Our Story

Infectious Disease Associates of Orange County (IDAOC) was founded in 2011, but has been present in various iterations since the mid 1990's, when the founder of the group, Dr. Michael Finney, MD, FACP, FAAP, set up a private practice adult infectious diseases practice in central and south Orange County.  Dr. Finney worked with a number of different physicians through the years and built up his practice to become one of the premier groups in the area.  With a thriving inpatient business, the outpatient demands eventually increased, and the prior office in Fountain Valley was relocated to Garden Grove in 2004.  It was there that IDAOC was formed, after the group eventually increased in size to meet the busy demands of the practice.  Eventually, in 2013, the group made a strategic decision to relocate the office to Santa Ana, where it is situated more centrally to the various acute care hospitals where the group has privileges.  In November 2017, due to rising overhead costs, the group changed the office to a timeshare, whereby office space is shared with a group of surgeons from Orange County Global Medical Center. Over the years, despite the changes in staff, physicians, and locations, the one constant is the goal of excellent and compassionate patient care.

Patient Care

The physicians and nurse practitioners of IDAOC currently see patients across six acute care hospitals: Hoag Hospital Irvine, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Chapman Global Medical Center, Orange County Global Medical Center, South Coast Global Medical Center and Foothill Regional Medical Center. They also hold privileges at two long term acute care hospitals, Kindred Hospital Westminster and Kindred Hospital Santa Ana, where care continues from the short term acute care setting.   In addition to clinical care, the providers of IDAOC are also involved in administrative duties as directors of infection control and antibiotic stewardship at the various hospitals in which they practice.

Appointments

Patients are typically seen in the office Tuesday through Thursday. Telemedicine visits are also available on a case by case basis. If you are unable to reach office staff via phone, please leave a clear and detailed message including your name and date of birth. We will attempt to answer all messages left with the answering service within 24 hours. Another option is to contact us via text message to our office phone number (see patient engagement above). As with a voicemail, please leave a clear and detailed message including name and date of birth of the patient. You can also reach us via the blue chat bubble down below.

Patients are seen by appointment and referral only—walk-in visits are not accepted. Cancellations require a 24 hour notification or a fee may be assessed.  If a patient requires a more urgent appointment than what is available, the referring provider should contact the office and speak to one of the physicians directly.