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Health and Wellness | March 15, 2024
End-of-Life Care: Why Planning Matters
Learn the basics about end-of-life care planning, or advance directives, to express your wishes for care in case you get very sick.
News Releases | December 20, 2021
Local Physician Receives $180,000 Grant for Palliative Care Initiative
David Wang, MD, a palliative medicine physician affiliated with Scripps Health, was accepted into the Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program.
Health and Wellness | July 16, 2019
What Is Palliative Care? (video)
A Scripps expert explains the difference between palliative care and hospice care.
News Releases | May 18, 2016
Scripps Health Palliative Care Expert Earns Fellow Designation
Sonya Christianson, MD, director of inpatient palliative care at Scripps, earned fellow designation from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Scripps in the News | December 21, 2015
Scripps Palliative Care Expert's Column Published in San Diego Union-Tribune
Sonya Christianson, MD, director of palliative care at Scripps Health, recently authored a column on the rise of palliative medicine in the United States.
Scripps in the News | April 30, 2015
KPBS Interviews Scripps Expert Holly Yang, MD, for Story on Palliative Care
A KPBS story explores the importance of advance health care directives, featuring Scripps palliative care specialist Dr. Holly Yang.
Scripps in the News | April 16, 2015
Coast News Interviews Scripps Expert on Palliative Medicine, End-of-Life Planning
In an article in the Coast News, Donald Ritt, MD, discusses the importance of advance planning for patients to communicate their wishes for end-of-life care.
News Releases | May 6, 2010
Scripps La Jolla Nurse Helps Others with Life-limiting Illnesses
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla RN and Poway resident Lisa Breedlove is honored as 2010 Nurse of the Year for her outstanding commitment to palliative care.