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  • Hoag Digestive Health Institute Welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Raskin as Surgical Director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 19, 2022 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has recruited innovative colorectal surgeon Elizabeth R. Raskin, M.D., as surgical director for the Margolis Family Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program within Hoag’s Digestive Health Institute. Dr. Raskin comes to Hoag from University of California, Davis Medical Center, where she served as Chief of … Read More

  • Hoag Receives Get With The Guidelines® GOLD PLUS Awards for Stroke Care

    Newport Beach, Calif., June 28, 2022 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today it has received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke GOLD PLUS Quality Achievement Awards for its hospitals in Newport Beach and Irvine. The comprehensive Stroke Program of the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute coordinates stroke care … Read More

  • Technology + the Human Touch: Hoag Compass Will Transform Patients’ Health Care Experiences

    Newport Beach, Calif. (May 19, 2022) – Hoag recently launched a new digital health care delivery system designed to complement and transform patients’ health care experiences. Hoag Compass, an innovative mobile app, enables patients to experience continuous personal care through app-based scheduling and convenient access to primary care physicians, care coordinators, health coaches, exercise specialists, … Read More

  • Hoag Earns Straight “A’s” on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 10, 2022 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has once again been awarded straight “A’s” by 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 a hospital’s overall performance in keeping patients safe from … Read More

  • Eunice Figueros Named Hoag’s 2022 Nurse of the Year

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 9, 2022 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that Eunice Figueros, BSN, RN, PHN, RNFA, CNOR, has been named 2022 Nurse of the Year. Nominated for her clinical excellence, compassionate care and patient advocacy, Eunice was selected as Nurse of the Year for going above and beyond in her role … Read More

  • Hoag Introduces Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy Screenings

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 5, 2022 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is the first hospital in California to offer an artificial intelligence (AI) enhancement to patients receiving a colonoscopy. Using the GI Genius™ intelligent endoscopy module, Hoag’s physicians have begun putting the promise of AI to work in detecting polyps and other colorectal abnormalities with … Read More

  • First FDA-Approved Molecular Targeted Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Now Available at Hoag Family Cancer Institute

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 29, 2022 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian welcomed last week’s announcement by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration that the FDA approved the first prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radiotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer. The agent, lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (Pluvicto), delivers radiation directly to prostate cancer cells and has … Read More

  • Hoag Names Director for New Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss Program

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 28, 2022 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced that bariatric surgery specialist Adrian Dobrowolsky, M.D., will be director of Hoag’s new Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss Program. With Dr. Dobrowolsky as surgical director, patients will benefit from the expertise he has developed performing hundreds of minimally invasive bariatric surgeries throughout his career, … Read More

  • Hoag Receives $50 Million Gift from the Sun Family Foundation; Announces Major Expansion in Irvine

    IRVINE, Calif. (March 21, 2022) – Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced a $50 million gift from the Sun Family Foundation to serve as a catalyst for Hoag’s ongoing expansion that will usher in major new health care facilities, technology and treatment protocols for the residents of Orange County and beyond. The gift – and … Read More