Disaster Preparedness and Response
Scripps actively and continually prepares for emergencies, utility failures, natural disasters, and other potential disruptions.
We work closely with federal, state and local governments, area businesses consortiums, community leaders and public safety agencies to ensure that we will be able to continue to care for patients as safely as possible during unplanned events.
Haiti Relief Mission 2010
Scripps Health immediately responded when an earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, providing much-needed humanitarian relief, medical supplies and care.
Learn more about the missionUpcoming Events
Community Events- National Preparedness Month, September 2011
- Great Shake Out, October 20, 2011 at 10:20 a.m.
- 2nd Annual Disaster Preparedness Partnership Confernce (PDF, 16.5 KB), July 29, 2011
- Decontamination Response Train-the-Trainer, January 12-13, 2012
- State Health & Medical Exercise, November 17, 2011
San Diego Wildfires Relief 2007
In October 2007, the Scripps Medical Response Team was deployed to Rancho Bernardo at the request of the San Diego Fire Department to set up a mobile field clinic for those affected by wildfires.
Over the course of 11 days, 121 physicians, nurses and support staff provided breathing treatments, basic first aid, flu shots, prescription writing and grief counseling and support to more than 700 patients.
Hurrican Katrina Mission 2005
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf coast in August, 2005, Scripps responded. Two medical response teams headed to Houston to staff a temporary clinic for hurricane victims.
The team treated on average 500 patients per day.
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