MemorialCare Medical Group Again Recognized Amongst Best Medical Groups

MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center and MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center once again placed in the top three in the Best Hospital category and MemorialCare Medical Group placed in the top three in the Best Medical Group category in The Orange County Register's Best of Orange County.

The Best of Orange County is an annual competition that asks readers of The Orange County Register to vote for their favorite Orange County services and places. For the sixth consecutive year, MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center achieved the top spot, and this is the ninth successive year it has appeared among Orange County’s top three hospitals. MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center has gained the top spot in three of the last nine years, and this year ranked number three.

MemorialCare Medical Group was also ranked number three in the competition, and has earned a spot in the top three in each of the six years The Orange County Register survey has included a medical group category.  

“Every year, we work tirelessly to raise the bar on our performance level so that we continue to exceed our own expectations here at MemorialCare, and even more importantly, those of our patients who entrust us with their health,” says Marcia Manker, CEO, of Orange Coast Medical Center and Saddleback Medical Center. “Today, we celebrate this amazing accomplishment. Tomorrow, we begin anew. To achieve excellence, you must commit to excellence in every aspect of what you do and how you do it.  We are incredibly appreciative for MemorialCare’s amazing team of employees, physicians, volunteers, and donors, and we will never become complacent in the care we provide. It is our promise to every patient, caregiver and family member that we will consistently provide extraordinary care and that we will focus on always improving our services in order to exceed the expectations of those who rely on us.

“We are incredibly honored by and grateful for The Orange County Register readers who have once again recognized MemorialCare Medical Group as among Orange County’s Best Medical Groups for the care we take so much pride and pleasure in providing them,” adds Mark Schafer, M.D., CEO, of MemorialCare Medical Foundation. “As a medical group, we are constantly confronted with the unique health challenges and trends affecting our served communities. From COVID-19 to flu season, our patients entrust us to provide them accurate and compassionate care to ensure they are living their best lives now and in the future.”

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes leading hospitals – Long Beach Medical Center, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, Orange Coast Medical Center, and Saddleback Medical Center: award-winning medical groups – MemorialCare Medical Group and Greater Newport Physicians; Select Health Plan and convenient outpatient health centers, urgent care centers, imaging centers, breast centers, surgical centers, physical therapy centers and dialysis centers throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties.