REPORT
- Overview
- Leadership
- Awards
- Community Benefit
- History
You. Empowered by Hoag.
Welcome to world-class, personalized, accessible health care, right here in OC. Hoag empowers the people, partners and communities we serve to achieve their best health, to live their best lives and do their best work.
Robert T. Brathwaite President & Chief Executive Officer
“We are here to provide the highest quality healthcare for Orange County. For now. For always. For life.”
By the numbers
32,654 inpatients and 568,865 outpatients choose Hoag each year
3
Acute-care hospitals
16
Urgent care centers
11
Health & Wellness centers
1,800
Network of physicians
100
Allied health members
8,000
Employees
2,000
Volunteers
Award-Winning Programs
Through diverse programs, the Department of Community Health leads Hoag’s endeavors to promote health equity and reduce health disparities
See our awardsMelinda Hoag Smith Center
The Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living collaborates with non-profits to make vulnerable communities healthier.
Mental Health Center
The goal of the Mental Health Center is to improve the health and well-being of the surrounding underserved community, through the provision of psychotherapy
Healthy Living Programs
These Programs focus on meeting the unique needs of Orange County residents with particular emphasis upon the disadvantaged and underserved.
Newport Mesa Family Resource Center
A family-friendly, community-based collaborative with the capacity to provide on-site access to comprehensive prevention and treatment services.
Project Wipeout
Project Wipeout serves Orange County through lifeguard training and beach safety guidance.
Share Our Selves (SOS)
A nationally recognized health center providing high quality, comprehensive safety net services to the Orange County community.
Histotripsy at Hoag
Futuristic Treatment
Hoag is one of only two hospitals in the state of California and few in the nation to provide histotripsy – a futuristic treatment technology for combatting liver cancer and liver tumors.
Combined Expertise
The combined expertise of Hoag Digestive Health Institute and Hoag Family Cancer Institute gives you access to the most advanced diagnostics, therapies and treatment options as well as groundbreaking clinical research.
Comprehensive Liver Care
Hoag offers the leading comprehensive Liver Program in Orange County, ensuring seamless, coordinated care from diagnosis through treatment – so you can trust that you will have exceptional care.
Heart of Hoag: quality healthcare for all
Driven to achieve the highest level of medical standards and outcomes
Hoag's commitment for a healthy Orange County
We recruit top physicians and unrivaled investment in leading health innovation. Empowering the people, partners and communities we serve defines our unique approach to health leadership and underpins our mission of building the best health care future for all.
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Caring for generations of families in Orange County
Through diverse programs, Hoag’s Community Benefit Program leads our endeavors to promote health equity and reduce health disparities.
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Hoag Leadership
All of us owe a debt of gratitude to the dedicated physicians and nurses supported by committed donors and volunteers who’ve come before us. With your continued partnership, Hoag is committed to being the gold standard of care in Orange County, and across the nation.
Kathy Azeez-Narain
Senior Vice President, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer
Jim Boyle
Vice President, Hoag Clinic MSO
Robert T. Braithwaite
President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael N. Brant-Zawadzki, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Vice President of Clinical Research Administration, CATALiST and Addiction Services
Allyson Brooks, MD, FACOG
Ginny Ueberroth Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair, Women’s Health Institute
Marcy Brown
Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
Carmella Cassetta
Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Eric W. Cheung
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Teresa Conk
Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Institutes Officer
Martin J. Fee, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer
Highest-Ranked Hospital in Orange County
This marks the ninth year in a row Hoag has achieved this level of recognition by U.S. News & World Report. The organization was ranked the #4 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #9 hospital in California, and is the only Orange County hospital in the top 10. Additionally, Hoag was ranked #27 nationally in Orthopedics.
The highest ranked hospital in OC, 9 years in a row
U.S. News & World Report
#4
hospital in the Los Angeles metro area
#9
hospital in California
#27
nationally in Orthopedics
Hoag ranked high performing in 5 adult specialties
Neurology & Neurosurgery; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Geriatrics; Pulmonary & Lung Surgery; and Urology
Hoag ranked high performing in 20 common adult procedures and conditions
Aortic Valve Surgery; Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion); Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Colon Cancer Surgery; Diabetes; Gynecological Cancer Surgery; Heart Attack; Heart Bypass Surgery; Heart Failure; Hip Fracture; Hip Replacement; Kidney Failure; Knee Replacement; Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma; Lung Cancer Surgery; Pacemaker Implantation; Pneumonia; Prostate Cancer Surgery; Stroke; and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Magnet Recognized
Hoag attained the Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. This credentialing program for hospitals recognizes excellence in nursing and is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practices.
Additionally, Hoag earned full accreditation with DNV Healthcare, the organization whose accreditation and quality management aligns with Hoag’s focus on constant improvement.
National Recognition
Hoag received its fourth Magnet re-designation
Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-2026.
Hoag named by the Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation.
Named by Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics for eight years in a row (2014 – 2021).
Recent Major Milestones
Hoag opened the new Hoag Center for Advanced Visualization and Immersive Therapeutics inside Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute.
Hoag is the only site in Orange County to enroll its first two patients in a clinical study evaluating NK cell therapy in women with triple negative breast cancer.
Hoag announced a major reinvestment in its facilities and treatment technologies for the Patty & George Hoag Cancer Center.
Hoag launched Hoag at Home, a comprehensive home care service offering that provides patients with the high-quality personalized care they need in the comfort of their home.
Specialty Recognition
- U.S. News & World Report ranked Hoag high performing in Colon Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer Surgery and Prostate Cancer Surgery.
- Highest surgical volume program for Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer and Colon Cancer.
- Hoag Family Cancer Institute is in the top 10% for overall patient satisfaction.
- Hoag Family Cancer Institute became the first community hospital in Orange County to offer Phase 1 Clinical Trials.
- Hoag Breast Center is the first and only breast center in Orange County to be designated as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence™. Hoag offers the full complement of breast screening technologies, including breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) and comprehensive breast surgical offerings including oncoplastic surgery and the full gamut of reconstructive options.
- Named by Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics for 2014-2023. Hoag offers dedicated OB services for perinatology, neonatology, OB intensivist and OB hospitalist/laborist.
- Hoag has become the first hospital on the West Coast to achieve dual accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Continence Care for Women, recognized by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) and National Association for Continence (NAFC) for providing the highest quality of care and patient safety.
- Hoag has received the prestigious SOAP Center of Excellence (COE) designation by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP).
- The Women’s Choice Award has designated Hoag as top 1% of Mammography Imaging Nationwide in 2023-2024.
- Designated a Blue Distinction® Center designation for cardiac care based on quality and cost-efficiency by Anthem Blue Cross.
- Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart and Vascular Institute has earned the highest distinction possible, a three-star rating out of three stars, from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for three categories of surgery – isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR), isolated mitral valve replacement and repair (MVRR) and isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
- The 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report ranked Hoag high performing in five cardiac specialties: Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Attack and Heart Failure.
- Recipient of the American Heart Association’s 2023 Get with the Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
- Hoag Hospital Irvine was certified a Primary Stroke Center and Hoag Hospital Newport Beach was named a Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center by DNV Healthcare.
- Became the first hospital in Orange County to use high-tech 3D Simulation Software (SNAP) to assist in Brain Surgeries.
- U.S News & World Report ranked Hoag high performing in Neurology & Neurosurgery.
- Designated a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers.
- Designated as a Stroke-Neurology Receiving Center by the Orange County Health Care Agency.
- Recipient of the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
- 2018 – IHA AMP Ronald P. Bangasser, M.D., Memorial Recognition for Quality Improvement
- 2019 – Recognized as 4.5-Star provider organization
- 2019 – Integrated Healthcare Association’s 2019 Excellence in Healthcare
- 2020 – Integrated Healthcare Association’s 2020 Excellence in Healthcare
- 2021 – Scan Premier Partner, recognized as a top performing medical group
- 2022 – Integrated Healthcare Association’s 2021 Excellence in Healthcare; Top 10% in Clinical Quality & Top 10% in Patient Experience
- Integrated Healthcare Association 2022 Excellence in Healthcare; Top 10% in Clinical Quality
- 2022 – Scan Premier Partner, recognized as a top performing medical group
Caring for generations of families in Orange County.
Always have. Always will.
Hoag’s mission as a nonprofit, faith-based hospital aims to deliver top-tier healthcare to our communities. The Department of Community Health, founded in 1996, oversees Hoag’s Community Benefit Program, serving low-income and vulnerable groups. Community Benefit’s core aim is community health enhancement, addressing social determinants like education, housing, and nutrition which significantly impact well-being.
Award-Winning Programs
Through diverse programs, the Department of Community Health leads Hoag’s endeavors to promote health equity and reduce health disparities
See our awardsMelinda Hoag Smith Center
The Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living collaborates with non-profits to make vulnerable communities healthier.
Mental Health Center
The goal of the Mental Health Center is to improve the health and well-being of the surrounding underserved community, through the provision of psychotherapy
Healthy Living Programs
These Programs focus on meeting the unique needs of Orange County residents with particular emphasis upon the disadvantaged and underserved.
Newport Mesa Family Resource Center
A family-friendly, community-based collaborative with the capacity to provide on-site access to comprehensive prevention and treatment services.
Project Wipeout
Project Wipeout serves Orange County through lifeguard training and beach safety guidance.
Share Our Selves (SOS)
A nationally recognized health center providing high quality, comprehensive safety net services to the Orange County community.
Heart of Hoag: quality healthcare for all
Driven to achieve the highest level of medical standards and outcomes
Hoag's commitment for a healthy Orange County
We recruit top physicians and unrivaled investment in leading health innovation. Empowering the people, partners and communities we serve defines our unique approach to health leadership and underpins our mission of building the best health care future for all.
Explore leadershipCaring for generations of families in Orange County
Through diverse programs, Hoag’s Community Benefit Program leads our endeavors to promote health equity and reduce health disparities.
Explore the programHoag’s journey towards health equity
1998
1998 Dr. Parry & Hoag leadership were ahead of their time by partnering with local nonprofits to address social needs. The first mental health community mental health program for low-income community members was established. The Hoag social work clinician was out stationed at a local family resource center providing free psychotherapy services in English and Spanish. She was the first social worker to work outside of the walls of the hospital.
2015:
Social work team huddle also known as our transformative “hallway meeting” sparked the idea to bring other service providers to serve our clients at our center with the primary goal of reducing barriers to accessing resources. Leadership supported the idea and gave us additional suites in the building to expand programming! Convened and engaged community members and stakeholders to inform us on how the center can meet the needs of the vulnerable community. The center’s model and mission was developed in collaboration with the community.
2015:
Our grassroots approach to connecting with community members continued with the addition of the Promotor/Community Health Worker outreach team. Program was philanthropically funded to reach the Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach communities. Formalized our Health Profession and Workforce Development Training program by becoming an accredited CE provider.
2016:
A transformational philanthropic gift from the Hoag Family Foundation supported hiring more staff, leveraging programs, and adding integrative wellness classes. Collaboration and co-location with local nonprofits were established. Secured space for our own family resource center, coming full circle as our flagship program was started at an FRC. The building was named the Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living.
2020:
In response to the emergent needs in the community during the pandemic, a COVID-19 Crisis Response Team (CCRT) was created. Comprising of a Case Manager, Registered Nurse, and Clinical Social Worker, the team provided short term interventions which include the immediate assessment of needs and delivery of care navigation for families impacted by COVID.
2021:
Service lines continued to expand as the need for health navigation and chronic disease management was identified and exacerbated by pandemic. The Community Nurse Navigation and Health Coaching program was established. Additional Farsi speaking services were added for the growing population seeking out services at the center.
2024:
Regarded as a trusted provider serving vulnerable community members with highly coordinated health, wellness, and social support services in one location to help them navigate challenges and thrive long term. Now a team of 31 staff including public health (MPH), social workers (MSW, LCSW), registered nurses (RN), case managers (BS), community health workers/promotores and 10 contracted wellness instructors.
Our Vision of Excellence for The Future
The causes of health inequity include economic factors that are exacerbated by language barriers, legal status, and high depression rates — all major factors that keep residents oppressed and disadvantaged. Hoag’s Community Benefit programs help enhance the health status of the community. The following highlights Hoag’s 2023 impact.
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8:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday - Sunday
8:00am - 4:00pm
307 Placentia Avenue Newport Beach CA 92663
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A Leader in Excellence
For decades, Hoag has been a trusted leader in health care, With a legacy built on innovation, compassion, and world-class expertise, we’ve been committed to delivering exceptional care to our community at every stage of life.
Minzah Malik, MBA, MPH
Executive Director, Community Health
Stephanie Cariker, LCSW
Manager, Community Health Programs
Cecilia Cardenas, MPH
Supervisor, Community Benefit
Caring for You. Since 1952.
Going our own way is our story, and our destiny. The independent spirit that has driven us for 70 years will drive us for 70 more.
70 years of proudly serving OC
Going our own way is our story, and our destiny. The independent spirit that has driven us for 70 years will drive us for 70 more.
The idea to build a hospital in Newport Beach, CA for the residents of coastal Orange County dates back to 1944. 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, they looked for additional sources of funds.
In 1950, the Hoag Family Foundation, established 10 years earlier by George Hoag, Sr. (an early partner in the J.C. Penney Company), his wife Grace and their son George Hoag II, learned 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. When the hospital opened on September 15, 1952, there were 75 beds, 68 staff physicians and 60 employees.
The George Hoag Family Foundation and the Association of Presbyterian Members, represent the two founding organizations of the hospital and continue to provide leadership as corporate members of the Hoag corporation.