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  • Renown Physicians to Guide Leading Digestive Health Institute at Hoag as it Continues to Grow in Both Size and Stature

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., September 23, 2021 — Officials with Hoag Digestive Health Institute –ranked last month among the top 50 such programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report – today announced the appointment of two renowned physicians to guide the institute’s current treatment programs and planned expansion. Tse-Ling Fong, M.D., FACP, FAASLD, … Read More

  • Hoag Welcomes Antonio Castaneda, M.D., Nationally Prominent Gynecologic Oncologist:

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., September 16, 2021 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that Antonio Castaneda, M.D., a fellowship-trained and widely published gynecologic oncologist, has joined Hoag Gynecologic Oncology (HGO). Dr. Castaneda comes to Hoag from The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, where he served on staff in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. … Read More

  • Hoag Embarks on Major Reinvestment in its Acclaimed Patty & George Hoag Cancer Center

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (August 30, 2021) – Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, already Orange County’s top-ranked cancer center, today announced a major reinvestment in its facilities and treatment technologies as it continues to deepen its breadth of expertise, in turn bringing new hope to patients battling a host of cancers. “From remarkably innovative technology, to reconfigured spaces that … Read More

  • Hoag Provides $50,000 Matching Gift to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (August 3, 2021) – Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced a $50,000 matching gift to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley today as part of an effort to help the beloved clubs continue to offer their affordable programs to the community. The clubs provide vital childcare and other services to Orange County … Read More

  • Hoag is the Highest Ranked Hospital in Orange County in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-2022 Best Hospitals Rankings

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 27, 2021 — For the 5th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-2022 Best Hospitals Rankings named Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian the highest ranked hospital in Orange County, the fourth-best hospital in the Los Angeles metro area and ninth-best in California. The rankings also included national rankings in five specialty areas and recognition … Read More

  • Hoag Receives $3 Million Gift from the Iacocca Family Foundation to Expand Type 1 Diabetes Program

    NEWPORT BEACH, CA. July 26, 2021 – Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian today announced a $3 million gift from the Iacocca Family Foundation that will expand and enhance a program for type 1 diabetes at the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center. In appreciation of the generous gift, Hoag is naming the Mary & Lee Iacocca Program in Type … Read More

  • Summer 2021

    Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Opens Clinical Trial for Drug that Aims to Slow Alzheimer’s

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 8, 2021 — Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute is enrolling patients in the Phase III clinical trial, TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2, which investigates the efficacy and safety of an investigational treatment aimed at the early symptom phase of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The investigational treatment targets and removes deposited amyloid plaque, which is one of the … Read More

  • Summer 2021

    Hoag Begins Enrolling Patients with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease in Clinical Trial Using a Less Invasive Surgical Treatment

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 29, 2021 — Hoag is now enrolling patients in a clinical trial to study an innovative surgical procedure that would allow surgeons to repair a patient’s mitral valve without open-heart surgery. The RESTORE clinical trial, in collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences, will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the investigational HARPOON™ Beating Heart … Read More

  • Summer 2021

    Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Selected to Participate in Study of Pioneering Surgical Epilepsy Treatment

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 23, 2021 — Orange County residents who are suffering medication-resistant epilepsy can now access a pioneering, minimally invasive surgical procedure to relieve seizures. Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute (PFNI) at Hoag is one of only three sites in the western U.S. to offer the procedure, MRI-guided laser ablation, through a clinical trial. For nearly 50 … Read More