Press Room
Hoag Named One of America's Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics by Women's Choice Awards®
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 4, 2020 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics by the Women’s Choice Award®. This is the seventh consecutive year (2014 – 2020) that Hoag has received awards in these categories. “These awards not only reflect Hoag’s … Read More
Hoag Now Offers the Most Comprehensive Aortic Disease Center in Southern California
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., February 3, 2020 — Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute recently expanded its ability to manage and treat complex aortic pathology with the launch of the Hoag Clinic for Marfan Syndrome and Related Conditions. Hoag is one of only two hospitals in California to offer these services to the specialized … Read More
Hoag Reimagines Health and Wellness in Foothill Ranch
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., January 25, 2020 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today the opening of Hoag Health Center Foothill Ranch – a forward-thinking concept reimagining the way community health care is designed and delivered. The 45,000 square-foot facility clinically integrates health and wellness, merging the traditional – primary care, urgent care, specialty services, pediatrics, … Read More
Hoag Introduces Safer, More Powerful Tool in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., December 17, 2019 — Hoag hopes to turn the tables on lung cancer by becoming one of select hospitals in the nation, and first in Southern California, to adopt the Ion robot-assisted bronchoscopy, a technology that drastically improves accuracy and precision of lung cancer biopsy, while also providing an improved patient experience. … Read More
Hoag Earns Straight “A's” on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 7, 2019 — The Leapfrog Group has awarded Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian straight “A’s” on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for its hospitals in Newport Beach and Irvine. Achieving the nation’s top honor for patient safety, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries … Read More
Hoag Medical Group Honored for High Quality, Affordable, Patient-Centered Care
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 12, 2019 — Hoag Medical Group was one of just 28 physician organizations statewide to receive the 2019 Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) for top performance on clinical quality, patient experience and cost measures. “We are honored that Hoag Medical Group was recognized for providing high … Read More
Hoag Now Offers Safer, Smarter Diagnostic Testing for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., October 1, 2019 — Using an innovative new technology, cardiologists from the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag discovered that doctors could safely rely on a non-invasive, artificial intelligence system to diagnose and plan a course of treatment for patients experiencing a potentially fatal heart disease. Hoag is the … Read More
Hoag to Study Unique Early Disease Markers for Cancer Detection and Management
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., September 24, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today the start of a research study to identify and characterize potential early disease markers for cancer diagnostics, cancer progression and treatment resistance. In partnership with Exosome Sciences, a subsidiary of Aethlon Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEMD), scientists will study exosomes in cancer patients … Read More
Bestselling Author Dean Koontz and Gerda Koontz Give $9M to Hoag to Transform Radiation Oncology Care
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., September 16, 2019 – Hoag grateful patient and author Dean Koontz and his wife, Gerda, long-time donors, have graciously committed $9 million to transform cancer care in Orange County. In recognition, Hoag is naming the Dean & Gerda Koontz Radiation Oncology Center in their honor. Through the couple’s generosity, Hoag will be … Read More
Hoag Becomes First in the Country to Use AI-Powered PET Scans to Improve Patient Care
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF., September 3, 2019 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s Imaging Department is blending unprecedented, innovative technology with patient care with the addition of SubtlePET™, new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered imaging technology that cuts positron emission tomography (PET) scan time for patients by more than 60%. Hoag is the first hospital in the country to … Read More