Why Choose Scripps

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San Diego’s Leader in Heart Care

Choosing your heart care provider is about more than just the facility. It’s about finding specialists you can trust with your heart. At Scripps, we offer a comprehensive heart care program maintained by renowned cardiology experts who used advanced technology and landmark research to treat some of the most complex heart cases.

It is because of this that Scripps is the only health system San Diego to be listed as one of America’s best hospitals for heart care and heart surgery by U.S. News and World Report. In addition, Scripps was listed among Becker’s Hospital Review’s “100 Hospitals With Great Heart Programs” in 2013.

Experienced heart care

When it comes to heart care, more really is more. You want your physicians to have more experience, your hospital to have more technology, and to have more options for heart care treatment.

With Scripps heart care program, you get more of what you need in quality care. Have more confidence in your heart treatment by choosing heart care from a health care system that:

  • Treats more heart care patients in San Diego than any other health care system
  • Offers exceptional quality care, often exceeding state averages in delivering evidence-based interventions
  • Provides care from nationally recognized cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons with reputations for excellence
  • Provides more locations across San Diego including four STEMI receiving center and multiple urgent care centers that can recognize even the smallest symptoms of a heart attack
  • Uses innovative research for the improvement of heart care including leading-edge studies for valve replacement and genomic testing for cholesterol-reducing drugs
  • Offers advanced treatment options including robotic surgery
  • Access for to WomenHeart support groups and resources for women with heart disease
  • Is backed by a legacy of exceptional health care in San Diego dating back nearly 90 years

Better care for your heart

When you want quality care, trust your heart to Scripps. See our quality scores for: