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Hoag is Ranked a Top Cardiovascular Hospital
Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach has been named one of the nation's 50 top cardiovascular hospitals for 2017 by Truven Health Analytics, which provides information and suggestions for improving the cost and quality of healthcare, according to a news release. Hoag was the only California community hospital to make the list. It was also included … Read More
100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs
Becker's Hospital Review named Hoag to its list of 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs for 2016. The Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute offers services at Hoag. The institute features operating rooms, including the Bob & Marjie Bennett Hybrid Cardiovascular Surgical Suite, which the cardiac care team utilizes to perform non-surgical transcatheter aortic … Read More
Hoag's Nationally Acclaimed Cardiac Care Expands Services in Irvine
You can hardly turn on the radio without hearing a song about broken hearts. But apart from occasionally singing along wistfully to tunes about unrequited love, the truth is we really don’t spend much time thinking about our hearts – the physical, blood-pumping ones that make our every breath (and emotion) possible. Until something goes … Read More
Hoag's new center in Irvine creates 'health care village'
Hoag has opened a new health center across from its Irvine hospital so patients can receive specialized services without driving to Newport Beach. The Hoag Health Center Irvine on Sand Canyon Avenue is intended to create a “health care village” in Irvine, said Marcy Brown, vice president of Hoag Hospital Irvine and ambulatory services. Designed … Read More
Hoag Receives “Blue Distinction Center+” Designation
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, with campuses in Newport Beach and Irvine, said it received a “Blue Distinction Center+” designation by insurer Anthem Blue Cross’ Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care program. The centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes based on objective measures. To read the … Read More
Smith: Ex-Angel Clyde Wright credits Rod Carew for prompting checkup that caught his own heart issue
Former Angels All-Star pitcher Clyde Wright got to a point a few weeks ago when he could have been afraid to answer the telephone. He’s a talker, a baseball raconteur and a jokester always ready with a one-liner and a wisecrack delivered with his Tennessee twang. But there wasn’t anything funny about the news that … Read More
Hoag Hospital Named in Top 50 for Cardiovascular Services
Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach has been named one of the nation's top 50 cardiovascular hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, a healthcare data firm. The hospital is one of two California medical centers to make the list. The list recognizes hospitals that outperformed their peers in inpatient and extended care, clinical process, efficiency and cost … Read More
Hoag Takes Cardiac Care to Heart With New Center
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is boosting its heart care offerings with an eye toward keeping patients in Orange County. The hospital’s Newport Beach campus will open the new William and Nancy Thompson Cardiovascular Center on March 23. “We’re pretty excited about it. It’s really going to be the first truly integrated cardiac center in Orange … Read More
Monitored exercise program can save life, limb
This is the time of year when everyone takes a hard look in the mirror (or at the scale) and promises, “I’m going to begin exercising.” One of the easiest ways to begin is simply by putting one foot in front of the other. Research has shown that the benefits of walking or engaging in … Read More
Local Couple First U.S. Patients to Receive Leadless Pacemaker
A couple are the first patients to be implanted with a leadless kind of pacemaker that may revolutionize the way heart disease is treated. “Well, I was a little hesitant. I thought, boy, what does this entail? But, it was so simple,” said Lakewood resident Catherine McLaughlin, who had the device installed in January. Her … Read More