Take Me to Hoag https://hoag.podbean.com Welcome to Hoag’s podcast series, where you’ll meet the experts from one of California’s leading health systems who are redefining what’s possible in medicine. At Hoag, innovation thrives in an environment where world-class physicians deliver breakthrough care grounded in compassion and purpose. Join us for an inside look at how Hoag is shaping the future of healing.

]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Business:Entrepreneurship 1440 episodic Welcome to Hoag’s podcast series, where you’ll meet the experts from one of California’s leading health systems who are redefining what’s possible in medicine. At Hoag, innovation thrives in an environment where world-class physicians deliver breakthrough care grounded in compassion and purpose. Join us for an inside look at how Hoag is shaping the future of healing. Hoag Health Hoag Health No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21629130/HoagCoverArt1400x1400toSpec.jpeg Take Me to Hoag https://hoag.podbean.com 144 144 Solving Healthcare's AI problem Solving Healthcare's AI problem https://hoag.podbean.com/e/solving-healthcares-ai-problem/ https://hoag.podbean.com/e/solving-healthcares-ai-problem/#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 -0700 hoag.podbean.com/6c226de2-b718-3ec8-b32f-c0f958b2f956 In this episode, Hoag Board Chair Robert Brunswick sits down with Kathy Azeez-Narain, Hoag’s Chief Digital and Customer Innovation Officer, to explore how digital innovation and AI are reshaping the patient experience.

From improving access to care to ensuring safety in high-stakes environments, Kathy shares how her team is building solutions that put patients first — including a new approach designed to connect people to trusted care, faster.

Together, they discuss what’s real, what’s hype, and what it takes to bring meaningful innovation into healthcare.

]]> In this episode, Hoag Board Chair Robert Brunswick sits down with Kathy Azeez-Narain, Hoag’s Chief Digital and Customer Innovation Officer, to explore how digital innovation and AI are reshaping the patient experience.

From improving access to care to ensuring safety in high-stakes environments, Kathy shares how her team is building solutions that put patients first — including a new approach designed to connect people to trusted care, faster.

Together, they discuss what’s real, what’s hype, and what it takes to bring meaningful innovation into healthcare.

]]> Hoag Health false No 1183 4 full The Agony and the Ecstasy The Agony and the Ecstasy https://hoag.podbean.com/e/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/ https://hoag.podbean.com/e/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0700 hoag.podbean.com/bd44e90a-3ac5-39e7-bc39-69375a7480b5 When a physician becomes a patient, the experience can change everything. In this episode, Dr. Allyson Brooks, Executive Medical Director of Hoag's Women’s Health Institute, shares her deeply personal journey of receiving cancer treatment at Hoag — the same health system where she has spent years building programs designed to care for women in life’s most defining moments. From the shock of diagnosis to the vulnerability of sitting in the infusion chair, Dr. Brooks shares with Hoag Board Chair Robert Brunswick what it means to experience care from the other side — and how that perspective is shaping the future of women’s health. Together, they explore leadership, healing, and the profound trust involved in allowing others to care for you.

]]> When a physician becomes a patient, the experience can change everything. In this episode, Dr. Allyson Brooks, Executive Medical Director of Hoag's Women’s Health Institute, shares her deeply personal journey of receiving cancer treatment at Hoag — the same health system where she has spent years building programs designed to care for women in life’s most defining moments. From the shock of diagnosis to the vulnerability of sitting in the infusion chair, Dr. Brooks shares with Hoag Board Chair Robert Brunswick what it means to experience care from the other side — and how that perspective is shaping the future of women’s health. Together, they explore leadership, healing, and the profound trust involved in allowing others to care for you.

]]> Hoag Health false No 2070 3 full Why did I come to Hoag? Why did I come to Hoag? https://hoag.podbean.com/e/why-did-i-come-to-hoag/ https://hoag.podbean.com/e/why-did-i-come-to-hoag/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0800 hoag.podbean.com/d54f71b2-c467-36a8-ad08-dff389a8f33a What draws nationally recognized leaders in digestive health and cancer care away from top academic medical centers? In Episode 2 of Take Me to Hoag, Board Chair Robert Brunswick sits down with Dr. Kenneth Chang, executive medical director of digestive health, and Dr. Steven Grossman, executive medical director of cancer, to explore why they chose Hoag and what they’ve been able to build since arriving. From “science meets hospitality” to faster access, fewer barriers, and a culture designed to move ideas to patients quickly, this conversation reveals why Hoag’s model is different — and why it’s working.

]]> What draws nationally recognized leaders in digestive health and cancer care away from top academic medical centers? In Episode 2 of Take Me to Hoag, Board Chair Robert Brunswick sits down with Dr. Kenneth Chang, executive medical director of digestive health, and Dr. Steven Grossman, executive medical director of cancer, to explore why they chose Hoag and what they’ve been able to build since arriving. From “science meets hospitality” to faster access, fewer barriers, and a culture designed to move ideas to patients quickly, this conversation reveals why Hoag’s model is different — and why it’s working.

]]> Hoag Health false No 2275 2 full Disruptive Leadership Disruptive Leadership https://hoag.podbean.com/e/disruptive-leadership-audio/ https://hoag.podbean.com/e/disruptive-leadership-audio/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:53:21 -0800 hoag.podbean.com/7af13d94-6984-3195-a4e7-e6a02baf27bb In our debut episode, host and Hoag Hospital Board Chair Robert Brunswick sits down with Hoag President and CEO Robert Braithwaite to explore what truly sets Hoag apart in a landscape increasingly dominated by “big healthcare.”

From his early days as a Hoag intern to leading one of California’s most respected nonprofit health systems, Braithwaite shares how Hoag’s secret sauce comes down to three essentials: Exceptional talent, cutting-edge facilities, and a culture rooted in compassion.

Together, they discuss how Hoag attracts expert physicians from across the country, makes bold decisions, and builds new facilities—like the innovative Hoag Health Center in San Clemente—based on community input, not corporate mandates.

Through it all, Hoag continues to grow while preserving the warmth, agility, and humanity that make people proudly say, “Take me to Hoag.”

]]> In our debut episode, host and Hoag Hospital Board Chair Robert Brunswick sits down with Hoag President and CEO Robert Braithwaite to explore what truly sets Hoag apart in a landscape increasingly dominated by “big healthcare.”

From his early days as a Hoag intern to leading one of California’s most respected nonprofit health systems, Braithwaite shares how Hoag’s secret sauce comes down to three essentials: Exceptional talent, cutting-edge facilities, and a culture rooted in compassion.

Together, they discuss how Hoag attracts expert physicians from across the country, makes bold decisions, and builds new facilities—like the innovative Hoag Health Center in San Clemente—based on community input, not corporate mandates.

Through it all, Hoag continues to grow while preserving the warmth, agility, and humanity that make people proudly say, “Take me to Hoag.”

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