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  Two Scripps Hospitals Earn National Honors for Quality

  Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Scripps Green Hospital have been named to a list of the nation’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. The two Scripps hospitals were recognized by The Joint Commission ...

  • Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
  • Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

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  Working Mother Magazine Names Scripps Health One of America’s 100 Best Companies

  Working Mother magazine has named Scripps Health to its 2012 list of America’s 100 Best Companies for its family-friendly policies, which include diverse benefits and work-life balance. The selection will be published in the magazine’s October/November issue. Scripps, which has been included on the ...

  • Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

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  American College of Surgeons Verifies Scripps Mercy as Level 1 Trauma Center

  Scripps Mercy Hospital’s San Diego campus was recently verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center after an in-depth survey performed by the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Verification Review Committee.

  • Friday, August 31st, 2012

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  Scripps Physicians First in San Diego to Use ‘Lariat’ for Lassoing Piece of the Heart

  Physicians from Scripps Health are the first in San Diego to perform an innovative nonsurgical procedure using sutures to tie off a piece of the heart called the left atrial appendage (LAA). The LAA – about the size of a jalapeno pepper – is the primary source of blood clots leading to stroke in ...

  • Monday, August 27th, 2012
  • Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital

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  In Concert for Cancer Presented by UnitedHealthcare Sept. 8

  Legendary funk recording artists The Family Stone – featuring original members of Sly and the Family Stone – will headline In Concert for Cancer presented by UnitedHealthcare on Saturday, Sept. 8, on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum. Concert proceeds will benefit cancer survivorship programs ...

  • Thursday, August 16th, 2012

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  First Steel Column is Set at Scripps Encinitas Expansion

  Construction workers set and anchored the first structural steel column July 26 for the Critical Care Building at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. Expected to be open for patient care by early summer 2014, the two-story facility will house 27 emergency department beds on the first floor and 36 ...

  • Friday, July 27th, 2012
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

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  U.S. News & World Report Ranks Scripps Among Nation’s Best For Heart Care

  U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-2013 Best Hospitals rankings again has named the combined heart programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla among the best in the nation for cardiology and heart surgery. In addition, Scripps Green, Scripps Memorial Hospital ...

  • Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

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  Jazz Pioneers Added to Lineup of In Concert for Cancer Sept. 8

  Acclaimed jazz recording artists Jeff Lorber Fusion featuring Eric Marienthal have been added as the opening act for the second annual In Concert for Cancer 2012 on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum. The concert will be headlined by funk legends and Rock & ...

  • Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

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  Scripps and the YMCA Become Partners in Health

  Scripps Health and the YMCA of San Diego County have joined forces to promote wellness throughout the region. With a similar mission of keeping people healthy, the partnership is a natural fit for both organizations. YMCA locations throughout the county will serve as hosts to a variety of Scripps ...

  • Monday, July 2nd, 2012

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  July 18 Program to Clarify Confusion About Prostate Cancer Screenings

  To help clarify public confusion about prostate cancer screenings, Scripps Health will host a free educational program, “Prostate Cancer Screening: The Other Side of the Story” on Wednesday, July 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Schaetzel Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Scripps is ...

  • Thursday, June 28th, 2012
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla