Hoag Orthopedic Institute (Irvine, Calif.).
Hoag Orthopedic Institute (Irvine, Calif.). In 2011, Hoag Orthopedic Institute became the highest volume provider of joint replacements in California based on data from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. The institute offers a travel program, which allows employers and their insurance providers to receive a global rate for joint replacement procedures. The institute, a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement, also works with local hotels to obtain reduced rates for travel program patients to stay in. Hoag is one of three clinical centers to create a pilot registry for joint replacement patients, called the California Joint Replacement Registry. In 2014, Hoag was named one of the nation's top 100 quality hospitals for orthopedic surgery by CareChex.
