Caroline
Pereira, former executive fundraiser at UCI Health, will
lead the Hoag Hospital Foundation's philanthropic team and
initiatives supporting Hoag's ambitious growth in Irvine and across all of Orange County.
NEWPORT
BEACH, Calif., June 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoag has named Caroline Pereira president of the Hoag Hospital
Foundation, the health system's philanthropic arm. Caroline, who
has more than 20 years of fundraising experience mainly in academic
health care and has led the fundraising of nearly $1 billion for local health initiatives, joins
Hoag during a pivotal time in the health system's evolution as it
expands its footprint throughout Orange
County.
As president of the Hoag Hospital Foundation, Pereira will
oversee one of the nation's highest performing nonprofit
organizations, which raises over $100
million annually to support Hoag's growing health network
that had more than 35,000 inpatient admissions and over 639,000
outpatient visits last year.
"Caroline's knowledge and experience of the local health care
landscape make her especially fitting for this role, as she has
been key to the execution of major health initiatives in our
community," said Robert Braithwaite,
Hoag President and CEO. "Her passion
for building strong teams, fostering their skills, and creating a
supportive environment for them to aim for and meet ambitious
philanthropic goals make her exactly what we want in a Hoag
leader."
Pereira has spent most of her career supporting health care and
academic institutions and ended a successful nearly 11-year tenure
earlier this year with UCI Health, where she was most recently
Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Advancement. During her time
leading the team, the institution raised nearly $1 billion in philanthropic support. Pereira's
experience in the nonprofit sector is international, as she
previously spent more than 11 years at the University of Toronto in Canada, where she led fundraising for key
departments in the School of Medicine.
"Hoag's excellence in delivering the best care to its patients,
engaging the most renowned clinical minds, and shaping the future
of medicine has always impressed me. It's exciting to join the team
working together to grow Hoag's innovative health care," Pereira
said. "And it's inspiring to know that there is such a generous
community of donors and supporters who are dedicated to bringing
excellent care to their families, their friends, and
neighbors."
In 2022, Hoag announced the launch of the Boldly Hoag campaign,
a multi-year fundraising effort to grow its hospital in
Irvine on Sand Canyon Avenue, now
named the Sun Family Campus after donors Diana and David Sun, who made a $50 million gift to the project. The campus will
grow to more than 1 million square feet and feature
state-of-the-art specialty care centers for surgical innovation,
cancer, and digestive and women's health. Construction on the
campus continues and the first phase is estimated to be completed
in 2026.
"What inspires me most about the Sun Family Campus is how we're
expanding Hoag's patient-centered care, which encompasses
everything from the newly imagined physical spaces that blend
high-tech and high-touch elements, the ability to grow research and
clinical trials and make them available sooner and having the
most specialized clinical experts to be partners in the health care
journey," Pereira said.
In addition to the Irvine
campus growth, in recent years Hoag has opened health centers and
urgent care facilities across Orange
County. This expansion is in line with Hoag's response to
the public's evolving health needs and priorities. Hoag is creating
more health resources and wellness offerings to emphasize
prevention, education, and holistic approaches to well-being.
"Wellbeing is a passion area of mine," Pereira said. "Moving
upstream from disease, prioritizing preventive health, and changing
the course of a diagnosis. That's what the community wants and I'm
excited to help deliver more of that by building upon the stellar
work of the Hoag Hospital Foundation."
In collaboration with its Board of Directors, Pereira will lead
the over 80-person Hoag Hospital Foundation team, with offices in
Newport Beach and Irvine. Since its creation in the late 1970s,
the Foundation has been instrumental in launching and executing
major philanthropic initiatives supporting Hoag's growth and
expanding its clinical offerings.
Hoag Hospital Foundation Board Chair Debbie Margolis said, "After a national search
of exceptional talent, Caroline impressed us with her deep
appreciation for Hoag's vision. She understands the importance of
guiding our talented Foundation team and the significance of
partnering with donors who have propelled Hoag into the health
system it is today. Philanthropy is the key to Hoag providing the
best medical care in Orange
County."
ABOUT THE HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Thanks in large
part to philanthropy, Hoag has become one of the nation's finest
health care systems, serving a diverse and growing population. The
Hoag Hospital Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Hoag, is an
integral partner in Hoag's vision to become a trusted and
nationally recognized health care leader. Through the generosity of
Hoag's dedicated donors, the Hoag Hospital Foundation's Boldly Hoag
campaign is supporting the expansion of Hoag, starting on the
Irvine campus. Scheduled to be
complete in 2026, the new Sun Family Campus will provide increased
access to specialized services for cancer, digestive health, and
women's health for communities throughout South Orange County. For
more information, visit boldlyhoag.org or
hoaghospitalfoundation.org.
ABOUT HOAG
Hoag is a nonprofit, regional health
care delivery system in Orange County,
California. Delivering world-class, comprehensive,
personalized care, Hoag consists of 1,800 top physicians, 16 urgent
care facilities, 11 health & wellness centers, and two
award-winning hospitals. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of
health care services that includes seven institutes providing
specialized services in the following areas: cancer, digestive
health, heart and vascular, neurosciences, spine, women's health,
and orthopedics through Hoag's affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic
Institute, which consists of an orthopedic hospital and four
ambulatory surgical centers. Hoag is the highest ranked hospital in
Orange County by U.S. News &
World Report and the only OC hospital ranked in the Top 10 in
California, as well as a
designated Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC). For more information, visit
hoag.org.
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