They go one by one, door by door — how Hoag’s ‘promotoras’ are bridging gaps to services
Bilingual representatives connect lower-income families with services such as mental health or rental assistance and, more recently, share information on COVID-19.
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.
California hospital seeks split from Providence: 6 things to know
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif., is seeking to end its affiliation with Providence, a Catholic health system…
Orange County Hospital Seeks Divorce From Large Catholic Health System
In early 2013, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Orange County, California, joined with St. Joseph Health, a local Catholic hospital chain, amid enthusiastic promises that their affiliation would broaden access to care and improve the health of residents across the community. Eight years later, Hoag says this vision of achieving “population health” is dead, and […]
California investigates Providence after physicians’ complaint of religious limits on care at Hoag
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is being investigated by California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, over allegations that it inappropriately applied religious care restrictions at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reported March 3. (More…) How Can You Support Hoag? Get the latest news and updates on Hoag’s efforts to regain our independence […]
Becerra investigating Providence Health after accusations that it applies Catholic limits on care
California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra disclosed Tuesday that his office is investigating whether the Catholic healthcare chain Providence Health has violated its legal commitments by applying religious restrictions on care at one of Orange County’s premier hospitals. (More…) How Can You Support Hoag? Get the latest news and updates on Hoag’s efforts to regain our […]
Providence Health denies claim that it’s punishing a respected California hospital
Providence Health, the giant Catholic healthcare chain fighting an effort by a leading California hospital to end their partnership, is quietly trying to marshal support for its position that it’s better for the two entities to remain together. (More…) How Can You Support Hoag? Get the latest news and updates on Hoag’s efforts to regain […]
California hospital alleges retaliation after seeking to end affiliation with Providence
After filing a lawsuit in May to end its affiliation with Renton, Wash.-based Providence, Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif., is alleging it is now the target of retaliation, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hoag Memorial said that Providence removed Hoag Memorial’s three facilities from its website of Southern California locations and terminated Hoag […]
A top California hospital says it’s the target of retaliation by a giant Catholic healthcare chain
Hoag Memorial Hospital, the most respected medical institution in Orange County, has been affiliated with the giant Catholic hospital chain Providence Health since 2016. But you wouldn’t know it from Providence’s publicity materials. (More…) How Can You Support Hoag? Get the latest news and updates on Hoag’s efforts to regain our independence and restore our […]
Healthgrades’ 50 top hospitals for 2021
Healthgrades released its 2021 America’s Best Hospitals lists Feb. 9. Three lists feature America’s 50, 100 and 250 best hospitals, which represent the top 1 percent, 2 percent and 5 percent of hospitals in the nation, respectively. Healthgrades used 2017-19 Medicare data to evaluate the performance of nearly 4,500 U.S. hospitals in the treatment of 32 conditions […]