Awards and Recognition

Clinical quality

• U.S. News & World Report ranked the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla among the best in the nation in five specialties — Orthopedics (No. 16), Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Surgery (No. 24), Obstetrics and Gynecology (No. 35), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 37) and Geriatrics (No. 39) — in their annual Best Hospitals list.   
• Four Scripps Health hospital campuses — Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista — have received an “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization.
• Scripps Health was named among the top 5 medium-sized US health systems in the nation by PINC AI, for the seventh time. The annual 15 top health systems list was acquired earlier this year by Premier Inc. from Merative, formerly IBM Watson Health. Scripps is the only health provider in California to be included among a broader list covering the top 15 large, medium and small systems across the United States.
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla ranked among the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals by Fortune magazine and Premier’s PINC AI, a health care improvement and technology company.
• Becker’s Hospital Review named Scripps La Jolla Hospitals including Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital to its Great hospitals in America list. These hospitals are known for clinical excellence, patient safety and more.
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas earned five-star ratings from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2023.
• The California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) awarded all of Scripps’s hospitals with the “sustained” award in the Opioid Care Honor Roll, receiving a superior performance rating. Hospitals achieving superior performance have implemented advanced, innovative opioid stewardship strategies across multiple service lines, consistently achieving the highest level of performance.
• California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative awarded Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista with the Quality and Sustainability Award for NTSV Cesarean Birth Rate (PC-02). Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla was awarded the Quality and Sustainability Award for Maternal Safety Standards Implementation and the Maternal Data Center Superstar Award for Large Birth Volume Hospitals. Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas received the Maternal Data Center Superstar Award for Medium Birth Volume Hospitals.
• For the sixth consecutive year, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association awarded all five Scripps hospitals with the Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award for 2023. The award recognizes hospitals that deliver high-quality, life-saving stroke care. The Joint Commission also certified our four Scripps emergency rooms as Primary Stroke Centers. This means our hospitals have the critical elements in place to achieve long-term success after stroke.

Leadership

• For the fifth consecutive year, Scripps was named one of the “Most Wired” health systems in the nation by College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) for acute care and ambulatory organizations.

Workplace

• Fortune magazine ranked Scripps Health No. 5 on its Best Workplaces in Health Care annual list for large health care companies.
• Scripps Health has been named one of the top employers in the nation by Fortune magazine for the 15th time. It was the only San Diego County company to receive the honor, and one of only three health care providers to make the 100 Best Companies to Work For list this year.
• Becker’s Healthcare ranked Scripps Health to its 2023 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• RogueHire, formerly Lean Human Capital, selected Scripps Health to its 2023 Elite Honor Roll program, for the fourth year in a row. Scripps is in the top 1% of 1,200 hospital recruiting organizations across the country, and one of only six health systems across the nation to achieve this recognition.

Clinical quality

• U.S. News & World Report ranked the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla among the best in the nation in five specialties — Orthopedics (No. 13), Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 27), Obstetrics and Gynecology (No. 32), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 48) and Urology (No. 48) — in their annual Best Hospitals list.
• Scripps Health was named among the top 5 medium-sized US health systems in the nation by Merative, formerly IBM Watson Health, for the sixth time. Scripps is the only health provider in San Diego County to be included among a broader list covering the top 15 large, medium and small systems across the United States.
• For the fifth consecutive year, all five Scripps hospital campuses earned the Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
• Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego received A ratings by The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that collects and analyzes health care data for public use, in their fall 2022 report.

Leadership

• Scripps was named one of the “Most Wired” health systems in the nation by College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) for acute care and ambulatory organizations.
• Global Healthcare Exchange named Scripps Health to their 2022 GHX Millennium Club, which honors healthcare organizations and suppliers that achieved the highest levels of healthcare supply chain automation.

Workplace

• Scripps Health has been named among the top employers in the nation by Fortune magazine. Fortune’s 25th annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For ranked Scripps at No. 87. Scripps is the only San Diego-based company to make the list.
• Scripps Health is ranked No. 33 among the nation’s 400 Best Employers for Women by Forbes magazine.
• symplr, a leader in enterprise healthcare operations, presented Scripps Health with the 2022 Elite Honor Roll Organization award for excellence in healthcare recruitment. Scripps was one of three organizations in the US with this distinction for 2022. Scripps was also recognized with the 2022 Raving Fan Award for Hiring Managers and 2022 Elite Honor Roll for Recruiters.
• Scripps Health was named one of America’s top employers by People magazine and Great Place to Work, earning the No. 8 ranking in the People Companies that Care list for 2022. Scripps is the first and only San Diego company to be included in this annual listing of the country’s top 100 workplaces, now in its sixth year.
• Forbes magazine ranked Scripps Health in its America’s Best Employers by State list.

Clinical quality

• U.S. News & World Report ranked the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla among the best in the nation in six specialties – Orthopedics (No. 11), Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 26), Gynecology (No. 31), Urology (No. 24), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 50) and Geriatrics (No. 50) – in their annual Best Hospitals list.
• For the fourth consecutive year, all five Scripps hospital campuses earned the Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

Leadership

• Scripps was named one of the “Most Wired” health systems in the nation by College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Workplace

• Scripps Health has been named among the top employers in the nation by Fortune magazine. Fortune’s 24th annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For ranked Scripps at No. 76. Scripps is the only San Diego-based company to make the list.
• Scripps Health ranked No. 8 on Fortune magazine’s 2021 list of the 28 Best Large Workplaces in Health Care.
• The South County Economic Development Council named Chris Van Gorder and the teams at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego as their Outstanding Corporate Citizen of the Year.

Clinical quality

• U.S. News & World Report ranked the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla No. 1 in the San Diego region and are among the best in the nation in seven specialties – Orthopedics (No. 10), Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 30), Gynecology (No. 31), Urology (No. 32), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 41), Neurology and Neurosurgery (No. 48), and Geriatrics (No. 48) – in their annual Best Hospitals list.

Leadership

• Scripps was named one of the “Most Wired” health systems in the nation by College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Workplace

• Fortune magazine named Scripps Health among the top employers in the nation on the annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Scripps ranked at No. 43 and was the only San Diego-based company to make the list.
• Scripps Health ranked No. 4 on Fortune magazine's 2020 list of the 40 Best Workplaces in Health Care.
• Scripps Health is ranked No. 43 among the nation’s 75 Best Workplaces for Women by Fortune magazine and was the only San Diego-based company to make the list.
• Fortune magazine ranked Scripps Health No. 52 among the nation’s 75 Best Workplaces for Millennials and was the only San Diego-based company to make the list.

Clinical quality

• U.S. News & World Report ranked the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla No. 1 in the San Diego region and are among the best in the nation eight specialties – Gynecology (No. 22), Diabetes and Endocrinology (No. 31), Pulmonology (No. 12), Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 29), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 25), Orthopedics (No. 11), Geriatrics (No. 36), Neurology and Neurosurgery (No. 48) – in their annual Best Hospitals list.
• Scripps La Jolla was named among the top 100 hospitals in the nation by IBM Watson Health for the fourth consecutive year.
• Scripps Clinic was designated a center of excellence by the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, becoming the first location in San Diego County to be recognized for outstanding treatment of this common genetic disease.
• The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) recognized Scripps Clinic Medical Group for providing high-quality care to Medicare Advantage patients for the third consecutive year. The statewide nonprofit highlights high-value, integrated care that improves quality and affordability for patients.

Leadership

• Scripps was named one of the “Most Wired” health systems in the nation by College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Clinical quality

• U.S. News & World Report ranked the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla No. 1 in the San Diego region and are among the best in the nation seven specialties – Gynecology (No. 11), Diabetes and Endocrinology (No. 19), Pulmonology (No. 13), Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 23), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 13), Orthopedics (No. 28), Geriatrics (No. 35) – in their annual Best Hospitals list.

Leadership

• Erik O. Gilbertson, a dermatologist at Scripps Clinic, was named Health Professional Volunteer of the Year by the National Psoriasis Foundation.

Workplace

• Fortune magazine named Scripps Health among the top employers in the nation on their 21st annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Scripps ranked at No. 41 and for the third consecutive year, was the only San Diego-based company to make the list.

Clinical quality

• The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) recognized Scripps Clinic Medical Group for providing high-quality care to Medicare Advantage patients for the second consecutive year. The statewide nonprofit highlights high-value, integrated care that improves quality and affordability for patients.
• For the eighth time in a row, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has received an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group in its twice-a-year Hospital Safety Grades report. Scripps La Jolla is the only hospital in San Diego County to have a record of straight “As” from Leapfrog for safety.
• U.S. News & World Report ranked the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla No. 1 in the San Diego region, No. 6 in California and among the best in the nation in eight specialties – Gynecology (No. 10), Diabetes and Endocrinology (No. 14), Pulmonology (No. 15), Cardiology and Heart Surgery (No. 21), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 25), Orthopedics (No. 34), Geriatrics (No. 36) and Nephrology (No. 39) – in their annual Best Hospitals list.
• U.S. News & World Report designated the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla as High Performing in cancer, neurology and neurosurgery, rheumatology and urology, and Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego as High Performing in nephrology.
• U.S. News & World Report designated the combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla as High Performing in all nine categories of common adult procedures and conditions – abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, colon cancer surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hip replacement, knee replacement and lung cancer surgery – and Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego as High Performing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• The California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) awarded Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical Center and Scripps Affiliated Medical Group with the CAPG ELITE Award for Standards Excellence.
• Truven Health Analytics named Scripps Health among the top five large health systems in the nation. Scripps was the only California health care system on the Truven Top 15 Health Systems list this year. This is the fifth time Scripps has received the honor.
• Becker’s Hospital Review named Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for the fourth consecutive year in its list of innovative health care centers that provide high-quality patient care.
• Truven Health Analytics named Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla among the top 100 hospitals in the nation. The 24th annual 100 Top Hospitals® list identified the best hospitals in the United States based on their overall organizational performance, including patient clinical care measures and business efficiency.
• The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) recognized Scripps Clinic Medical Group and Scripps Coastal Medical Group for providing high-quality care to Medicare Advantage patients.

Leadership

• Catherine Frenette, MD, medical director of the liver transplantation program at Scripps Green Hospital, has been named Physician of the Year by the American Liver Foundation’s Pacific Coast Division, which includes San Diego and Imperial counties. 
• Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder was named No. 62 on Modern Healthcare’s annual ranking of the nation’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. This is the ninth time that Van Gorder landed on this prestigious list.
• Hubert Greenway, MD, chairman of Mohs and dermatology surgery at Scripps Clinic received the Frederic E. Mohs Award from the American College of Mohs Surgery at the college’s annual meeting in San Francisco on April 28, 2017.
• Daniel Einhorn, MD, a medical director of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, was named Outstanding Clinical Practitioner by the Endocrine Society, the largest international organization representing professionals in the field of endocrinology.

Workplace

• Working Mother magazine named Scripps Health one of the 100 Best Companies for working moms for the 13th consecutive year based on Scripps’ strong record of leadership in family benefits and paid leave. Scripps is the only San Diego-based organization on the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best Companies list.
• For the 10th year in a row, Fortune magazine ranked Scripps Health among the top employers in the nation in their 20th annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work for. Scripps, ranked No. 45, was the only San Diego-based company on the list in 2017. 
• Working Mother magazine recognized Scripps Health as one of the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best Companies for outstanding leadership in family benefits and paid leave that supports working moms. Scripps is the only San Diego-based organization on the list.

Clinical quality

• U.S. News & World Report ranked seven Scripps Health specialties — among the top 50 programs of their kind in the nation — cardiology and heart surgery, gynecology, diabetes and endocrinology, pulmonology, orthopedics, gastroenterology and GI surgery and geriatrics.
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital were the only two medical facilities in San Diego County to receive a five-star rating quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• The Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation certified the Scripps Clinic Viterbi Family Sleep Medicine Clinic as a restless legs syndrome (RLS) Quality Care Center, a designation recognizing the clinic’s expertise and leadership in diagnosing and treating the neurological disorder.
• Truven Health Analytics named Scripps Health among the 15 top health systems in the nation. This is Scripps’ fourth appearance on the Top 15 Health Care Systems list. Scripps is the only health care system in Southern California to make the list this year.
• Truven Health named Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla among the top 100 hospitals in the nation. The 23rd annual 100 Top Hospitals list released by Truven identified the best hospitals in the United States based on their overall organizational performance, including patient clinical care measures and business efficiency.
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla was the only hospital in California rated above average for outcomes in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) with a valve replacement or repair, based on a report by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas each were recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. The Scripps hospitals were recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report, “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and stroke. Additionally, Scripps La Jolla and Scripps Encinitas were recognized for excellence in perinatal care, and Scripps Green was recognized for excellence in immunization.
• Scripps Green Hospital was named one of the 50 top cardiovascular hospitals in the United States by Truven Health Analytics for the seventh time.
• Becker’s Hospital Review recognized Scripps Health as one of the best heart care providers in the nation in the publication’s annual “100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs” list. Scripps was among 10 health systems in California included in the list.
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla received Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a designation that represents the “gold standard” for nursing excellence.

Leadership

• Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder was named No. 74 on Modern Healthcare’s annual ranking of the nation’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. This is the eighth time that Van Gorder landed on this prestigious list.
• Sonya Christianson, MD, director of inpatient palliative care at Scripps Health, and Kimberly Bower, MD, medical director of the pediatric hospice program operated jointly by Scripps and Rady Children’s Hospital, each earned a fellow designation from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 
• The American Cancer Society elected Ujwala Rajgopal, MD, a longtime surgeon with Scripps Health, as 2016 chairman of the California Division. 
• Scripps Mercy surgeon Paul Goldfarb, MD, a longtime oncologic surgeon with Scripps Health, was elected to a three-year term as a member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC). 
• Scripps Health’s Paul Teirstein, MD, a world-renowned interventional cardiologist, received the 2015 Geoffrey O. Hartzler Master Clinical Operator Award from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) during a ceremony at the group’s 27th annual scientific symposium Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT).

Workplace

• Working Mother magazine recognized Scripps Health as one of the 2016 Working Mother 100 Best Companies for outstanding leadership in establishing policies and creating programs that support working moms. Scripps is the only San Diego-based organization on the list.
• Fortune ranked Scripps No. 16 in the magazine’s annual 100 Best Workplaces for Women list.
• Scripps Health’s five hospital campuses were each recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the Healthcare Equality Index 2016, an annual survey conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organization.
• For the ninth consecutive year, Scripps Health was named among the top employers in the nation by Fortune magazine. Fortune’s 19th annual list of America’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” ranked Scripps at No. 42. Scripps was the only San Diego-based company on the list in 2016.
• The National Association for Female Executives named Scripps Health one of the nation’s “Top 10 Nonprofit Companies for Executive Women” for 2016.

Financial ratings

• S&P Global Ratings affirmed Scripps Health’s AA rating and stable outlook, citing consistently strong operating performance, which it noted it expected to continue despite industry challenges.
• Moody’s Investors Services affirmed Scripps Health’s Aa3 rating and stable outlook, acknowledging Scripps’ strong management practices and focus on transformation. 
• Fitch Ratings affirmed Scripps Health’s AA rating and stable outlook, citing its strong financial performance in a competitive market.

Clinical quality

• U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-2015 Best Hospitals rankings named the combined programs of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital among the best in the nation in eight categories: cardiology, diabetes, gastroenterology, gynecology, otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), pulmonology and geriatrics.
• Truven Health Analytics named Scripps Health among 15 top health systems in the nation.
• Scripps La Jolla included in 100 Great Hospitals in America for medical and scientific breakthroughs, best-in-class patient care and serving as an academic hub
• Truven Health Analytics named Scripps Green Hospital among the top 100 U.S. hospitals in the nation.
• Scripps Health was named among the nation’s top 100 hospitals with great heart programs.
• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla was named among 100 great hospitals in America by Becker’s Hospital Review.

Clinical innovation

• The Scripps Translational Science Institute received $4.4 million as part of the National Institutes of Health initiative called Big Data to Knowledge.

Leadership

• Scripps Health president and CEO was named among the 40 smartest people in health care by Becker’s Hospital Review.
• Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder and Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer Eric Topol, MD, were named among nation’s 100 most influential people in healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine.

Workplace

• Scripps Health ranked as a top 10 non-profit company for executive women
• Scripps Health named among top 25 companies in Fortune Magazine’s annual ranking of 100 Best Places to Work
• Scripps Health is recognized as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality.
• Scripps Health was named among the nation’s 100 Best Companies by Working Mother magazine.
• Scripps Health is named by Becker’s Hospital Review among the nation’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.

Financial ratings

• Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s rating services gave Scripps Health strong bond ratings for financial and strategic planning and management.