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Hoag's Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program Presents Roadmap for Addressing Alzheimer's Disease at International Conference

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 19, 2019 — Many causes of memory loss are treatable and even preventable. The key is early primary care involvement, according to findings presented at the 2019 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Researchers and physicians from Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag presented several posters at this year’s annual conference, the … Read More

2019 Nurse of the Year: Sara Elia

Hoag Orthopedic Institute’s 2019 Nurse of the Year, Sara Elia, RN, BSN, is recognized for her professional and clinical excellence. She serves as a mentor and leader to her peers in the orthopedic post-surgical care unit. Sara originally joined Hoag in 2006 as an orthopedic nurse, and was part of the team that opened Hoag … Read More

Hoag Hospital Irvine Receives Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards for Stroke

IRVINE, Calif., July 16, 2019 — Hoag Hospital Irvine announced today it has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award highlights the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute’s Stroke Program’s commitment to ensuring patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines … Read More

A Leader in Valve Replacement: Hoag is First in OC to Complete 500 TAVR Procedures

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., June 4, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute has completed its 500th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure, an important alternative to open-heart surgery for patients requiring aortic valve replacement. Hoag was the first hospital in Orange County to offer TAVR and … Read More

Circle 1000 Celebrates 32 Years and Raises Over $1 Million to Benefit Hoag Family Cancer Institute with Stand-Up Comic & Cancer Survivor Mack Dryden

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 23, 2019 — The 32nd annual Circle 1000 Founders’ Celebration Brunch raised over $1 million to benefit Hoag Family Cancer Institute, raising the group’s cumulative giving to more than $20 million over the last 32 years. More than 300 Circle 1000 donors and friends, along with Hoag physicians, staff and volunteer … Read More

Hoag's Teen Mental Health Program Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 13, 2019 — The After-School Program for Interventions and Resiliency Education (ASPIRE) Program at Hoag is now accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for teens to receive high school credits. The ASPIRE program, offered by the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag, received a three-year accreditation, and … Read More

Donna Dessau Named Hoag's 2019 Nurse of the Year

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 2, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that Donna Dessau, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, an OBGYN Nurse Practitioner and Labor and Delivery Nurse, is the hospital’s 2019 Nurse of the Year. A true role model and mentor, Donna was selected as Nurse of the Year for her clinical excellence, her … Read More

Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag Adds First Machine-Vision Image Guided Surgery Platform to New Brain & Spine Fully Integrated Operating Room Suites

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., April 25, 2019 — In an incredible leap forward for surgical outcomes and patient safety, Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag today announced the addition of the 7D Surgical System for spinal procedures. This system uses the same technology found in self-driving cars to provide an unprecedented level of surgical navigation for … Read More

Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag Earns Level 4 Epilepsy Center Designation

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., April 16, 2019 — On April 1, 2019, the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) designated the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute’s Epilepsy Program at Hoag as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, the highest level of accreditation. This prestigious accreditation recognizes the Institute’s Epilepsy Program for having the professional expertise and resources necessary … Read More

Hoag Named One of the Top Hospitals in the U.S. – and the World

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 4, 2019 — Hoag is proud to announce that it recently received two global designations highlighting the hospital as one of the best in the U.S. by IBM Watson Health – and the world by Newsweek. “We are proud to be recognized by these esteemed organizations for demonstrating that high quality … Read More