About Hoag

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is an acute care, not-for-profit hospital located on California’s Orange County coastline between Los Angeles and San Diego. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC), the Newport Beach hospital features centers of excellence that include Hoag Cancer Center, Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute, Hoag Orthopedic Services, Hoag Women’s Health Services and Hoag Neurosciences Center, and offers advanced medical programs in many specialties. Since opening on September 15, 1952, Hoag has grown from 75 beds to 498; 68 doctors to more than 1,200 and 60 employees to more than 4,300. Last year, Hoag treated nearly 27,000 inpatients and more than 320,000 outpatients.

Hoag’s quality is endorsed by several health care industry organizations and continually recognized on a local and national level. Orange County residents have named Hoag the Consumer Choice Award winner for 13 years in a row, based on a National Research Corporation (NRC) poll, as well as the county’s top hospital for 13 years in a local newspaper survey.

Recently, Hoag was ranked among the top five percent of hospitals nationwide, receiving the 2007 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence by the nation’s leading provider of independent hospital ratings. And in 2005, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) designated Hoag a Magnet hospital for excellence in nursing services.

Hoag Hospital offers a comprehensive mix of health care services to treat virtually any routine or complex medical condition. Through its more than 1,200-member medical staff, state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities, Hoag provides a full spectrum of health care services.

Emergency room care also plays a key role, as approximately 42 percent of the hospital’s inpatients come through the emergency care unit (ECU). In addition to the increased space and equipment added during a 1995 renovation, Hoag’s emergency efforts are supported by lifeflight helicopter services and a paramedic radio base station. In 2006, there were 66,000 ECU patients, meaning the ECU staff treats an average of nearly 181 patients each day.