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Donor Stories

Read stories about how generous people are making an impact at Hoag through their planned gifts.

  • Connecting Passion with Purpose
    Connecting Passion with Purpose
    Retired radiologist makes generous gift to Hoag to continue its dedication to exceptional patient care.
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  • "This is Our Hospital"
    Hoag Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Marcy Brown and her husband Soren Storgaard reflect on their journeys with Hoag as...
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  • A Gift for the Future
    A Gift for the Future
    When it comes to grateful patients, Bob Juneman and his wife Ginger are some of the most grateful. They made an impactful estate gift to Hoag to show...
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  • Seeing Is Believing
    Seeing Is Believing
    Hoag radiologist and physician leader Dr. Miles Chang and his wife, Dr. Catherine Chang, have made a gift to support Hoag's continued growth. Dr. Miles Chang...
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  • They've Put Their Trust in Hoag
    They've Put Their Trust in Hoag
    As professional educators, Bob and Bonnie Jinkens care deeply about helping others. Bob earned his PhD and spent his 40-year career as a professor of...
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  • Commitment To Serve
    Commitment To Serve
    Former Hoag President and CEO Dr. Rick Afable and his wife, Sally, make a gift to support Hoag's efforts to provide care coordination and advocacy for patients
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  • The Epicenter of Good Things
    The Epicenter of Good Things
    For Eric Alcouloumre, MD, Hoag has been the epicenter of some exceptionally good things. Like his wife of twenty-five years...
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  • Ilona Martin: 20 Years Of Giving Back
    Ilona Martin: 20 Years Of Giving Back
    In her art studio, impressionist painter, philanthropist and Hoag volunteer leader Ilona Martin paints many of Newport Beach's most iconic locations. Born in East Germany, Ilona appreciates...
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  • Longtime Volunteers Remember Hoag in Their Trust
    Longtime Volunteers Remember Hoag in Their Trust
    Jerry and Nancy Lippert have firsthand experience with the wonderful care provided at Hoag Hospital. In 2001, Jerry had three major surgeries at Hoag Hospital...
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  • Make A Gift Of The Heart
    Make A Gift Of The Heart
    In 2006, on Christmas weekend, Michael and Melissa Lora had a serious wake-up call when Michael suffered severe jaw pain. They rushed...
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  • Made A Life Out Of Giving Back
    Made A Life Out Of Giving Back
    Retired Hoag physician Fritz Westerhout, M.D., clearly remembers his first date with wife Elaine. A native Southern Californian, he was...
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  • Grateful for the Opportunity to Give
    Grateful for the Opportunity to Give
    Joyce Cathcart may have grown up in Southern California, but her parents raised her with firm Midwestern values. She says with a smile...
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  • Grateful Hoag Donors
    Grateful Hoag Donors
    If anyone knows a good hospital when they see one, they would be Dr. Rudolph Baldoni and his wife, Dorothy. As grateful patients of Hoag...
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  • Partners in Life, Business and Giving Back
    Partners in Life, Business and Giving Back
    A chance encounter brought them together, but love has sustained Varla and Curt Knauss. While waiting for...
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  • A Legendary Life
    A Legendary Life
    JoAnn Kenton has quite a few colorful stories to tell and she's not done making a few more along the way. She was born in Los Angeles...
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  • Laughing at Her Luck
    Laughing at Her Luck
    Evelyn Hart Gives Back with a Grateful Heart Evelyn Hart will be the first person to tell you she is the luckiest woman in Newport Beach.
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  • Ahead of Her Time
    Ahead of Her Time
    A true trailblazer, Margaret Richardson made the decision to forgo the traditional route expected of women of her era.
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  • Bob and Ann McLean: There is no place like Hoag
    Bob and Ann McLean: There is no place like Hoag
    When it came time to plan their estate, Bob and Ann McLean had a decision to make. They knew that philanthropy would be an important part of their estate plan. As they considered...
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  • Loyal, Brave and True: Honoring the Legacy of Bill Bracey
    Loyal, Brave and True: Honoring the Legacy of Bill Bracey
    William E. Bracey's legacy will contribute to the health and happiness of those serviced by the Hoag Hospital Foundation for years to come...
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  • Globe-Trotting Gal Gives Back Barbara Fairfax
    Globe-Trotting Gal Gives Back Barbara Fairfax
    Barbara Fairfax has found charitable gift annuities to be a great vehicle for supporting her passions...
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  • Meet Marilyn!
    Meet Marilyn!
    Marilyn Bunyak is a member of the 552 Club, a group of volunteers and donors dedicated to promoting and financially supporting Hoag...
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