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The challenge we face today in our community is substantial, but we face it together. If each one of us does our part, we can keep our community, our loved ones and ourselves safe. At Hoag, “doing our part” means showing up to the hospital every day. For the public at large, it means staying … Read More

Newport Beach has always shown resilience in the face of adversity. We would expect nothing less from a city that started as a maze of mud flats, sand bars, sand islands, and swamps that then turned into a shining city on a hill. That transformation required a century of grit, determination, vision, and core values. … Read More

Social distancing and sheltering in place does not apply in an emergency. People experiencing symptoms of an acute condition that requires immediate medical attention, need to seek it. Tragically, we have seen instances of patients delaying needed care for life threatening issues such as strokes and heart attacks for fear of COVID-19 contamination in the … Read More

Local hospitals are erecting tents to prepare for an expected surge in patients with the coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease COVID-19. At Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center, staff members in a triage tent near the emergency room entrance are screening people for symptoms of COVID-19. The tent was built by a Torrance-based … Read More

Many in our donor family have reached out to ask how they can help support Hoag’s COVID-19 efforts. Hoag Hospital Foundation has created the Hoag COVID-19 Support Fund to assist Hoag in caring for our community members affected by the virus as well as the caregivers and staff working tirelessly to treat them. Click here … Read More

Orange County hospitals have bolstered medical staff and prepared safety zones for patients potentially infected with the coronavirus to receive care. While preparing for a surge in work, executives at the area’s top hospitals express confidence that they’re up to the challenge. “Our community is shaken,” Barry Arbuckle, chief executive of MemorialCare Health System, the … Read More

The City of Irvine held a press conference regarding the city’s COVID-19 response, which included comments from Dr. Philip Robinson about Hoag’s preparedness and important public health information, as well as comments from the Mayor and other local officials. Please click here to view the original City or Irvine COVID-19 Press Conference.

Q: [All Ages] I’m super stressed out with everything that’s going on right now. How do I overcome this anxiety? A: To say these are unprecedented times is an understatement. Our parents did not talk to us about that time in their lives when the entire world was brought to its knees by a tiny … Read More

It all starts with clean hands and cool heads. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Cough into a tissue that you immediately discard. Stay home. By now, we’ve all heard the advice from government and health officials regarding COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, but when it comes to safeguarding yourself and your children, … Read More

The ripple effect of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) is being felt in Newport Beach after the city declared a local emergency, the county prohibited gatherings, and the state announced a shelter-in-place directive. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is not permitting patient visits except in certain situations, the hospital announced Monday. One of the region’s most popular and … Read More