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Hoag Hospital Breaks Ground on Green Renovations at New Irvine Facility

Hoag Hospital Obtains Lease to Open Irvine Campus and Appoints Chief Administrative Officer

Hoag Hospital Announces Agreement to Open Irvine Campus


Hoag Hospital Irvine in the News

$84 million Irvine hospital renovation starts

Hoag breaks ground on new Irvine hospital

Hoag Hospital plans major renovations at Irvine facility

Hoag Breaks Ground on Irvine Site

Hospital Concerns Addressed

Hospital announces plans to open Irvine facility


Facts & Figures

Basics
  • Lease began February 19, 2009
  • Scheduled for Occupancy August 2010
  • 244,000 gross square feet
  • General Acute Care Hospital with Emergency Department and Orthopedic Center of Excellence focus
Total of 154 Beds
  • 12-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
  • 142 medical-surgical beds
  • 11-bed Emergency Department (ED)
Operating and Procedure Rooms
  • 11 Operating Rooms
  • - Enlarging 3 Existing Operating Rooms
  • - Building 4 new Operating Rooms
  • - Shelling 3 Operating Rooms for future expansion
  • - Sterile Processing Department, Pre-op/Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
  • Imaging/Cardiology/Pre-admission Screening and Associated Services
  • Cardiology (Cath Lab, Cardiac CT, Cardiac MRI, TEE, EKG/Holter)
Clinical Equipment
  • New Radiology Equipment including MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and Interventional Suite
  • New Cardiac Catheterization Labs
  • New Laboratory Equipment including chemistry analyzers, hematology analyzers and blood banking equipment.
  • New Telemetry/Cardiac monitoring systems
Mountains to Sea
  • Patient Room Upgrades
  • New Flooring, patient room furniture and Paint
  • Public Area Upgrades to include Interior Space Modernization and new flooring.
Infrastructure Upgrades
  • Comprehensive IT Infrastructure with Applications Installation and Upgrades.
  • Significant Utility System Refurbishments (Air Handlers, Chill Water, Hot Water Systems, Med Gas Systems, etc.)

Robert Braithwaite
Chief Administrative Officer, Hoag Hospital-Irvine
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

As Chief Administrative Officer for Hoag Hospital- Irvine, Robert Braithwaite is a key leader for Hoag Hospital-Irvine, an acute care hospital that will open in 2010.

Mr. Braithwaite was previously employed at Hoag Hospital from 1992 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2007. Prior to his current title, he held positions as Administrative Resident, Purchasing Manager, Director of Materials Management, Assistant Vice President, Vice President, Support Services, Vice President of Operations and Senior Vice President, Hospital Operations.

A graduate of Brigham Young University, Mr. Braithwaite received his bachelor’s degree in health management and promotion and his master’s degree in health services administration from Arizona State University. He currently belongs to the American College of Healthcare Executives.

In the past, Mr. Braithwaite has served in many community capacities including, SOS Clinic, South County Chamber of Commerce and several youth-related sports organizations. He is currently serving as a board member of the Irvine Chamber of Commerce.

As a native Southern Californian, Mr. Braithwaite enjoys several outdoor-related activities including landscape photography, golf and surfing.

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