Hoag Hospital Foundation Is an "Obvious Choice" for a Charitable Gift
Newport Beach resident Don Olson enjoys life to the fullest, "so secure" in knowing that only five minutes away is "family" he can rely on.
For the 83-year-old retiree, who has had a few health problems, this proximity is important-since the "family" he's referring to are the nurses, doctors and administrators at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.
"I have been at other hospitals," says Olson, "and they just can't compare. Hoag is something else. They will really take care of you…Being a patient is like going home to family." In appreciation for the way he has been treated and cared for by the hospital and its staff, Olson is leaving Hoag Hospital Foundation a major bequest in his will.
"I was thinking a lot about who I would leave my [assets] to," says the Duluth, Minn., native. "I have few living relatives, and have no one that needs the money. Hoag is the obvious choice."
Olson came to California after serving in World War II, first attending college at UCLA and then earning a law degree from USC. Early in his law career he also owned a candy company, and eventually served as city prosecutor and city attorney in Culver City and Inglewood before retiring in 1977 and moving to Newport Beach.
Eight years ago, Olson had a heart attack and later had a stent implanted in a coronary artery. More recently, he has been treated at Hoag for neck problems, and says there have been other occasions on which he's seen firsthand the hospital's "marvelously up-to-date facilities and equipment.
"Hoag is necessary to my well being," says Olson. "I like the way it is run, and I feel so secure in knowing that it is there.
"Perhaps because of my experiences [at the hospital], one can see why I've made Hoag my major beneficiary and why I'm so proud to see my name etched as a Heritage Society donor along with other benefactors on Hoag's donor wall."
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