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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has been named as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics by the 2019 Women’s Choice Award. This is the sixth consecutive year (2014 – 2019) that Hoag has received awards in these categories. “It’s an honor to...

Hoag Hospital Foundation officials announced two major philanthropic gifts that will be used to establish endowed chairs in developmental cancer therapeutics and aortic care. These important gifts bring Hoag’s total number of endowed chairs to 13, underscoring both its national...

Hoag Hospital has announced two major philanthropic gifts that will be used to establish endowed chairs in developmental cancer therapeutics and aortic care, and honored the families of organ donors at Hoag’s “Tree of Life” memorial. Gifts for Endowed Chairs Two major...

Despite the beautiful mechanics that make up the human body, it doesn’t run forever. Nor does it run perfectly all of the time. From the simple cold to the most debilitating disease, the body can and does break down. Including a wellness routine and other proactive approaches...

Last Saturday, two-time stroke survivor and Newport Beach resident Michelle Wulfestieg, 32, threw out the first pitch at Angel’s Stadium as part of the “Strike Out Stroke Day,” a partnership between the Angels and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian intended to raise awareness...

Hoag Hospital Foundation unveiled the newly-renamed Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach on Tuesday, March 25, at a gathering of Hoag donors and supporters. The renaming of the institute honors the unprecedented generosity of the late...

I like to begin my mornings with “Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living,” a devotional based upon the sixth century writings of the man later known to Roman Catholics as St. Benedict. I find the passages inspirational in helping to frame each day. So I was...

Now I know why the pro-abortion people are upset at Hoag for deciding not to offer elective abortions. In fact they are asking the State Attorney General to nullify the merger because Hoag no longer wants to kill babies. The Real Reason the Pro-Aborts are upset Hoag has...

Given the intensity of the debate over Hoag’s affiliation with St. Joseph – Attorney General Kamala Harris’s office is re-examining the agreement – and the various issues afflicting our country (Congress’s general ineptitude, Detroit’s bankruptcy), our city (the controversy over...

This is the storm that never stops.  By now you are well aware of the Hoag Hospital (abortion or no-abortion) controversy as reported in many columns, forums and letters in local newspapers. The national media is beginning to weigh in as well.  To the storm over abortion rights...

So there was a big protest at Hoag the other week over Hoag’s decision to stop performing abortions. I decided to check it out in person, rather than relying solely on news reports. So what was all the hullabaloo about? According to a nurse that worked at Hoag, Hoag started doing...

Hoag Hospital’s decision to ban elective abortions has raised many questions. This column examines one of them: Why the massive failure in communication between the Board and its doctors and the community? Good health care depends upon clear communication. According to a report...

The agendas that have come to define the religious and political right provide this writer with a marvelous supply of subjects. It’s a task I usually take on with some enthusiasm. This week’s column is different. It’s about a community institution I’ve admired and relied upon for...

Blaming “the weak economy, high unemployment and the shift in the way insurance companies pay for care,” Hoag Hospital today announced it is cutting about 3.5 percent of its 5,000-person workforce, or about 175 jobs. In a statement, the hospital stressed that it is...

Dr. Kenneth Litwack, 71, a long time Newport Beach doctor, has gone missing after checking himself into a Tucson mental health and rehabilitation hospital last Friday. Litwack was last seen at the Arizona hospital on Tuesday, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Department. A...

Tom Johnson has been named the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. Johnson, former publisher of the Newport Beach Independent and Laguna Beach Independent and, before that, of the Times Community News group, will be formally honored at the Citizen...

My wife and I have two healthy and happy Hoag babies. We, and so many others, have an intimate understanding of how Hoag Hospital has delivered wonderful health care to so many in our community. Are you comforted to know that Hoag is applying that same process of excellence to...

Three people were injured in a head-on collision at the San Joaquin Hills Road and Newport Coast Drive on Tuesday. Newport Beach firefighters responded to the call around 3:30 p.m. and found two vehicles with front-end damage, according to Newport Beach Fire Department...

Approximately 600 members of the ever-growing family of supporters, volunteers and friends of Hoag Hospital gathered in the Pacific Ballroom at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort to celebrate Hoag’s 44th Annual Christmas Carol Ball on Saturday night. Approximately $820,000 was...