http://www.memorialcare.org/orangecoast Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center is a member of the not-for-profit MemorialCare Health System which includes Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach, and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills and San Clemente. For his wedding in August 2007, Darin Holt wore a size 50 pants and a 4X shirt. With everything to live for, Darin and his new wife, Rhonda, made a life-changing decision. http://memorialcare.org/stories/darin_ocmmc_weight_loss.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/darin_ocmmc_weight_loss.cfm?id=86 The future of lung cancer treatment is here—and it’s the standard of care at the Center for Lung Cancer at Orange Coast Memorial. http://memorialcare.org/stories/jacoub_cancer_ocmmc.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/jacoub_cancer_ocmmc.cfm?id=82 Fifteen year old athlete, Annie Capaldi, appeared to be the picture of good health when she was diagnosed with a serious heart defect. http://memorialcare.org/stories/annie_ocmmc_heart.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/annie_ocmmc_heart.cfm?id=81 Every week, hundreds of patients undergo leading-edge treatments or testing at the MemorialCare Cancer Institute at Orange Coast Memorial. http://memorialcare.org/stories/puthawala_cancer_ocmmc.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/puthawala_cancer_ocmmc.cfm?id=75 The renowned Doheny Eye Institute has partnered with Orange Coast Memorial to bring world-class vision and eye care to Orange County residents. http://memorialcare.org/stories/doheny-ocmmc-eye.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/doheny-ocmmc-eye.cfm?id=71 Daniel Truong, M.D., diagnosed Dave Jones with dystonia, a movement disorder. 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Three years ago, the Fountain Valley resident awoke at 4:30 a.m. feeling like he’d just run a race. “My heart was beating so fast I was out of breath,” he recalls. http://memorialcare.org/stories/tom_ocmmc_er.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/tom_ocmmc_er.cfm?id=57 Today, the prognosis for a growing number of cancer patients is life. Major contributing factors to this trend are the amazing technological advances that have taken place in the past few years and the availability of community-based oncology programs. http://memorialcare.org/stories/syed_ocmmc_cancer.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/syed_ocmmc_cancer.cfm?id=52 “In stroke cases, the goal is to develop a treatment plan and initiate appropriate therapy within 90 minutes of a patient’s arrival at the hospital,” says Orange Coast Memorial cardiologist Steven Schiff, M.D., who is Joseph’s doctor. http://memorialcare.org/stories/schiff_ocmmc_stroke.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/schiff_ocmmc_stroke.cfm?id=48 Today, 65 percent of adult Americans are overweight according to the National Institutes of Health. Of these, more than 9 million are severely obese—at least twice their ideal body weight, or 100 pounds heavier than they should be. http://memorialcare.org/stories/leport_ocmmc_weight_loss.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/leport_ocmmc_weight_loss.cfm?id=37 Everyone who’s ever seen “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” knows about crime labs. But few people have ever heard of a pathology lab. http://memorialcare.org/stories/ibarra_ocmmc_lab.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/ibarra_ocmmc_lab.cfm?id=28 It was a typical late summer day for Bob Mask, then age 40. He attended a niece’s birthday party, played around in the pool with his young son and had dinner afterwards with family and friends. http://memorialcare.org/stories/greenfield_ocmmc_heart.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/greenfield_ocmmc_heart.cfm?id=26 Six weeks after surgery, George was taking three-mile daily walks along the beach without pain. “I credit my successful operation to the work of Dr. Mudiyam and the care I received at Orange Coast Memorial,” says George. “It was the best.” http://memorialcare.org/stories/george_ocmmc_surgery.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/george_ocmmc_surgery.cfm?id=24 Ed Cirnigliaro, a fitness trainer and lifelong athlete, had always been strong, healthy and remarkably injury-free. http://memorialcare.org/stories/fenger_ocmmc_rehab.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/fenger_ocmmc_rehab.cfm?id=22 "The day I had surgery at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, my life changed for the better and I had finally achieved what I never could in the past. 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