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    Hoag at Home Launches Home Health, Hospice and Home Visiting Physician Services to OC

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has launched Hoag at Home, a comprehensive home care service that provides patients with the high-quality personalized care they need in the comfort of their home. Hoag at Home represents an evolution in Hoag’s commitment to the community and a recognition of the changing demographics of the county. This new service … Read More

  • Featured News

    4 Health Technologies Every Nurse Should Know in 2021

    Digital health and medical technology evolved extensively during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced health care leaders and medical professionals worldwide to find new and innovative methods to provide care, connect with patients and communicate with team members. In addition to new technologies, the unique challenges of the pandemic paved the way for innovation and creative … Read More

  • Neurosciences

    Hoag to Participate in Groundbreaking Study Aiming to Help Prevent Memory Loss Due to Alzheimer’s Disease

    Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute has started recruiting volunteers for a study testing an investigational treatment that aims to help prevent the earliest stages of memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Eisai Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo), the AHEAD Study is the … Read More

  • Women's Health

    Maternal Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19: How to Find Support

    Motherhood can be joyous, frustrating, terrifying, miraculous, exhausting, and messy. It is all these things at once in normal times. But these, as we know, are not normal times. Among the many aspects of life that COVID-19 has upended, maternal mental health is one that could have lasting implications not only for mothers but also … Read More

  • Heart & Vascular

    Suspect a Stroke? Act F.A.S.T.

    If you suspect that you or a loved one is having a stroke, call 911. It’s a call that can mean the difference between life or death. Unfortunately, during the pandemic, it is a call that too few made. Across the nation, stroke death rates increased as people elected to stay home with stroke symptoms rather than … Read More

  • Featured News

    Reza Joolhar Named Hoag’s 2021 Nurse of the Year

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 17, 2021 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today that Reza Joolhar, BSN, RN, is the hospital’s 2021 Nurse of the Year. Reza is a Float Pool Nurse but has spent the last year as the Charge Nurse for the 5 West, one of the COVID-19 units at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach. … Read More

  • COVID-19

    You Can Get a COVID Vaccine Followed by Aromatherapy and a Virtual Reality Experience at This California Airport

    An airport in California this week became the latest unique venue to offer COVID-19 vaccines, offering people the chance to get the jab while traveling. The Fly Well Clinic, located post-security at the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, will offer the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to travelers, NBC4 News reported. Travelers can schedule an appointment … Read More

  • Featured News

    Hoag CEO Reflects on the Small Yet Mighty Southern California Health Network

    Robert Braithwaite, president and CEO of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Orange County, Calif., said being a smaller health system in a pandemic proved powerful. “A lot of people worried for us, and in reality, it proved to be a significant advantage,” he told Becker’s. “We were much more nimble and much more impactful in our … Read More

  • Featured News

    Virtual Reality Is Helping Healthcare Workers Cope With Stress

    Healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic can now use a virtual reality program to alleviate chronic stress. Virtual reality usage has been on the rise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It has provided countless hours of entertainment to those sheltering at home. Now, it is also aiding healthcare workers on the frontlines. BehaVR … Read More