Community Health Improvement

These activities work to improve community health, and include community health education and prevention services. Such services do not generate patient bills, although they may involve a nominal fee.

In fiscal year 2011, Scripps invested more than $16 million in services aimed at improving community health.

Prevention and Wellness

Scripps has developed a series of prevention and wellness programs designed to educate people about prevention, early detection and treatment. Our programs include:

• Cancer care
• Heart care
• Diabetes
• Health behaviors such as flu vaccination and
• Substance abuse

Access to care

Without access to health care, individuals suffer more acute episodes of health issues. Our programs include:

• Mercy Outreach Surgical Team (M.O.S.T.)
• St. Vincent de Paul Village Medical Center and Mid-City Community Clinics
• Scripps Health Community Benefit Fund
• Project Dulce, a diabetes care and education program
• Supporting the Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation
• Participating in National Prescription Take-Back Day
• Providing a free community support group for brain injury survivors

For more information

To learn more, view the 2012 Community Benefit Plan and Report (PDF, 10.9 MB)