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Jack and Eileen Anderson Donate $25 Million to Scripps Health to Honor Son’s Memory
Eileen and John “Jack” R. Anderson IV have donated $25 million to support innovative care and long-term growth at Scripps Health for construction of a new Scripps Clinic facility on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. In honor of the couple’s generosity, the 175,000-square-foot ...
- Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
- Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Clinic
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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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Living Kidney Donation: Dr. James Rice Discusses Life-Giving Procedure
Who can become a living kidney donor? Is the surgery risky? Do donors experience any long-term health issues? Scripps Clinic kidney transplant specialist James Rice, M.D., answered these and other questions during a live in-studio interview with San Dieg
- Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
- Scripps Green Hospital
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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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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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Supreme Court Ruling to Take Backseat to Provider Efforts
Scripps’ Initiatives Have Led to $77 Million in Savings & Quality Improvements The Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on the health care reform bill later this week – but San Diego-based Scripps Health asserts the legislation will have far less impact on improving the nation’s ...
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Scripps Hospitals Receive Award for Excellent Stroke Care
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Scripps Green Hospital have each received a performance achievement award for meeting strict, evidence-based guidelines related to stroke care during 2011. Both hospitals were granted the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The ...
- Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
- Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Green Hospital
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Scripps Cancer Survivor Shares Healing Power of Music on KUSI-TV
Scripps breast cancer survivor Sue Palmer appeared on the KUSI Morning News June 9 for a rousing boogie woogie piano performance. Sue says her love of music played a big role in her recovery from cancer 10 years ago — and she performed for the hundreds of people who attended Cancer Survivors ...
- Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
- Scripps Green Hospital
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Dr. Guarneri Receives Functional Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Mimi Guarneri, founder of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, received the 2012 Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award June 2 at the annual conference of the Institute for Functional Medicine in Scottsdale, Ariz. Established by the institute in 1996, the award ...
- Monday, June 4th, 2012
- Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines
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Know the Signs and Symptoms of Food Allergies
John Kelso, MD, an allergist at Scripps Clinic discusses food allergy awareness for children with KUSI. Learn why food allergies are on the rise, what foods cause allergies and what symptoms to watch for. As seen on KUSI.
- Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital