Awards and Recognition

Scripps Health is honored to be the recipient of numerous awards and recognition for clinical innovation, quality care and leadership.

2025

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 — Diabetes and Endocrinology (No. 13), Orthopedics (No. 18), Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Surgery (No. 24), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 32), Geriatrics (No. 38) and Pulmonology (No. 46) — in their annual Best Hospitals list.   
  • U.S. News & World Report ranked Scripps Encinitas Surgery Center (at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas) as high performing on their list of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for orthopedics and spine, and ranked Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center as high performing for ophthalmology.


Workplace


  • Scripps Health has been named one of the top employers in the nation by Fortune magazine for the 17th time. It was the only health system in California and one of six health care organizations nationally to make the 100 Best Companies to Work For list this year.
  • RogueHire selected Scripps Health for the sixth year in a row. This year, Scripps Talent Acquisition team earned the 2025 Raving Fan Award for hiring manager satisfaction.

2024

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 — Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Surgery (No. 23), Orthopedics (No. 28), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (No. 34), Diabetes and Endocrinology (No. 38), Geriatrics (No. 39) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (No. 41) — in their annual Best Hospitals list.   
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas was named among the top 100 hospitals in the nation by health care technology and services platform PINC AI. Recognized in the medium community hospitals category, Scripps Encinitas was the only hospital in Southern California to make the prestigious list this year.
  • U.S. News & World Report ranked Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo Ambulatory Surgery Center and Scripps Encinitas Surgery Center (at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas) as high performing on their list of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
  • Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas received an “A” grade for patient safety in Fall 2024 from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization.
  • The Health Transformation Alliance, The Leapfrog Group and Turquoise Health honored 472 hospitals across 42 states for patient safety and price transparency, including Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. Less than 20% of the nation's hospitals were recognized.
  • Becker’s Hospital Review recognized Scripps Cancer Center among 100 institutions on its 2024 list for excellence in oncology.


Workplace


  • Fortune magazine ranked Scripps Health No. 8 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 16th time. It was the only health system in California and one of five health care organizations nationally to make the 100 Best Companies to Work For list this year.
  • Becker’s Healthcare ranked Scripps Health to its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
  • RogueHire selected Scripps Health for the fifth year in a row. This year, Scripps Talent Acquisition team earned the 2024 Raving Fan Award for hiring manager satisfaction.

2023

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.


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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.


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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.


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  • 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.

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


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