Awards & Accreditations

Highest Ranked
Hospital in OC

Hoag has earned recognition from U.S. News & World Report for the 8th consecutive year. Ranked #5 in the Los Angeles Metro Area and #10 in California—holding the only Orange County hospital spot in the state’s top 10.

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Magnet Recognized

Hoag has received 4 Magnet® recognitions from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s for excellence in nursing, the highest honor in the field. We also earned full accreditation from DNV Healthcare, aligning with our focus on continuous improvement.

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National Recognition

Recognized as the highest-ranked hospital in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025. Hoag was also named a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation and honored by the Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care and Obstetrics.

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Excellence in Institutes

Hoag Family Cancer Institute 

The highest surgical volume program for breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer and colon cancer.

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in colon cancer surgery, lung cancer surgery and prostate cancer surgery.

Ranked in the top 10% for overall patient satisfaction as the first community hospital in Orange County to offer Phase 1 Clinical Trials.


Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute

Earned the highest distinction possible (3-star rating) from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for key procedures and was ranked high performing in five cardiac specialties by U.S. News & World Report.

Named a Blue Distinction® Center for cardiac care by Anthem Blue Cross for its quality and cost-efficiency.

Received the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Hoag high-performing in Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure and Stroke and Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). 


Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute

Certified as a Primary Stroke Center by DNV Healthcare, Hoag was the first in Orange County to use 3D Simulation Software (SNAP) for brain surgeries.

Ranked high performing in Neurology & Neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report and designated a Level 4 Epilepsy Center and a Stroke-Neurology Receiving Center.

Received the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.


Hoag Women’s Health Institute

Hoag Breast Center is Orange County’s sole Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence™ offering advanced 3D mammography and comprehensive surgical options.

Recognized by the Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics (every year from 2014-2023).

First West Coast hospital with dual accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Continence Care for Women and holds the SOAP Center of Excellence designation.

Ranked in the top 1% of mammography imaging nationwide for 2023-2024.


Hoag Medical Group Awards

  • 2022 • Scan Premier Partner, recognized as a top performing medical group
  • 2022 • Integrated Healthcare Association 2022 Excellence in Healthcare;
    Top 10% in Clinical Quality
  • 2021 • Integrated Healthcare Association’s 2021 Excellence in Healthcare;
    Top 10% in Clinical
  • 2021 • Scan Premier Partner, recognized as a top performing medical group
  • 2020 • Integrated Healthcare Association’s 2020 Excellence in Healthcare
  • 2019 • Integrated Healthcare Association’s 2019 Excellence in Healthcare
  • 2019 • Recognized as 4.5-Star provider organization
  • 2018 • IHA AMP Ronald P. Bangasser, M.D.,
    Memorial Recognition for Quality Improvement