Hoag Mem Hospital Presbyterian

Description

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a 498bed notforprofit acute care hospital located in Newport Beach Calif Fully accredited by The Joint Commission and designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center ANCC Hoag offers a comprehensive mix of health care services including Centers of Excellence in cancer heart and vascular orthopedics and womens health services A National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award endorses Hoag as Orange Countys most preferred hospital based on overall quality of health care services and places Hoag in the top five percent of hospitals nationwide And in a local newspaper survey Orange County residents have named Hoag the countys top hospital for nine consecutive years

Hoags Mission
Our mission as a notforprofit faithbased hospital is to provide the highest quality health care services to the communities we serve

Vision Statement
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is recognized as a leading hospital in California renowned for its excellence specialized health care services and exceptional physicians and staff

Core Values
Excellence
Respect
Integrity
Patient Centeredness
Community Benefit

History

The idea to build a hospital for the residents of coastal Orange County dates back to 1944 The Rev Raymond Brahams seven Presbyterian church members and one physician formed a corporation called the Presbyterian Hospital of Laguna Beach They began a fundraising campaign in the local community and changed the name to the Presbyterian Hospital of Orange County after securing a site on the bluffs in Newport Beach Unable to afford construction costs following World War II their search for funds became more critical
In 1950 the Hoag Family Foundationestablished 10 years earlier by George Hoag Sr who was an early partner in the JC Penney Company his wife Grace and their son George Hoag IIlearned of the hospital project and donated the funds needed to begin construction With the support of the Hoag Family Foundation and the community the hospital was completed in just two years and named Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

The George Hoag Family Foundation and the Association of Presbyterian Members as the two founding organizations of the hospital continue providing leadership as corporate members of the hospital board of directors These corporate members annually elect the hospitals 21member board that includes representatives from the Hoag Family Foundation the Association of Presbyterian Members the community and Hoag Hospitals medical staff When the hospital opened on September 15 1952 there were 75 beds 68 staff physicians and 60 employees Today Hoag has grown from 75 licensed beds to 498 from 68 physicians to more than 1000 and from 60 employees to more than 4000