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Wall Street Journal Reviews New Book by Scripps Physician Executive
February 2, 2012 - Scripps in the News“The Creative Destruction of Medicine,” the new book by Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer Eric Topol, MD, reveals “how medical innovation will coalesce to change clinical practice and what the coming changes mean for today’s policy debates,” according to a newly published review by The Wall Street Journal. The hardback version of the book hit store shelves across the country earlier this we... Read More
Scripps Opens Palm Springs-Area Organ Transplant Clinic
January 27, 2012 - Scripps in the News, Scripps Green HospitalScripps Health has opened a clinic in Rancho Mirage to care for kidney, pancreas and liver transplant patients through the Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation in San Diego. “We opened the clinic in response to requests from patients and referring doctors in the Palm Springs area,” said Dr. Christopher Marsh, chief of transplant surgery at the Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Tran... Read More
Scripps Purchases New Medical Office Building in Oceanside
January 27, 2012 - Scripps in the News, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Coastal Medical CenterScripps Health has purchased a new medical office building for Scripps Coastal Medical Center in Oceanside. The updated, convenient and patient-friendly facility is located adjacent to California State Route 76 at 4318 Mission Ave, and will replace the original Scripps Coastal Medical Center facility on Mission Avenue. The new 33,500-square-foot medical office building is almost twice the size ... Read More
Jan Caldwell, Jeff Bowman Join Scripps Board of Trustees, Maureen Stapleton Appointed Chairman
January 27, 2012 - Scripps in the NewsJan Caldwell and Jeff Bowman have been elected to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees, and Maureen Stapleton has been named chairman. Their terms began this month. Caldwell and Bowman fill vacancies created by the completion of Board service by Martin Dickinson and the death of Richard Hall, MD, who passed away in February of last year. Jan Caldwell is the public affairs officer for the San Di... Read More
Becker's Hospital Review Names Scripps’ Van Gorder Among Most Powerful People in Health care
January 24, 2012 - Scripps in the NewsBecker’s Hospital Review has named Scripps Health’s President and CEO Chris Van Gorder one of the 40 of the most powerful people in health care in its January-February edition. This list recognizes leaders who have shaped the health care industry with their policy work, clinical research, company leadership and commentary, among other contributions. This recognition follows Van Gorder’s listing... Read More
Scripps Health Named to Fortune Magazine’s National "100 Best Companies to Work For" List in 2012
January 19, 2012 - Scripps in the News, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical CenterScripps Health has been named to Fortune magazine’s 15th annual list of America’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Scripps ranked No. 56 on this year’s list and is the second San Diego-based company to make the list since the list’s inception in 1998, joining Qualcomm. “Scripps is honored to be acknowledged for the fifth time by Fortune as one of America’s top employers,” said Chris Van Gorder... Read More
Scripps-led Study Shows New Drug Helps Bridge Stent Patients to Cardiac Surgery
January 17, 2012 - Scripps in the News, Scripps Green HospitalNew findings from a research study led by physicians at Scripps Health reveal that the drug cangrelor has the unique properties of achieving very fast blood thinning effects when needed to protect from heart attacks, but also dissipates rapidly so patients can undergo surgery without the excessive bleeding often associated with blood thinning medications. Initial results from the BRIDGE trial w... Read More
Skateboarding Helmet Safety
January 10, 2012 - Scripps in the News, Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaChase Walleen, 15-year-old high school student was treated at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla after a skateboarding accident on Oct. 22. Chase, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of his accident, suffered a serious head injury and underwent emergency brain surgery by neurosurgeon Dr. Frank Coufal. Now, fully recovered, Chase (along with his family and Dr. Coufal) is trying to spread th... Read More
Identifying Sports Injuries That Can Cause Brain Damage
December 16, 2011 - Scripps in the NewsIn a High School lacrosse game, Tommy Mallon took a helmet-to-helmet hit that left him with a severe concussion and a neck broken in three places. Scripps is working with local schools – and patients like Tommy – to help young athletes through Impact Testing, which assesses potential neurological damage. Learn more about how Scripps is transforming medicine. Read More
Artificial Eye Implant Developed from Rare Coral Becomes Part of Body
December 9, 2011 - Scripps in the NewsRon Remsberg received a Bio-Eye, an artificial eye that is designed to look and move like a real eye. The porous coral it’s made of allows blood vessels to grow into the implant. Learn more about how Scripps is transforming medicine. Read More