Member of the Month Archive

Hoag Orthpedic Institute Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, November 20, 2020

Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI) celebrated its 10th anniversary in November. In 10 years, HOI has grown into the largest orthopedic hospital on the west coast, earning many national accolades affirming its high quality of care. HOI has performed more than 148,00 procedures since 2010 and is the highest volume provider of joint replacements in California for the past eight years. Established in 2010 through a unique partnership between Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and a group of visionary Orange County orthopedic physicians, HOI is a specialty hospital that focuses exclusively on orthopedics. In its 10 year history, HOI has grown to includ...

New Laws: California at Forefront of Health Policy Innovation

Monday, October 05, 2020

(Capitol Weekly) Though COVID-19 forced California leaders to scale back their ambitious health care agenda, they still managed to enact significant new laws intended to lower consumer health care spending and expand access to health coverage. When Gov. Gavin Newsom concluded the chaotic legislative year — his deadline to sign or veto bills — what emerged wasn’t the sweeping platform he and state lawmakers had outlined at the beginning of the year. But the dozens of health care measures they approved included first-in-the-nation policies to require more comprehensive coverage of mental health and addiction, and thrusting the state into the generic drug-makin...

Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People Includes Greater Irvine Chamber Members

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Top executives from Greater Irvine Chamber member companies have been nominated for Modern Healthcare’s annual list of 100 most influential people in healthcare for 2020. The list recognizes exceptional leaders who have had the greatest impact on the healthcare industry in the United States. Gregory Adams, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente; Dr. Barry Arbuckle, President and CEO, MemorialCare Health System; Richard Gonzalez, Chairman and CEO, AbbVie (acquired Allergan); and Annette Walker, President, City of Hope Orange County, are among an elite group of 2020 nominees that are up for consideration. The list includes California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, former Vic...

Hoag Orthopedic Institute is the Only Hospital in Southern California to Earn ‘5-Star Rating’ for Patient Experience from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which performs the most hip and knee joint replacement surgeries in California, is the only hospital in Southern California to receive a five-star rating for patient experience from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after a nationwide assessment through its recent Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) star ratings. “We are honored that our patients recognized our staff for their exemplary work and dedication to creating a patient-centered, healing environment at Hoag Orthopedic Institute,” said Jennifer Mitzner, CEO, Hoag Orthopedic Institute. “Receiving CMS’ highest rating for patient experience is a nod to th...

UCI Leads Study in Collaboration with Apple, Inc. on the Use of Technology for Asthma Care

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Anthem, Inc. announced a new study which is being conducted by University of California, Irvine (UCI) that examines how the use of everyday devices, like Apple Watch and iPhone, may help individuals with asthma better self-manage their condition for improved clinical outcomes. The virtual study was designed in collaboration with Apple, Inc. CareEvolution, the study technology partner responsible for building the study app and enabling collection of the study data. Launching in the fall, the two-year, randomized controlled study will enroll participants from Anthem-affiliated health plans who have been clinically diagnosed with asthma. Nearly 25 million Americans are currently diagnosed wit...

Ampronix Named Greater Irvine Chamber September 2020 Member of the Month

Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Ampronix Medical Imaging Technology, has been named the Greater Irvine Chamber Member of the Month for September 2020. In the spirit of community partnerships, the Greater Irvine Chamber has expanded its criteria for Member of the Month to include organizations as well as individuals that have engaged in the Greater Irvine Chamber and have made contributions to support others as they face challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis. Ampronix meets that standard. A Greater Irvine Chamber member since 2010, Ampronix has engaged in the Chamber’s Orange County World Trade Week Forum, including being a finalist for the 2018 Exporter of the Yea...

New UCI Health Center for Advanced Care to Provide Greater Access to World-Class Care

Thursday, August 13, 2020

The University of California, Irvine – a Greater Irvine Chamber gold-level Leaders Circle member – is bringing world-class healthcare services to coastal and southern Orange County with plans to build the UCI Health Center for Advanced Care, which will be home to the Center for Children’s Health, adult specialty care, urgent care, and other services needed in the region for the entire family. The 168,000-square-foot UCI Health Center for Advanced Care will be located in Irvine on Jamboree Road at the Birch Street intersection, in an undeveloped part of UCI’s North Campus area. This location will give residents greater accessibility t...

Newsom Lays Out New Economic Recovery Priorities to Help Businesses During Pandemic

Thursday, August 13, 2020

(San Francisco Business Journal) Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out new priorities for how he wants California’s economy to move forward, as businesses struggle and unemployment remains high because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor is still watching for the number of hospitalizations and the rate of new COVID-19 cases to lower before the state could reopen some of its business sectors, like indoor dining and bars. The state reported 11,645 new cases on Aug. 11, including 6,212 cases that were part of a backlog caused by an outage in the state’s tracking system earlier this month. Statewide, hospitalizations have dropped about 19.4...

MemorialCare and PRN Partner to Operate Largest Regional Network of Comprehensive, Full-Service Physical Therapy Centers

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

MemorialCare, a prominent nonprofit Southern California integrated health system with more than 200 care locations, and Physical Rehabilitation Network, LLC, (PRN) entered into a joint venture partnership to operate 17 community-based, full-service physical therapy centers. The centers offer an array of physical, occupational, sports medicine, and other services in Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Ten additional centers are planned over the next two years. These freestanding centers—primarily under PRN’s flagship California Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy (Cal Rehab) brand—augment MemorialCare hospital programs and expand MemorialCare’s capacity to annually support more than 300,000 medical rehabilitation patient visits and approximately 40,000 patients o...

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