Health: Best Hospital

1. MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center

18111 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley; 714-378-7000; memorialcare.org

MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital in Fountain Valley, has been voted an OC Top Workplace and the No. 1 in the Best of Orange County best hospital category multiple times. It also sits in a peaceful spot that makes patients feel comfortable when receiving their care.

Services available at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center include specialty programs in cancer, heart and vascular care, Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders and a host of other fields, making this a one-stop shop for medical care.

Whether you are looking for anything ranging from cancer care, diabetes care to emergency care, MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center has everything you need. The hospital’s easy-to-navigate website clearly defines all the services it provides so patients can make all their medical trips to one establishment with ease.

MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center has about 4,000 registered nurses on staff, and more than 50 percent of them have earned their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. In addition, many have achieved board specialty certifications in more than three-dozen areas of specialty care. The staff is also experienced, with the average length of employment at the hospital spanning over a decade.

JEFF GRITCHEN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley was voted the best hospital in the Orange County Register’s Best of Orange County readers’ choice poll.

– Jessie Dax-Setkus

2. MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center

24451 Health Center Dr., Laguna Hills; 949-837-4500; memorialcare.org

MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center has been serving Orange County for more than 50 years and has been rated one of the best maternity hospitals of 2021 by Newsweek. Its Women’s Hospital was the first in California to offer labor-delivery-recoverypostpartum suites. Its website even has articles available specifically for maternity care for expectant mothers if they have questions about their upcoming birth.

Saddleback is renowned for its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, stroke, heart disease, pulmonary disease, and orthopedics. It’s also known for its leadership in emergency medicine, agefriendly care, breast health and surgery, including robotic-assisted procedures, neurosurgery, advanced imaging, and women’s health.

The hospital is also known for its Neuroscience Institute, which specializes in the treatment of strokes and other neurological conditions.

The history of this hospital spans to 1944, when the Rev. Raymond Brahams, seven Presbyterian church members and one doctor became the founders of the Presbyterian Hospital of Laguna Beach. After selecting a location on the bluffs above Coast Highway in Newport Beach, the planned facility was renamed the Presbyterian Hospital of Orange County.

The Hoag Family Foundation provided the necessary construction funds and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian opened Sept. 15, 1952, with 75 beds, 68 physicians on staff and 60 other employees.

The facility has grown to include two acute-care hospitals, 13 urgent-care centers and nine health centers with a total of 1,700 physicians and 65,000 employees. It treats more than 30,000 inpatients and 450,000 outpatients each year.

Hoag is known for its care in cancer treatment, heart and vascular care, women’s health, orthopedics, and neurosciences. Hoag was named one of the Best Regional Hospitals for 2019-20 by U.S. News and World Report.

3. Hoag Hospital

Newport Beach, Irvine; hoag.org