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Asking Siri to place calls for us has made memorizing our best friends’ phone numbers unnecessary. But there are some numbers you can’t get from your smartphone — numbers you should know by heart and for your heart. Your Body Mass Index (BMI), cholesterol levels and blood pressure are key indicators of how healthy you … Read More

After giving birth to her second child by cesarean section in 2010 at Newport Beach’s Hoag Hospital, Kimberlee Streiff felt something wasn’t right. She and baby Rhone, now a curly-headed 3-year-old, were fine; it was the process, and her sense that the birth was out of her hands, that had unsettled her. Streiff, whose oldest … Read More

?The graceful curve of a long seaglass blue countertop greeted visitors Wednesday night as they passed through the airy new lobby of Hoag Health Center in Huntington Beach. Many continued on — champagne flutes and wine glasses in hand — to tour the facility’s state-of-the-art imaging center, pausing to inspect a giant CT scanner or … Read More

The Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute, formerly the Heart & Vascular Institute but renamed in honor of the late donor, who gave the largest gift to Hoag Hospital to date, was unveiled during a celebration Tuesday night. In October, Hoag Hospital Foundation announced the estate gift of $53 million from the late Jeffrey … Read More

If you suspect you’re having a heart attack, you’ll be seen by a doctor. If you suspect you’re having a stroke, you’ll be seen by a doctor. But if you suspect you’re about to have a baby, you will most likely be seen by … a nurse. As an obstetrician, I have long been surprised … Read More

To become more transparent to doctors and patients, Hoag Orthopedic Institute relies on a home-based Web site dubbed “iCarePassport” to achieve better clinical outcomes, said the executive medical director at Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine. According to Dr. Alan Beyer, who is also an orthopedic surgeon, the iCarePassport system, developed by San Diego-based health IT … Read More

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is doubling its presence in Huntington Beach, where it plans to provide “integrated care” through a mix of services. The Newport Beach-based hospital is slated to open a 50,000-square-foot addition to its existing Hoag Health Center on Beach Boulevard in early April. The existing center is made up of another 50,000-square-foot … Read More

Becker’s Hospital Review has named “100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know,” a list based on individuals’ experience in overseeing medical and quality affairs at their respective organizations. The CMOs, CMIOs, physicians-in-chief and other CMO-equivalent titles listed here have demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement in safety and quality and have contributed to excellence at … Read More

Alzheimer’s Family Services Center will celebrate William R. Shankle and Junko Hara as the center’s 2014 Distinguished Friend honorees during its 14th Gathering of Friends gala in May. The married couple are longtime supporters of the agency and experts in the field of memory and cognitive disorders. Shankle is a board certified neurologist, the Judy … Read More

Good news, colorectal cancer is a highly treatable and often a curable disease. Bad news, hardworking executives fail to find the time to schedule the necessary colonoscopy. It is important to find the time because it is the third most common cancer diagnosed in men & women. Therefore, screening & early detection are essential. The … Read More