Making a Difference
Patient Stories
Alicia Contreras
Thanks to the lifesaving care she received at Scripps Mercy Hospital, Alicia Contreras celebrates her good health after recuperating from a severe case of the H1N1 virus.
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Debbie Lanpheer When 49-year-old Debbie Lanpheer had a heart attack soon after a daily run, new wireless technology helped cardiologists quickly make the diagnosis and begin treatment. |
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Barbara Herd Barbara Herd loves to tend the garden outside her Oceanside home. Thanks to the care she has received at Scripps, her health is blooming. |
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Tricia Chandler At 24 years of age and a new mother, Tricia was told she had multiple sclerosis. “I didn’t know what multiple sclerosis was, how to spell it, and how it would define my life,” she says. Now she’s inspiring others with MS to better understand and live with the disease. |
Donor Profiles
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Marilyn Stark As founder and first chair of Circle of Life 100, Marilyn Stark has played a major role in developing the service organization into a leading advocate for health education and philanthropy in support of Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. |
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Gordon Cooke When Gordon Cooke began experiencing headaches and sleepless nights in 2005, he first thought it was stress related. He had just started a new job, but he soon realized that his symptoms could be more serious. |
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Onofrio Pecoraro As a fourth-generation resident in the Little Italy neighborhood of downtown San Diego, Onofrio Pecoraro maintains his family’s deep connection to the community and Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he was born 39 years ago. |
Read more donor profiles and patient stories in the Scripps News Center.