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• Scripps in the News

  Carlsbad Author Recovers from Paralyzing Bike Injury

  One year ago, John Miksa, an author and avid cyclist, was paralyzed from the neck down in a cycling accident. Paramedics transferred him by helicopter to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where emergency surgery saved his life. Upon discharge 21 days later from Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas ...

  • Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• News Releases

  Article in Journal of the American College of Surgeons Reveals Cracks in U.S. Trauma Care

  San Diego – Trauma care in the United States is so fragmented, overwhelmed and underfunded that the survival and recovery of those who suffer major trauma often depends on where they happen to be when they are injured. That is the conclusion expressed by Dr. Brent Eastman in his lead article in the ...

  • Thursday, August 19th, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital

• Wellness

  Scripps Physician Tells You How to Stay Cool in the Summer Heat

  By Shawn Evans, MD, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Despite the unseasonably cool and overcast days along the San Diego’s coastline, summer is in full swing. Just a few miles inland, temperatures have been climbing, and hot, sunny days are undoubtedly ahead. Be ready for them by understanding the ...

  • Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• Scripps in the News

  The Singing Nurse at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

  Rod Salaysay, RN, who is better known at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla as the “singing nurse,” recently appeared on San Diego’s KSWB as well as KKFX -TV and CNN. As a trauma nurse, Salaysay wanted to offer his patients something more. So, he puts his feelings of hope, love and ...

  • Friday, June 4th, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• Scripps in the News

  Healing Serenade

  A recent article in the San Diego Union Tribune profiles Rod Salaysay, RN, who is better known at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla as the “singing nurse.” After more than three years of working in the trauma and caring daily for people on the precipice of death, Salaysay wanted to offer his ...

  • Monday, April 12th, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• Scripps in the News

  Celebration Marks Start of Expansion Project at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

  Hospital officials, civic leaders and volunteers from the community celebrated yesterday the start of a $200 million expansion project at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. The construction plan includes doubling the size of the emergency department, new critical care facilities, a parking garage ...

  • Friday, April 9th, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

• Scripps in the News

  Teen Bit by Rattlesnake is Saved at Scripps La Jolla

  The North County Times recently ran an article about Dorian Guerrazzi, a teen who was treated at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla for a rattlesnake bite. Dr. Sean Deitch, an emergency department physician at Scripps La Jolla worked quickly to save the teen’s life. According to Dorian’s ...

  • Monday, March 1st, 2010
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

• Feature

  Scripps Mercy Hospital Breaks Ground on Conrad Prebys Emergency and Trauma Center

  San Diego – Local developer and philanthropist Conrad Prebys was honored at a groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 1, 2010, for the Conrad Prebys Emergency and Trauma Center at Scripps Mercy Hospital. In 2006, Prebys made a $10 million gift — the single, largest philanthropic donation in the ...

  • Thursday, February 4th, 2010
  • 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

• 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