Press Releases

• Doctors at St. Joseph Hospital First to Use Electron Bean Radiation Boost Therapy in the Operating Suite, Reducing Overall Time Needed for Post-Operative Radiation Therapy For Breast Cancer Patients
• St. Joseph Hospital Named Top Performer by Hospital Quality Incentive Demostration Project- Hospital earns Top Improvement and 6 awards status in Medicare, Premier healthcare alliance value-based purchasing project
• St. Joseph Hospital In Orange Named One of America's Best Hospitals For Orthopedic Care- Hospital Earns Distinction for Third Consecutive Year
• Newport Beach Salon "Cuts For A Cure" and Raises More Thank $3,500 In A Few Short Hours- Hospital and Salon Builds Rare, But Passionate Partnership as OC Stylists Donate Time and Talent to Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital
• St. Joseph Hospital's Stroke Care Program Awarded Certification from The Joint Commission
• St. Joseph Hospital Named A Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care-Hospital One of 23 in California to Earn Innovative Quality Designation to Help Consumers Find Medical Facilities
• St. Joseph Hospital Named A Center Of Medical Excellence For Kidney Transplants-Kidney Transplant Center Named Anthem Blue Cross Center of Medical Excellence for Medical Transplantation
• St. Jospeh Hospital Receives Baby-Friendly Designation from World Health Organization and UNICEF-Breastfeeding Initiative and Distinction Is First for Orange County
• Hospital Scores a Hole in One for the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment- St. Joseph Hospital's Golf Tournament Raises More than $250,000
• Hospital to Score a Hole in One for the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment- St. Joseph Hospital’s 24th Annual Todos Golf Tournament To Go Towards Todos’ $1.5 Million Pledge  

• St. Joseph Hospital Opens New Community Dialysis Center in Santa Ana-New Facility to Help Improve Access to Care for Life-Saving Benefits of Dialysis

• OC Volunteer Receives 2008 Athena Award- Santa Ana Resident Honors Cancer Victims through Volunteering Efforts 

• St. Joseph’s Hospital in Orange Houses 40-Foot “Colossal Colon”-Kids Crawl through “Coco” the Colossal Colon to Learn about Cancer 

• Local Cancer Patients and Survivors Model the Latest Fashions to a Record 1,057 Attendees and Raise Over $105,000 to Benefit the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital

• For the Second Consecutive Year in its History, St. Joseph Hospital in Orange is Named one of the Nation’s Top Hospitals for Orthopedic Care by U.S.News & World Report

• Local Cancer Patients and Survivors Model the Latest Fashions, Proceeds to Benefit the new Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital

• St. Joseph Hospital receives national award for exemplary service for 2007 - Recognitions Place Hospital in Top Ten Percent Nationally For Patient Satisfaction

• St. Joseph Hospital’s Cardiology Program Receives National Recognition for Exceptional Clinical Performance-The Adult Cardiac Surgery Program is One of Only 12 Percent Nationally to be Awarded Three Stars by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

• Be Careful with Hands-Free Cell Ear Piece, Say Experts-Most of Us Turn Up the Volume of Ear Pieces too High Due to Car and Traffic Ambient Noises, Which May Cause Hearing Damage

• Dr. Lawrence Wagman Named Director of the New Cancer Center at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange

• Researches at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange Testing Vaccine that Looks to Prevent Recurrence of Lung Cancer- Hospital is the first of Two in Orange County to Conduct Trial

• Michelle Carpenter, M.D., Named Medical Director of the Comprehensive Breast Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange

• Brian Palafox, M.D., Appointed Medical Director of Lung Cancer Program at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange

•  St. Joseph Hospital Takes Part in National Program That Aims to Improve Care to Seniors - Program to Help Build Staff Skills that Focus on Health Needs Specific to Older Adults

• Can Chewing Gum Speed Recovery From Surgery? Researchers at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange Study Effects and Benefits of Patients Who Chew Gum Following Colon Surgery

• New Tool for Increased Accuracy in Radiation Cancer Treatment- St. Joseph Hospital’s New Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) Combines Tools to Maximize Radiation Effectiveness and Help Spare Normal Tissue

2007

• St. Joseph Hospital Participates in National 5 Million Lives Campaign - Two-year Program Looks to Reduce Incidents of Medical Harm and Empower Patient’s Family Members
• St. Joseph Hospital Receives Superior Grade in Overall Patient Experience -CalHospitalCompare.org Assigns Ratings to Help Consumers Compare Hospital Performance
• St. Joseph Hospital Patient Care Center Opening - OC’s Newest Hospital Offers 21st Century Patient Culturally Sensitive, Holistic Healing Environment
• St. Joseph Hospital of Orange Named One of America’s Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Care - Only One of Four Named in State and Only Hospital Ranked in Orthopedic Specialty in Orange County
• Nurses Take Powerful Step to Get Patients Up and Moving-New Program At St. Joseph Hospital Looks to Reinvent Current Hospital Ambulation Policy to Promote Patient’s Overall Wellness Throughout The Community, Decrease Risks of Blood Clots
• St. Joseph Hospital Selected for NCI Community Cancer Center Program Pilot
• St. Joseph Hospital Breast Surgeon Appointed President of American Society of Breast Surgeons
• St. Joseph Hospital of Orange Named One of America’s Top Healing Hospitals By the Baptist Healing Trust
• St. Joseph Hospital CEO Named Board Secretary of Hospital Association of Southern California
• St. Joseph Hospital Nurse Receives Prestigious “Excellence In Leader Award” From the Association of California Nurse Leaders
• St. Joseph Hospital Names Established Healthcare Executive as New Chief Finanical Officer
• First Catholic Hospital in California Granted Prestigious Magnet Award- St. Joseph Hospital in Orange Awarded Magnet Recognition by American Nurses Credentialing Center
• OC Cardiovascular Administrator Wins National Award- St. Joseph Hospital’s Renee Mazeroll, RN, MSN Honored with GE Healthcare Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Care