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  • Scripps in the News

    Scripps Chief Academic Officer among "Top 10 Biotech Techies"

    FierceBiotech has named Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer Eric Topol, M.D., among its top 10 biotech techies for 2013. The online publication said its list includes “people who combine the best of high technology and biotechnology to solve major problems in healthcare.” As director ...

    • Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

  • Scripps in the News

    Scripps Sees $141 Million in Savings in First Two Years of Reorganization

    See how Scripps has been working to cut costs and improve the quality of patient care. Read the full UT article at: Scripps sees $141 million in savings in first two years of reorganization.

    • Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

  • Scripps in the News

    How a Hospital Security Guard Turned Executive Saved a Failing Health Care System

    CEO Chris Van Gorder speaks about a model for transparency, standardized care, and cost cutting in The Atlantic. Read the full article: How a Hospital Security Guard Turned Executive Saved a Failing Health Care System

    • Thursday, February 14th, 2013

  • Scripps in the News

    San Diego Hospice to close; Scripps steps in

    San Diego Hospice has announced its intent to close in the next 60 to 90 days. A proposed plan would allow for a smooth transition of patient care, and continued employment for enough San Diego Hospice staff to care for those patients. Learn how Scripps and San Diego hospice are working together ...

    • Thursday, February 14th, 2013

  • News Releases

    San Diego Hospice Announces Intent to Close

    San Diego Hospice announced today its plans to cease operations over the next 60 to 90 days as it seeks court approval for a plan that would allow for a smooth transition of patient care, and some of its employees to Scripps Health. The plan was part of a set of motions, the first of which will be ...

  • Wellness

    Top 5 High Tech Advances in Heart Care

    Your heart beats approximately 100,000 times every day. It is one of the most complex and hardest working parts of your body. And because of all the work your heart does for you, it deserves the best care. Scripps physicians have been researching techniques and devices designed to help improve ...

    • Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

  • Wellness

    Natural Ways to Alleviate Back Pain

    If you’ve ever slouched in your desk chair at work, lifted heavy objects without using your knees for support or clinched your shoulders when life got stressful, these movements could come back to haunt you in the form of back pain, if they haven’t already. Back pain is a common complaint that can ...

    • Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

  • Wellness

    The Anti-Diabetes Shopping Cart

    As the rates of obesity climb in the American population, Type 2 diabetes and related health problems are also on the rise. According to the American Diabetes Association, 26 million people in America have diabetes, including 8.9 percent of Californians — a rate higher than the national average. An ...

    • Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

  • Wellness

    Be Your Own Patient Advocate

    No one likes to be in the hospital, but once you’re back home, it can be difficult to know the best way to recover and stay healthy. At Scripps, we want to make sure patients have the information and resources they need to promote healing and wellness not only during their hospital stay, but also ...

    • Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

  • News

    Social Media Campaign a 'Slam Dunk' For State-Of-The-Art Heart Care

    Scripps month-long social media campaign “The Beat Goes On” came to a splashing and successful conclusion at noon on Monday, Feb.4 2013. That’s when employees and volunteers at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla teamed up with local residents to form a human heart around future Hall-of-Fame ...