Structure Type: built works - public buildings - hospitals
Designers: Chambers and Hibbard, Architects (firm); Harold Coulson Chambers Sr. (architect); Lester Hudson Hibbard (architect)
Dates: constructed 1952
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian opened on 09/15/1952, and was filled to capacity by Spring 1953. Between 1953-1956, it operated at more than 100% capacity, prompting calls for expansion.
Tel: 949.764.HOAG (4624) (2009); in 2009, this not-for-profit, acute care hospital contained 498 beds.
An 80-bed addition was planned in 08/1956, but was still $13,000 short of its fund-raising goals. Hospital administrators hoped to begin construction in 11/1956.
PCAD id: 5540