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VR in the OR
At Hoag, virtual reality is improving surgical outcomes, allowing doctors to find safer pathways to repair aneurysms and remove tumors. To read the full Pacific Coast Magazine article, please click here.
Hoag Recognized in Best of Orange County 2018
Hoag was recognized in the Orange County Register's Best of Orange County reader survey for the 23rd time in the Hospital category. More than 80 community organizations receive support from a non-profit, faith-based hospital based in Newport Beach since 1952 as well as in Irvine since 2010, according to the president and CEO Robert Braithwaite. … Read More
When Cancer Afflicts a Parent, Hospital Program Helps Explain it to Their Children
With a doctorate in statistics and a job as an economics analyst for a healthcare company, Toros Caglar possesses above-average intelligence. That’s why it made little sense when, a little more than a year ago, he started struggling to come up with simple words. The kind used in everyday conversation. Then his peripheral vision diminished. … Read More
Aretha Franklin: Let's Not Lose Another Legend to Pancreatic Cancer
While the world mourned the death of singing legend Aretha Franklin last month, I couldn’t help but wonder whether this tremendous loss could have been avoided. The Queen of Soul battled pancreatic cancer, a ruthless killer known for developing without symptoms until it is too advanced to treat. But the picture of pancreatic cancer is … Read More
OC Hospitals Expand Mental Health Services for Teens Through ASPIRE Program
CHOC Children’s, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Mission Hospital have developed a consortium with El Camino Hospital’s After-School Program for Interventions and Resiliency Education (ASPIRE) to expand the availability of teen mental health services in California. The intensive outpatient therapy program, now in its eighth year, is designed for young people ages 13-18 with significant … Read More
How Patient Loyalty Supports Value-Based Care, Patient Wellness
Building strong patient loyalty has become a key goal in an increasingly competitive healthcare industry. In order to survive amongst the numerous healthcare options on the market, healthcare organizations need to become patients’ trusted partners and their go-to confidante when they fall ill. That much has always been clear, according to Robert Braithwaite, the CEO … Read More
Not Sleeping? That May Make Your Social Life a Snooze
Sleep loss is linked to everything from car accidents to weight gain. But a new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley has added another possible consequence of not getting enough sleep: loneliness. The study, published earlier this month in the journal Nature Communications, found that sleep-deprived people felt more lonely and less … Read More
Hoag First in So Cal to Perform Transoral Endoscopic Procedure
Hoag is the first hospital in Southern California to perform the scarless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy procedure and is one of the first hospitals in the nation where this innovative technique is available. The minimally invasive approach eliminates visible scars by making three small incisions inside the mouth between the gum line and lower lip where … Read More
When Celebrities with Parkinson's Come Forward it Raises Awareness
I recently found myself saying, “Finally.” I said this to others. I said it to myself. And many said it to me. When actor Alan Alda revealed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the Parkinson’s community let out a collective, “Finally.” To have an actor of such vigor, energy and zest for life reveal … Read More
Can Estrogen Help Protect Women Against Dementia?
Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Chicago revealed some interesting research for women approaching menopause. New research has found a link between dementia and estrogen levels — the more estrogen a woman receives from pregnancy, for example, the less the risk of diseases like Alzheimer’s. Additionally, there’s new evidence that hormone replacement … Read More