For nearly 50 years, CHOC and St. Joseph Hospital have partnered to serve the healthcare needs of families in Orange County. Now, an exciting collaboration is underway to deliver the highest quality neonatal and mother-baby services in the region. Located adjacent to the recently unveiled St. Joseph Hospital Postpartum unit, the new CHOC Neonatal Intensive […]
Curiosity Drives Infectious Diseases Research
A CHOC investigator-initiated trial into neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has discovered key microbial and survival differences in patients who develop blood stream infections. These findings may help explain why premature infants with intestinal pathology experience more complications and higher mortality rates. CHOC Infectious Diseases Medical Director Antonio Arrieta, M.D., and his team have also […]
Construction of CHOC South Tower Close to Completion
Construction of CHOC’s seven-story patient care tower, set to open in Spring 2013, is proceeding on schedule with more than 90 percent completion. Several groups are working on activation plans including IT integration, staff on-boarding and training, and implementation of new services and equipment. Currently, the build-out of CHOC’s new pediatric emergency department is taking […]
Disneyland Resort donates $5 million to “Change CHOC, Change the World”
CHOC has received steady, generous Disney support ever since Walt Disney became personally involved with the hospital’s founding executive council. From designing the original “Choco” bear logo to hosting CHOC’s largest annual fundraiser, “CHOC Walk In The Park,” Disney is interwoven into the hospital’s history. In February, the Disneyland Resort contributed $5 million to the […]
In the Spotlight: Jon Kramer, M.D.
The term “hospitalist” was virtually unknown anywhere else in the country in 1986. But that was the solution CHOC pediatrician Jon Kramer, M.D., developed to fill the two-year interim between the end of the UC Irvine residency program with a CHOC rotation and the development of the CHOC residency program. Dr. Kramer was a member […]
Weekly Neuro Clinic at Newport Beach Specialty Center
Consultation for low-acuity neurological conditions is now available on Wednesdays at the CHOC Specialty Center at Hoag Health Center–Newport Beach. CHOC pediatric neurologists Ying Peng, M.D., and Sharon Kim, M.D., are seeing patients from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on alternating Wednesdays. The weekly clinic in Newport Beach expands access and convenience for coastal and […]
