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  Landmark NIH Clinical Trial Comparing Two Stroke Prevention Procedures Shows Surgery & Stenting Equally Safe and Effective

  Physicians will now have more options in tailoring treatments for their patients at risk for stroke. In the trial of 2,502 participants, carotid endarterectomy (CEA), a surgical procedure to clear blocked blood flow and considered the gold standard prevention treatment, was compared to carotid ...

  • Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• Scripps in the News

  Stroke Study Finds Neck Stent Safe, Effective

  The San Diego Union-Tribune recently published an article about a landmark study from the National Institutes of Health. The study compared two stroke prevention procedures—surgery and stenting—and showed them to be equally safe and effective. John Barr, MD, medical director of neurointerventional ...

  • Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• News

  Scripps & SDSU Basketball Team to Raise Cancer Awareness

  San Diego – Scripps Health has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the San Diego State University men’s and women’s basketball programs for the 2010 season, putting a full-court press on promoting cancer awareness and prevention. Carrying the theme “Time Out for Your Health,” the multimedia ...

  • Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
  • Scripps Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• News

  Scripps Issues $220 Million in Bonds as Credit Ratings Updgraded

  San Diego – Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services have upgraded Scripps Health from an A+ to a AA- rating with a stable outlook for the issuance of $220 million in California Health Facilities Finance Authority revenue bonds. In addition, Scripps’ A1 rating was recently reaffirmed ...

  • Monday, February 1st, 2010
  • Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• Patient Stories

  Cyclist Makes an Amazing Recovery After Being Hit Head-on by a Car

  Aug. 21, 2009, is a day John Miksa will never forget. It is the day he was struck by a car while on his bicycle. John was hit head-on by a driver. The impact catapulted him through the air, and he landed on his back causing significant trauma to his C-5 and C-6 vertebrae. He was transferred by ...

  • Monday, February 1st, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• Scripps in the News

  Scripps Hospitals Receive Top Rating for Clinical Excellence

  KPBS News reports today that four Scripps hospital campuses have been rated in the top 5 percent in the country for clinical excellence. The designation is based on lower than average mortality and complication rates. An independent ratings firm awarded this distinction to 21 hospitals in ...

  • Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• News Releases

  Leichtag Family Foundation Donates $10 Million to Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

  Encinitas, Calif. — Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas has received the largest philanthropic gift in its 45-year history with the donation of $10 million from the Leichtag Family Foundation in honor of Lee and Toni Leichtag. “There is no greater gift than to save a life, and through the ...

  • Thursday, December 10th, 2009
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• Patient Stories

  Heart Attack Survivor Thanks Doctors by Giving Back

  From his first gift to Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas in 1988, David Kulchin and his wife, Ann, have been deeply committed to the nonprofit hospital. Their long history of support has helped Scripps Encinitas provide lifesaving care and services to the community — and David himself. On an early ...

  • Friday, December 4th, 2009
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• Patient Stories

  Advice at Speaker Series Results in Man's Early Cancer Detection

  It all started with a little neighborly advice – advice that potentially saved Vytas Tarulis’ life. During a friendly chat with his neighbor, a volunteer at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Vytas learned about the Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by Scripps ...

  • Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• News Releases

  Scripps Supports Existing ‘Gold Standard’ Guidelines for Screening Mammograms

  SAN DIEGO – After extensive review of the proposed guidelines for breast cancer screening set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on Nov. 17, 2009, the Scripps Breast Cancer Task Force recommends that women continue to follow the same “gold standard” screening mammography ...

  • Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
  • Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Coastal Medical Center, Scripps Mercy Hospital