Los Angeles Area’s Hoag Hospital Will Stop Doing Abortions

State   |   Steven Ertelt   |   May 6, 2013   |   6:33PM   |   Newport Beach, CA

A hospital in the Los Angeles area will stop doing abortions. Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach did about 100 abortions annually but will cease doing after abortions after a review of the services the hospital offered.

The Los Angeles Times has more:

In a letter to affiliated physicians and staff, Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach announced that elective abortions will no longer be performed at the hospital because of the low number of procedures done annually.

The decision was based on a review of clinical services performed at the facility that began last fall.

Hoag Chief Executive and President Robert Braithwaite said the hospital places a high value on the level of care it provides, and that there is a direct correlation between quality of care and the number of procedures performed. Braithwaite said elective abortions are seldom performed in hospitals partly because of the expense and also because of the less private or intimate setting.

Hoag provided about 100 abortions a year, compared with 6,000 births and 10,000 mammograms, Braithwaite said.

“The bottom line is to provide high-quality healthcare to this community,” he said.

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