http://www.memorialcare.org/saddleback Saddleback Memorial in Laguna Hills and San Clemente 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 Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center. A rare condition called placenta accreta put Tracy's pregnancy at risk. Tracy's doctor referred her to Saddleback Memorial, which has one of the few high-risk pregnancy programs in the area. http://memorialcare.org/stories/bremmer-smmc-womens.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/bremmer-smmc-womens.cfm?id=88 A 7-foot robot is now assisting surgeons at Saddleback Memorial. Its mission: to help make minimally invasive procedures even less invasive. http://memorialcare.org/stories/winter-smmc-surgery.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/winter-smmc-surgery.cfm?id=87 When Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez injured the connective tissue that lines the outside rim of his hip-joint socket, he opted for a minimally invasive procedure called hip arthroscopy. http://memorialcare.org/stories/vander-reis-smmc-surgery.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/vander-reis-smmc-surgery.cfm?id=80 Jennifer and Richard Hulick never thought about a high-risk pregnancy when they began planning a family in 2008. http://memorialcare.org/stories/hulick-smmc-womens.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/hulick-smmc-womens.cfm?id=73 Just minutes later, Alicia's heart stopped beating. The active 34-year-old—whose only vice is an occasional chocolate chip cookie—had experienced sudden cardiac arrest. http://memorialcare.org/stories/alicia_smmc_heart.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/alicia_smmc_heart.cfm?id=67 Rick and Laura Welsh had just returned from a trip to Hawaii and were happily awaiting the birth of their first child. http://memorialcare.org/stories/welsh-smmc-womens.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/welsh-smmc-womens.cfm?id=63 Sue Hall, 64, did all the right things. For the past 24 years, she never missed her annual mammogram at the MemorialCare Breast Center at Saddleback. Each month, she performed a breast self-exam. http://memorialcare.org/stories/sue_smmc_breast.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/sue_smmc_breast.cfm?id=50 “I just cannot say enough about Dr. Damore,” he adds. “Right away, he instilled so much confidence. I have a lot of respect for his abilities." http://memorialcare.org/stories/ray_smmc_cancer.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/ray_smmc_cancer.cfm?id=45 It’s an imaging device that even Superman, with his celebrated X-ray vision, would envy. http://memorialcare.org/stories/pompei_smmc_imaging.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/pompei_smmc_imaging.cfm?id=44 In less time than it takes for a typical lunch break, individuals at risk for coronary artery disease can learn their probability of having a heart attack—in time to do something about it. http://memorialcare.org/stories/pompei_smmc_heart.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/pompei_smmc_heart.cfm?id=43 No one knows about the quality of care at the Women’s Hospital at Saddleback Memorial better than Nanci Masada-Okawa and her husband David. In 2002, Nanci was 37 years old and pregnant for the first time. http://memorialcare.org/stories/nanci_smmc_womens.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/nanci_smmc_womens.cfm?id=41 One of the most important decisions a woman makes is choosing a hospital for the birth of her baby. http://memorialcare.org/stories/mds_smmc_womens.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/mds_smmc_womens.cfm?id=39 When Kim Hogerson became manager of emergency services at Saddleback Memorial, she never dreamed that she would end up in the ER herself. But last March, the 56-year-old nurse found that her life depended on the very programs she had helped develop. http://memorialcare.org/stories/kim_smmc_hw.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/kim_smmc_hw.cfm?id=36 About half a million Americans undergo coronary bypass surgery annually, extending their lives by many years. After having this procedure, it’s not unusual for heart patients to say they’re lucky to be alive. http://memorialcare.org/stories/james_smmclh_heart.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/james_smmclh_heart.cfm?id=30 Erica Hawkins never dreamed she would develop breast cancer. A registered diet technician at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center for 22 years, the Ladera Ranch resident ate carefully. http://memorialcare.org/stories/hawkins_smmc_cancer.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/hawkins_smmc_cancer.cfm?id=27 "At age 62, I had a blocked coronary artery. I knew I had risk factors for heart disease but I never thought it would happen to me." http://memorialcare.org/stories/fran_smmclh_heart.cfm http://memorialcare.org/stories/fran_smmclh_heart.cfm?id=23 The day after his forty-ninth birthday, San Clemente resident David Koch collapsed from a heart attack after getting out of his backyard Jacuzzi. 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