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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 Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach is once again the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the new annual national rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Hoag is also ranked the fourth-best hospital in the Los Angeles metro area and eighth-best in...

The 2018 Hoag Summer Fest (formerly known as Hoag Summer Classic), hosted by the Hoag Hospital Foundation and its 552 Club, was a sold-out event with more than 1,500 guests at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach. The annual event was held on Wednesday, June 27, and raised over...

Newport Beach is lucky to be the home of so many truly great restaurants. I was reminded of that fact when I attended the 31st annual Hoag Summer Fest (formerly Hoag Summer Classic) at the Newport Dunes last Wednesday, June 27. More than three dozen restaurants participated in...

Healthcare is a complex and often frustrating matter, especially for the person receiving it. Even those with excellent employer-funded insurance can suffer financially after surgery or an emergency procedure. Someone may think they’re covered, but bills can quickly pile up....

Vijay Singh tallied five back-nine birdies to shoot a final-round 66 on his way to an 11-under total and a one-shot victory in the Toshiba Classic golf tournament, held March 9-11 at the Newport Beach Country Club. It was his first individual win on the PGA TOUR Champions and his...

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...

According to a new U.S. News & World Report, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach is the highest ranked hospital in Orange County. The report listed the local hospital as third highest in the Los Angeles metro area and eighth in California overall. Hoag was...

Get 40 top local restaurants (and the Newport Beach Fire Department) to serve their signature cuisine, add an opportunity drawing and live music, then invite 1,000 people to come and enjoy the festivities while raising money for charity. Sounds like an instant classic, which in...

 On Saturday evening, May 13, the Balboa Bay Club and Balboa Bay Resort hosted a gala reception in the great ballroom of the resort welcoming some 400 guests for an evening of inspiration related to the medical marvels of organ transplant. The hosted reception was sponsored by...

Celebrating its 30th year, the annual Hoag Summer Classic will bring together more than 40 of Orange County’s finest restaurants, live music and thousands of Hoag donors and friends on Wednesday, June 28, starting at 5 p.m. at Newport Dunes, 1131 Back Bay Drive. Thanks to Hoag’s...

Who does not like double chocolate salted caramel cake? I made one last week for my friend’s birthday. It was quite the process, with different fillings and all from scratch. I like doing kind things for people. It feels good. Last Friday we had that storm blow into town—not the...

It’s time to tee off for the annual Toshiba Classic that takes place this weekend at the Newport Beach Country Club. More than 80,000 people are expected to watch the rounds of golf played Friday through Sunday by some of the top senior players on tour, including Hal Irwin, Tom...

On Thursday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mother’s Market & Kitchen’s Costa Mesa store will partner with Hoag Blood Donor Services to host a blood drive in Mother’s parking lot located at 1890 Newport Blvd. In appreciation, Mother’s will provide all donors with a coupon...

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has again been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the “100 Great Hospitals in America.” This is the fourth year (2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016) Hoag has received this designation and is again the only hospital in Orange County to make...

We are all connected to our community whether we realize it or not. Friends, strangers, neighbors, family and workers all make up a web of life that we hope vibrates with a positive amount of health and happiness, yet weak links in a community’s structure can break if not given...

Hoag Hospital Foundation held its 29th annual Circle 1000 Founders’ Celebration Brunch at Island Hotel on May 9 and raised $840,000 to benefit the Hoag Family Cancer Institute. More than 350 Circle 1000 donors and friends, along with Hoag physicians and staff, attended the...

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has opened “Womanology,” a comprehensive, integrated pelvic floor health program for women who are facing incontinence, painful sexual intercourse and other pelvic floor disorders. A new space within Hoag Health Center Newport...

Hoag Hospital ushered in the holiday season on December 12 with its 49th annual Christmas Carol Ball, held at the St. Regis Resort Monarch Beach. More than 650 guests attended the black tie event, which raised a record $1.5 million in support of the Hoag Promise Campaign, a $627...

The arm rotates and swivels with extreme dexterity to position itself just above the body. Another arm lowers gently into the abdomen while two other arms attached to a heavy metal body wait for orders. The headless machine with its spidery arms is about to perform surgery. It...