Clinical Excellence

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla named one of America’s Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery (2008).
- U.S.News & World Report

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla named one of America’s Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery, and gynecology (2007).
- U.S.News & World Report

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla honored with the VHA Leadership Award for Operational Excellence in recognition of a high level of operational performance (2006, 2005).
- VHA

Scripps Green Hospital named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals for all services (2005, 2004).
- Solucient

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla recognized with a Consumer Choice #1 Award for most preferred hospital, overall quality and image (2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001).
- National Research Corporation

Scripps voted “Best Hospital” by readers of the San Diego Union-Tribune and Sign-On San Diego (2000-2006)
- San Diego Union Tribune

Bariatric surgery

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Mercy Hospital designated centers of excellence for bariatric surgery (2005).
- American Society for Bariatric Surgery

Heart care

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla named one of America’s Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery (2008, 2007, 2006).
- U.S.News & World Report

Scripps Green Hospital named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals for cardiovascular care (2005, 2004, 2001).
- Solucient

Diabetes care

The Whittier Institute for Diabetes, a subsidiary of Scripps Health, recognized as 20th in the nation for endocrinology care (2006).
- U.S. News & World Report

NOVA award earned by Scripps Health and The Whittier Institute for Diabetes, for collaborative efforts to improve community health through Project Dulce, a Scripps Whittier community health program (2006).
- American Hospital Association

Executive health

Scripps Center for Executive Health named to the Forbes magazine Top 10 list of “Great Executive Health Programs” (2005).
- Forbes magazine

Maternity care

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas honored with designation as a “Baby-Friendly” facility, recognizing their commitment to providing an optimal environment for mothers and newborns (2005).
- World Health Organization

Stroke care

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas named an “Official Participating Hospital” in the “Get with the Guidelines” Stroke Program (2006).
- American Stroke Association

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas recognized with a Gold Seal of Approval as a Primary Stroke Center – the only North San Diego County hospital to earn this accreditation (2006).
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Medical group excellence

Scripps Mercy Medical Group recognized as the No. 1 medical group in San Diego County for overall care (2002-2007), and No.1 for primary care in California (2007).
- California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative (CCHRI)

Scripps Mercy Medical Group named one of the top three medical groups in San Diego and one of the top 10 in Southern California (2005).
- Integrated Healthcare Association

Nursing

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla achieved Magnet designation for demonstrated excellence in nursing clinical practice — the first in San Diego.
- American Nursing Credentialing Center, American Nurses Association (ANA)

Best Employer

Scripps Health listed among FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America, becoming only the second San Diego company (in addition to Qualcomm) to achieve this honor (2008).
-FORTUNE Magazine

Scripps Health named one of the country’s 50 best employers for workers age 50 or over (2004-2007).
- AARP

Scripps Health named to the Working Mother 100 Best Employers list (2005-2007).
- Working Mother Magazine

Scripps Health selected as Best Place to Work in San Diego for companies with 500 or more employees (2006).
- San Diego Magazine

Business Ethics and Leadership

Top Leadership Team in Healthcare for large hospitals and health systems (2008).
- HealthLeaders Media

Scripps Health honored for its marketplace ethics as a Better Business Bureau Torch Award Finalist (2005).
- San Diego Better Business Bureau

Scripps Health recognized for diversity in the workplace (2005).
- San Diego Business Journal and Wells Fargo Bank