Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Press Releases & News

At Hoag, New CT Scanner Decreases Radiation Exposure While Improving Image Quality for Optimal Patient Care

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently became the first hospital in Orange County to install the Siemens SOMATOM® Force CT Scanner, a state-of-the-art imaging tool that allows radiologists to obtain higher quality images faster, more efficiently and with less radiation than older... - September 01, 2017

Hoag Physicians Selected to Teach Unique Breast Conserving Operative Technique at National Meeting for The American Society of Breast Surgeons

Melvin J. Silverstein, M.D., Hoag Breast Center Medical Director and the Gross Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery and Nirav Savalia, M.D., Director of Oncoplastic and Aesthetic Breast Surgery at Hoag, were among the faculty selected by the American Society of Breast... - May 01, 2017

Hoag Recognized for Heart Care and Obstetrics by Women’s Choice Award®

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has received the 2017 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics. This is the fourth consecutive year (2014 - 2017) that Hoag has received these awards in Heart Care and... - February 11, 2017

Hoag Names Nirav Savalia Director of Oncoplastic and Aesthetic Breast Surgery

Respected surgeon dedicated to fighting cancer while conserving women’s breasts - December 08, 2016

Hoag Certified as Comprehensive Stroke Center

Second Hospital in California and First in Orange County to Receive Prestigious Accreditation from DNV GL. - October 29, 2016

U.S. News & World Report Names Hoag Among Best Hospitals

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been recognized as one of the best hospitals for 2016-17 according to U.S. News & World Report. Hoag was ranked the 6th best hospital in the Los Angeles metro area and tied for 11th best hospital in California. “We are honored to be recognized as... - August 04, 2016

Hoag Becomes First Community Hospital in OC to Offer Phase I Clinical Trials

Hoag Family Cancer Institute is expanding its already ambitious comprehensive program to offer exclusive investigational clinical trials for patients in Orange County. While it is rare for a community hospital to participate in early stage clinical trials, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has... - July 13, 2016

Hoag Named a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently received a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery (COERS) accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation. When it comes to robotic-assisted surgery, Hoag was the first in Southern California to employ the technology and has become one of the... - May 25, 2016

Hoag Unveils the "Julia Argyros Center for Nursing Excellence" Seal to Recognize the Largest Donors to Nursing Program in Hoag History

$10 Million in Cumulative Giving, Latest $7 Million Gift is Part of a Long History of Generosity from the Argyros’ to Hoag. - May 07, 2016

Hoag Recognized on Becker’s Healthcare “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” List

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been recognized by Becker’s Healthcare as one of the “150 Great Place to Work in Healthcare.” “Hoag is honored to be named one of the greatest places to work in healthcare,” said Robert T. Braithwaite, Hoag president and chief... - March 24, 2016

Hoag Urgent Care & Family Medicine Coming Soon to Los Olivos Marketplace

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that Hoag Urgent Care & Family Medicine is scheduled to open at Los Olivos Marketplace on Wednesday, March 16. Managed by Hoag Medical Group, Hoag Urgent Care & Family Medicine will be open 363 days a year, seven-days a week, including... - March 12, 2016

Hoag Recognized for Patient Safety, Heart Care and Obstetrics by Women’s Choice Award ®

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced it has received the 2016 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety, Heart Care, and Obstetrics. This is the third consecutive year (2014 - 2016) that Hoag has received these awards in Heart Care... - January 24, 2016

Hoag Recognized on Becker’s Hospital Review’s “100 Hospitals & Health Systems with Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs” 2015 List

Only hospital in Orange County named as one of the most prominent and forward-thinking neurosurgery and spine programs in the nation. - December 05, 2015

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Earns 2015 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award

Newport Beach and Irvine Hospitals Also Awarded “A” Safety Scores by The Leapfrog Group - December 04, 2015

Hoag Health Center - Huntington Beach Becomes City’s First LEED Silver Certified Health Care Building

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is proud to announce that the Hoag Health Center - Huntington Beach is the first health care building in the city to receive LEED silver certification, a designation that identifies the health center as a leading example of sustainable design. LEED, which stands... - October 16, 2014

Hoag Recognized as One of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Women’s Choice Award®

Also recognized Hoag as one of America’s Best Hospitals in Heart Care and America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics - October 08, 2014

Hoag First in Orange County to Perform Cutting-Edge Alternative to Cervical Spinal Fusion

"I Literally Feel Like a New Person," Says Edna Zitko of Newport Beach, the First Hoag Patient to Benefit from the New Technology. - August 22, 2013

Hoag Hospital Irvine Awarded Designation to Receive High-Risk Heart Patients in Need of Emergency Care

Underscoring its status as a major health services provider in Orange County, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has announced that its Irvine hospital now can receive emergency cardiac patients after the county awarded it special status following a rigorous review process. Hoag Hospital... - July 13, 2013

O.C. Vital Brain Aging Program Awarded Grant to Promote Healthy Brains in Battle Against Alzheimer’s

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been awarded a $450,000 grant to continue helping residents maintain a health brain for life, through its Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program, officials announced. The Orange County Vital Brain Aging Program (Vital Brain Program), launched in 2010,... - July 04, 2013

Summer Movie Classic Debuts in New Venue with Tasting Event and Screening of Casablanca

26th Annual Event, Presented by Hoag Hospital Foundation’s 552 Club, to be held at The Hangar at the OC Fairgrounds. - June 14, 2013

Argyros Family Foundation Makes $2.5 Million Gift to Benefit Hoag Nursing Initiatives

Goal is to Have Patients Say Hoag Nurses Were the Most Caring Professionals They’ve "Ever Encountered," Julia Argyros Says - April 27, 2013

Free Winter Community Education Classes Offered by Hoag

Classes arranged under seven general categories offered at Hoag Campuses. - January 16, 2013

Hoag Becomes First Hospital in Orange County to Perform Promising New Procedure for Chronic Reflux Disease

In Clinical Trials, the LINX Reflux Management System Stopped the Affliction in the Overwhelming Majority of Patients; 15 Percent of All Americans Suffer From the Often-Debilitating Condition - December 19, 2012

Hoag Neurological Specialist to Speak About Alzheimer’s at International Conference

A leading neurological specialist at the Hoag Neurosciences Institute will speak today at an international conference on Alzheimer’s Disease in Canada and, later this month, at a panel discussion on brain disorders in Irvine. William R. Shankle, M.D., director of the Memory and Cognitive... - July 18, 2012

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