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  • COVID-19

    Avoiding Care During the Pandemic Could Mean Life or Death

    These days, Los Angeles acting teacher Deryn Warren balances her pain with her fear. She’s a bladder cancer patient who broke her wrist in November 2019. She still needs physical therapy for her wrist, and she’s months late for a cancer follow-up. But Warren won’t go near a hospital, even though she says her wrist … Read More

  • Featured News

    10 Health Myths: O.C. Doctors and Experts Give Us Their Take

    You’ll get sick if you go outside with wet hair when it’s cold. Eating chocolate causes acne. We’ve heard plenty of health advice over the course of our lives, but what’s accurate? Assertions can arise from pop culture, word-of-mouth, or Mom’s warnings. We asked Orange County doctors and experts to take a closer look at … Read More

  • Cancer

    Hoag Offers Breakthrough Clinical Trial for Pancreatic Cancer Patients

    Hoag has been exclusively selected as the only hospital in Orange County, and the only non-academic institution, to offer this promising phase 2 immunotherapy clinical trial for solid tumors. Hoag’s commitment to innovation and excellence has earned the hospital a reputation as an effective partner for these investigational new therapies on-par with leading academic centers. … Read More

  • Featured News

    UCLA, UCI and Hoag Hospitals Score High in Annual Ratings

    Three Southern California hospitals — UCLA Health, UCI Health and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian — received high marks Tuesday in the annual rankings issued by U.S. News & World Report, which judged them to be among America’s best hospitals. The rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients and conditions. For the … Read More

  • Cancer

    Health Crisis Looming Inside a Health Crisis: People are Avoiding Going to the Doctor

    These days, Los Angeles acting teacher Deryn Warren balances her pain with her fear. She’s a bladder cancer patient who broke her wrist in November. She still needs physical therapy for her wrist, and she’s months late for a cancer follow-up. But Warren won’t go near a hospital, even though she says her wrist hurts … Read More

  • Featured News

    The Benefits of Face Masks are Beyond Dispute

    At Hoag Hospital, we value our employees, our physicians and our community. We demonstrate that value by following the best available science. The Hoag team has closely adhered to CDC guidelines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial assumptions that the novel coronavirus could only be transmitted by those exhibiting symptoms gave way in April to the … Read More

  • COVID-19

    COVID-19 Less Common in California Hospital Staff than Community, Study Finds

    Antibody testing at Orange County, Calif.-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian found fewer employees had contracted COVID-19 than the surrounding community, which may be due in part to the hospital’s rigorous infection control precautions, according to a study published in the medial preprint server Medrxiv. The hospital tested more than 3,000 hospital employees and independent medical … Read More

  • Featured News

    Hoag is First Hospital in the State to Implant Deep Brain Stimulation System for Parkinson's Disease

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently became the first hospital in California to implant the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently approved Percept™ PC Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system in a patient for Parkinson’s disease. This DBS system detects patient-specific brain signals and provides instant feedback to optimize real-time therapy for patients with movement disorders. Christopher … Read More

  • Featured News

    Fair Game

    Somehow it escaped me, but several weeks ago our City Council adopted a resolution supporting Hoag Hospital “for all of the work that they have done during this COVID-19 crisis and supporting their bid for independence.” The “whereas” entries are many as resolutions such as these tend to have, beginning appropriately enough with Hoag’s founding … Read More