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  Scripps Opens Region's First Proton Therapy Center for Cancer Care

  Scripps Health has teamed with Advanced Particle Therapy to open Scripps Proton Therapy Center in San Diego.

  • Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
  • Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical Center, Scripps Proton Therapy Center, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• Scripps in the News

  Scripps Will Work with Rady, UCSD on New Proton Center

  At a grand opening ceremony today for a new proton therapy center that bears its name, Scripps Health announced a new affiliation agreement with Rady Children’s Hospital and UC San Diego Health System. The deal will allow doctors from both organizations to treat their own cancer patients in the new ...

  • Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
  • Scripps Proton Therapy Center, Hospitals, Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical Center

• Patient Stories

  Scripps Encinitas Heart Attack Survivor Says Goodbye to Dad and Hello to Life

  Cory Crommett is passionate about getting his community involved in Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. The Olivenhain resident credits the hospital for both saving his life and for helping him say goodbye to his father, who passed away from lymphoma in February 2012. “I am so thankful that my ...

  • Friday, February 14th, 2014
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• News

  Scripps Mercy Hospital Recognized for Stroke Care Excellence by American Heart Association and American Stroke Association

  Scripps Mercy Hospital has earned a performance achievement award for meeting strict, evidence-based guidelines related to stroke care during 2013. The hospital was granted the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guid

  • Friday, February 14th, 2014
  • Hospitals

• Health and Wellness

  How Love Affects Your Heart

  Does your heart beat faster when you are around the person you love? That feeling of excitement and happiness may do more than just make you feel good, it may actually be good for your heart health. “One theory on why love is good for your health is that blood pressure responds to calmness and ...

  • Thursday, February 13th, 2014
  • Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine

• Health and Wellness

  Six Tips for Better Sleep

  The United States National Institutes of Health estimates that at least 40 million Americans experience long-term, chronic sleep problems every year. An additional 20 million report sporadic or occasional trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep. Sleep problems tend to get worse with age, ...

  • Thursday, February 13th, 2014
  • Scripps Clinic

• Scripps in the News

  Minutes Matter in Heart Attack Treatment

  When a heart attack strikes, what happens in the next few minutes can make a critical difference in both the immediate and long-term health consequences. Scripps Cardiologist Martin Charlat, MD, discusses the importance of getting immediate medical attention if you or a loved one is having a cardiac ...

  • Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
  • Hospitals

• Scripps in the News

  Heroin Use on the Rise

  Investigators say Philip Seymour Hoffman may have died from a drug overdose, after finding heroin in the actor’s apartment. Here in San Diego, heroin use is being called an epidemic. Nancy Knott, an interventionalist and counselor at the Scripps Alcohol & Drug Treatment Program spoke to local ...

  • Friday, February 7th, 2014
  • Scripps Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program

• Health and Wellness

  Free Blood Pressure Screenings

  Scripps Health, in partnership with the County of San Diego, is providing free blood pressure screenings to help San Diegans take charge of their own heart health. This “Love Your Heart” event is part of a regional wellness effort initiated by the county and supported by a broad group of community ...

  • Thursday, February 6th, 2014
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Clinic Mission Valley, Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo, Scripps Coastal Medical Center Vista, Scripps Coastal Medical Center Eastlake, Scripps Coastal Medical Center Hillcrest

• News Releases

  Scripps Researchers Recommend Mobile Compression Device to Prevent Blood Clots after Joint Surgery

  Research from The Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic could change how patients are treated to prevent blood clots after joint replacement surgery. A study published today as the lead article in the Journal of Bone and J

  • Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
  • Scripps Clinic