette Petrie, 10, and Natasha Petrie, 8. Her husband, Russell Petrie, is an orthopedic surgeon. What is your role on the COVID-19 team at Hoag? “I am working very closely with infection prevention, as well as administration and medical staff … Read More