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• Scripps Tips- August 2007

  Scripps Surgeon Gains Firsthand Insights Into How Military’s Wartime Trauma System May Apply to Disaster Situation in United States Scripps Health Chief Medical Officer and trauma surgeon A. Brent Eastman, M.D. recently returned from a visit to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, ...

  • Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• Scripps Tips- July 2007

  Scripps Clinic First In San Diego To Implant Cardiac Device That Combines Defibrillation and Heart Monitoring Capabilities Scripps Clinic is participating in a landmark clinical trial – REDUCE HF – for a new heart-failure device that combines the capabilities of an implantable ...

  • Sunday, July 1st, 2007
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• Scripps Tips- April 2007

  New Scripps Genomic Medicine Program Takes Shape as Gene-Based Medicine Reaches the National Agenda Congress is on the verge of passing federal legislation designed to prohibit genetic discrimination, which would make it illegal to deny health insurance or employment to healthy Americans based ...

  • Monday, April 23rd, 2007
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• Scripps Tips- February 2007

  Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Threaten Health Care Safety Net San Diego’s hospitals – many already under enormous financial pressure – could find it more difficult to care for Medicare and MediCal patients if President Bush’s budget is adopted. This week, the president ...

  • Thursday, February 1st, 2007
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• Scripps Story Tips

  Just Announced! Scripps Building New Cardiovascular Institute Studies show that higher volumes result in better outcomes when it comes to cardiac procedures. Scripps’ plans for a new major Cardiovascular Institute unite the expertise and technology of multiple cardiac programs under one roof ...

  • Monday, June 5th, 2006
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• News Releases

  Core Orthopaedic Medical Center

  One of the biggest sports medicine programs in the Scripps system is CORE Orthopaedic Medical Center’s new facility on the campus of Scripps Encinitas. The 20,000 sq. ft. complex offers a broad range of services, including MRI and other advanced diagnostics, physical therapy, operative and ...

  • Monday, August 1st, 2005
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• News

  Scripps Encinitas Program Helps Brain-Injury Patients Regain Living Skills

  Yvette, a 50-year-old stroke patient, entered the Scripps Encinitas Rehabilitation Center’s Brain Injury Day Treatment Program on March 3 in a wheelchair. On July 9, she walked out on her own with a new outlook on life. “Having a devastating experience like a stroke makes me realize how ...

  • Monday, August 2nd, 2004
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• News

  Catheter Ablations Help Hearts Find Their Rhythm

  Twenty-four year old Natalie Nelson had been suffering from a heart arrhythmia for more than a month. Her heart rate would suddenly begin to race out of control and often ended with a trip to the Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas emergency room. Natalie’s rapid heart rate would begin at ...

  • Monday, April 19th, 2004
  • Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• News Releases

  Scripps Encinitas Receives Prestigious International Award

  Baby-Friendly USA, implementor of the UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States announced the designation of Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas as a U.S. “Baby-Friendly” hospital and the only such facility in San Diego County. There are only 42 Baby-Friendly ...

  • Monday, March 15th, 2004
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• News

  LSVT Helps Parkinson's Patients Be Heard

  Many Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients think they are being heard clearly when they speak, but in reality, they can hardly be heard at all. During an audio taped speech and voice assessment session, they are surprised to learn that they are speaking so softly. The inability of people with PD ...

  • Wednesday, February 18th, 2004
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas