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    Video Discussing Orange County's Response to COVID-19 features Council Member Diane Dixon, Mayor Will O'Neill and Hoag Hospital

    The Newport Beach Chamber shared the video of Dr. Michael Brant Zawadzki and Dr. Martin Fee discussing COVID-19 with NB Mayor Will O’Neill and Council member Diane Dixon. View the video here.

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    Hoag Hospital Seeks Recovered Patients' Antibody-Filled Plasma for Coronavirus Treatment

    Recovered coronavirus patients went from having an illness nobody wants to having the antibodies that could be what the sickest patients need. And local researchers are eager to bank plasma from the recovered patients to make treatments for the potentially devastating virus that causes the respiratory disease COVID-19. Hoag Hospital, which has locations in Newport … Read More

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    Hoag Hospital Offers So. California COVID-19 Patents Access to Global Clinical Trials

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Hoag) has commenced enrolling patients in three clinical trials that offer hope against the COVID-19 pandemic. Two of the studies are testing Gilead’s Remdesivir (RDV), a potentially promising antiviral drug, while the third trial is testing the effectiveness of immune blood plasma. Hoag maintains a state-of-the-art clinical research infrastructure which prompted … Read More

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    Mailbag: Thank You to Our Hoag Staff, Who Successfully Treated State's First Documented COVID-19 Case

    We want to express how proud we are of all our colleagues at Hoag Hospital. Our team has been working tirelessly — and under extremely stressful and challenging circumstances — and we continue to provide the same compassionate and high-quality care for the Orange County community during the COVID-19 pandemic as we have always provided. … Read More

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    Telemedicine Efforts Ramp Up

    Hoag has launched a remote way for patients to reach a doctor without stepping foot into the hospital. The hospital’s “telehealth” program promises to connect clients with Hoag’s primary and specialty care physicians through phone or video visits. The hospital said video visits are being conducted using the popular Zoom platform, and patients should call … Read More

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    Support Hoag's Efforts Related to COVID-19

    Hoag is using its expertise to address the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, treat patients, protect visitors and staff, and provide up-to-date information to the public. Hoag appreciates the community’s response in support of Hoag and their health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are several options available for the community to support their efforts … Read More

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    Hoag Offers Live Streaming Medicare Education to Your Home

    Join Hoag for a live video stream of a licensed insurance agent presenting a Medicare Basics class. This class is a two-part series where you will learn the basics of Medicare to help you get started with your journey. This presentation is for educational purposes only and questions will be answered at the end of … Read More

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    A COVID-19 Update Message From Robert T. Braithwaite

    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

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    Newport Beach Mayor's Message: Thank You!

    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