Hoag’s dedicated supporters are taking a page out of their beneficiary’s playbook – and seeing inspired results. Just as Hoag’s medical experts provide superior comprehensive care by collaborating with their partners across every discipline, a group of local philanthropists are coalescing around their shared vision of excellence.
The Hoag Innovators group was launched in 2017 with the goal of advancing health care innovation at Hoag by leveraging the power of their collective giving.
To date, Hoag Innovators has invested in 22 projects, bringing some of the most advanced technologies in the world to “our backyard,” advancements that are not always available anywhere else.
“When we evaluated our philanthropic commitment to Hoag, we envisioned a platform for us and other like-minded donors to support multiple initiatives while learning and growing along the way,” said Robert and Kitty Brunswick, founders of Hoag Innovators. “We are excited about how this dynamic group of donors is helping Hoag drive health care innovation here in our community and beyond.”
Some of the technologies Hoag Innovators’ has funded include:
VECTRA WB360: When Hoag Innovators invested in this whole-body 3D imaging system, Hoag became the first hospital in California to bring the future of skin cancer early detection and prevention to patients today.
VECTRA WB360 is a walk-through machine that uses 92 cameras to simultaneously capture a patient’s entire skin surface in less than one second. Powered by an advanced imaging Philanthropists Empowering Medical Advancements at Hoag software that uses artificial intelligence, the system generates a 3D avatar of a patient’s entire body and maps out all moles and lesions with high-resolution fidelity. This can help monitor a patient’s skin over time and detect cancer at its earliest stages.
Cios Spin: Hoag Innovators brought this lung cancer screening technology to Orange County, giving pulmonary oncologists greater accuracy in diagnosing early-stage lung cancer.
The Mobile C-arm Cios Spin Imaging Equipment combines state-of-the-art 3D imaging with the hospital’s Ion Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy. Identifying early-stage lung cancer is important in preventing growth and improving outcomes. Traditional approaches, however, cannot always pinpoint the exact tissue to biopsy – affecting doctors’ early diagnostic capabilities.
Learn more about Hoag Innovators Program here.
