Hoag Hospital Breast Care Center Recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center

Hoag Breast Care Center Among Six Hospitals in the Nation to Receive Coveted
Breast Center Designation

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoag Memorial Hospital
Presbyterian announced today that its Breast Care Center, one of the most
advanced breast care centers in Southern California, has been recognized by
the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) as a Certified Quality Breast
Center. Hoag is the first hospital in Orange County (Calif.) and one of only
six hospitals in the nation to receive this coveted designation, joining the
ranks of Johns Hopkins.

The National Consortium of Breast Centers has created a stratified
certification program through their National Quality Measures for Breast
Centers (NQMBC) Program. This program uses quality metrics to allow breast
centers to compare their performance with others across the United States.
Example quality measures in breast imaging, surgery and pathology include
timeliness of care, mammography call back rate, five-year stage specific
survival rate, patient satisfaction survey response rate and breast
conservation surgery rate, among other indicators.

Hoag Breast Care Center's commitment to patient-centered care through seamless
coordination by its multidisciplinary team of specialists in conjunction with
the Hospital's dedication to offer patients the latest technology in breast
screening, diagnosis and treatment was paramount in its receiving this
recognition.

"The Hoag Breast Care Center team is honored to be the first hospital in
Orange County and sixth in the nation to have earned the recognition of a
Certified Quality Breast Center," says Hoag Senior Vice President and Chief
Quality Officer Jack Cox, MD. "Hoag's participation in the NQMBC is evidence
that we acknowledge the importance of implementing and measuring quality
patient care and are taking proactive steps to continuously improve our
performance in order to maintain our position as a leading Breast Care Center
in the nation."

Hoag's comprehensive breast center provides the latest imaging and minimally
invasive biopsy procedures, as well as advanced breast conserving surgical
techniques including oncoplastics. The center provides a multidisciplinary
care team of breast specialists consisting of radiologists, technologists,
breast surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, pathologists, plastic
surgeons, social workers, a breast care navigator, and a breast health
educator. Visit www.hoaghospital.org/breastcare for more on Hoag's Breast Care
Center.

About Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a 498-bed, not-for-profit, acute care
hospital located in Newport Beach, Calif. Fully accredited by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and designated as a
Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Hoag
offers a comprehensive mix of health care services, including Centers of
Excellence in cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, orthopedics and
women's health. National Research Corporation has endorsed Hoag as Orange
County's most preferred hospital for the past 13 consecutive years. And for an
unprecedented 13 years, residents of Orange County have chosen Hoag as the
county's best hospital in a local newspaper survey. In order to meet the
growing needs of Irvine and South County residents, Hoag will open an Irvine
campus in 2010. Hoag continues to offer additional services to the community
through the seven Hoag Health Centers located throughout Orange County.

SOURCE Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Heather Mabale of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, +1-949-764-5563,
Heather.Mabale@hoaghospital.com; or Paula Moggio, +1-323-762-2434,
pmoggio@porternovelli.com, for Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian