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  Scripps Health Earns National Honors As 2008 Top Leadership Team in Healthcare

  SAN DIEGO – Bringing a dramatic financial and cultural turnaround full circle, Scripps Health has earned national honors as the 2008 Top Leadership Team in Healthcare for large hospitals and health systems from HealthLeaders Media. Scripps has rebounded in the past eight years to post an operating ...

  • Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

• Scripps Tips - July 2008

  A monthly list of story ideas for journalists Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla to be Focal Point of Emergency Training Event to Respond to Mock Bio-Terrorism Attack July 23 Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla will be the focal point of a training event that will link multiple public safety and law ...

  • Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

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  Scripps Health Study Breaks New Ground

  SAN DIEGO – Scripps Translational Science Institute is spearheading an unprecedented international study to test a personalized drug therapy for angioplasty patients with coronary artery disease — the nation’s leading cause of death for both men and women. The GRAVITAS clinical study is ...

  • Monday, June 30th, 2008
  • Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic

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  Tips to Avoid Foodborne Illnesses

  By John Spinosa, M.D., Ph.D. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Tomatoes, ground beef, spinach and lettuce. Over the past few years, all of these foods have been associated with some type of illness—and unfortunately, you don’t know they’re not safe to eat until the nausea, cramping and other ...

  • Friday, June 27th, 2008
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• Scripps in the News

  Running on empty?

  David Leopold, M.D., director of medical education at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, says skipping meals can be beneficial to reducing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and auto-immune diseases. Dr. Leopold says mini-fasts are particularly effect

  • Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

• Health and Wellness

  A Man's Guide to Good Health

  Is Your ‘Check Engine’ Light On? The nice thing about your car is that it tells you when it’s at risk for trouble. So does your body, but you have to pay attention to the clues. Are you feeling fatigued and adding inches around the middle? Your bathroom scale will display your weight, maybe even ...

  • Monday, June 23rd, 2008

• News Releases

  Scripps Health Devotes $249.3 Million to Community Benefit Programs in Fiscal Year 2007

  SAN DIEGO – Scripps Health devoted $249.3 million to local community benefit programs and services during fiscal year 2007, according to the non-profit health system’s recently released . While the largest portion of its community benefit efforts went toward uncompensated care, Scripps also ...

  • Monday, June 23rd, 2008

• News Releases

  Scripps Human Resources Team Wins National PRSA Silver Anvil Award

  SAN DIEGO – Jane Hong, director of performance management at Scripps Health and the human resources team, received the 2008 Silver Anvil Award of Excellence, sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in recognition of their innovative and creative workforce communications ...

  • Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

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  Going From Good to Great

  It was not until he had what he thought was a heart attack that Ray DePaola started to take better care of himself. Now, he is no longer content with good. He wants to be in the best health possible. Ray DePaola was 35 years old when his father had open heart surgery and died shortly thereafter. ...

  • Monday, June 16th, 2008

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  Meet Our Team

  Jyoti Arya, M.D. Reconstructive Surgery A native San Diegan, Dr. Jyoti Arya grew up in nearby Del Mar, CA, and has always had a place in her heart for “America’s Finest City.” She received her bachelor’s degree at UCSD, after which she attended Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans. ...

  • Thursday, June 12th, 2008