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The Bond girl and her very public stroke
?Her left arm flailed as if she was trying to wipe something off the airplane window with her elbow. From across the aisle, her mother couldn’t figure out what she was doing. Neither could Lynn-Holly Johnson. Her arm was acting as if it had a mind of its own. When the plane landed at John … Read More
Groundbreaking Treatment for GERD Patients
Hoag is pleased to offer the new and revolutionary LINX Reflux Management System, an FDA approved device that treats GERD symptoms and stop reoccurrence.? Read about the benefits of this short outpatient procedure, and why you should choose Hoag for your care.Click here?
How I Made It: Richard Afable, CEO of Hoag healthcare facilities
June 17, 2012 Stuart Pfeifer The gig: Richard Afable is president and chief executive of Hoag, a network of healthcare facilities that includes hospitals in Newport Beach and Irvine; health centers in Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa and Aliso Viejo; and urgent-care centers in Anaheim Hills, Huntington Harbour, Orange and Tustin. A physician who … Read More
Txt 4 Gr8 Results
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Dr. Kris Iyer Txt Doc 4 Gr8 Results In the old days, doctors made house calls. Today, if a patient needs me, I'm just a phone call, text message or email away. Each year,Hoag's Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center manages more than 1,000 new patients with diabetes, and every one … Read More
Just what the doctor ordered – better hospital food
May 16, 2012 Marcy Brown While most people associate hospital food with Jell-O cubes and runny oatmeal, Hoag Hospital Irvine’s? cafeteria features a decidedly unhospital-like menu of gourmet internationally inspired dishes. The idea to diversify the menu came from Indonesian-born Executive Sous Chef Kasan Soewono. “We want the menu to meet the desires and … Read More
Obamacare or not, healthcare reform in progress
May 2, 2012 Dr. Richard Afable Nine justices are expected to determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act in June, but they alone won’t determine the course of healthcare in this country. That course has already been set. Doctors, hospitals and patients know what politicians and pundits haven’t yet realized: The transformational reformation of … Read More
Hoag launches new affordable care joint initiative
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach has undertaken a new coordinated care model in partnership with Blue Shield of California and Greater Newport Physicians. The three-year accountable care initiative aims to provide approximately 11,000 Blue Shield HMO policy members in Orange County with integrated, cost-efficient healthcare. The program will launch on July 1 … Read More
Richard Afable: Health insurance vs. getting care
February 17, 2012 By Richard Afable When Washington came up with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it forgot one key component: The “care” part. This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about the constitutionality of the law’s individual mandate requiring people to be insured. The court will decide whether the government … Read More
Hoag elects three new Board Members
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced that it has elected three new Board members with extensive experience in the health care and financial sectors. Leslie Margolin, Karen Linden, R.N., and George Wood, CFA, will begin October 2011. “We are fortunate to have these three, very experienced individuals join our Board of Directors, and look forward … Read More
Orange County photographers capture Mountains to Sea Trail
Nearly 2,000 photos from more than 500 different Orange County photographers of all skill levels, from professionals to novice shutterbugs, participated in the Hoag Hospital Irvine photo contest. Participants snapped pictures of scenery from the nearby Mountains to Sea Trail, a 22-mile trail within a 93,000-acre area traversing Irvine Ranch from Weir Canyon to Upper … Read More