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Scripps Utilizes Medical Interpreters
With the growing Latino population, the employment demand for medical interpreters is expected to increase by 22 percent in the new few years. Scripps Nurse Practitioner Teresa Newman discusses with NBC 7 how Scripps hospitals are working to prevent language barriers from compromising health ...
- Friday, December 2nd, 2011
- Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital
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San Diego’s First Cyclotron Installed Oct. 28 at Scripps Proton Therapy Center
San Diego — Cancer care in San Diego County took a major step forward today with the start of installation of the region’s first cyclotron — a remarkable piece of medical equipment that will be the driving force behind the Scripps Proton Therapy Center, and one of only a small handful of ...
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Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day
WHAT: Scripps Health is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other community and law enforcement organizations to offer the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription ...
- Friday, October 28th, 2011
- Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo, Scripps Coastal Medical Center
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Emergency Care Overhaul Slashes Wait Time to 30 Minutes or Less
Scripps revolutionized their emergency room admittance process to virtually eliminate wait times. This new, streamlined process has changed the way our hospitals deliver emergency care, now bringing patients into contact with a doctor in an average of 30 minutes or less. Learn more about how Scripps ...
- Friday, October 7th, 2011
- Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital
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Scripps is Transforming Medicine: Watch our Special Series on NBC 7
Scripps airs vignettes about advances in medicine, personalized medicine and improving patient care.
- Monday, October 3rd, 2011
- Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital
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Encinitas Girl Scouts Deliver 100 Handmade Pillows to Comfort Scripps Cancer Patients
A dozen Encinitas Girl Scouts from Troops 1359 and 1650 who are striving to earn their Silver Award — the second-highest honor that the scouts bestow — paid a heartfelt visit to Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Sept. 22. The girls delivered 100 pillows they crafted by hand to help ...
- Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
- Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
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Circle of Life 100 Celebration: Raises $200,000 to Benefit Breast Cancer
World-class wines and delicious food tastings delighted guests at the Sept. 8, 2011, Circle of Life 100 Celebration: Wine, Women & Shoes, which helped raise more than $200,000 to support women’s diagnostic imaging technology at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. More than 300 guests leisurely ...
- Friday, September 23rd, 2011
- Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
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Researchers Use Smart Knee Prosthesis to Improve Joint Implants
Orthopedic researchers at Scripps test a device that will help improve knee transplants. Scripps patient Donald McDonald is one of only four people in the world to test the electronic knee prosthesis, or “e-knee,” which Scripps researchers are using to help improve the science of joint ...
- Friday, September 23rd, 2011
- Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
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Scripps Doctors Use Handheld Device to See Inside the Heart
About the size of cell phone, this a revolutionary “pocket EKG” device is like a digital visual stethoscope that helps physicians rapidly screen for cardiac problems. Scripps is the first health care system to give physicians Vscan so they can see inside the heart at the bedside. Learn ...
- Friday, September 23rd, 2011
- Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
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Electronic Medical Record Implementation Creates Opportunities for Nurses
With the push to obtain the full incentive payout for meaningful use of electronic medical records (EMR)/electronic health records (EHR) created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, many hospitals are in the early stages of developing and implementing their EMR. These organizations ...
- Monday, August 22nd, 2011
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas