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KUSI anchor Lisa Remillard and Scripps Health VP Lisa Thakur discuss the Scripps Opioid Stewardship Program.
Scripps in the News | April 10, 2018

News Media Feature Scripps Opioid Management Program

News media focused attention recently on the new opioid stewardship initiative at Scripps Health, which aims to reduce use of potentially addictive medications.
The opioid epidemic has been linked to opioid-based painkiller prescription pills.
News Releases | April 5, 2018

Scripps Health Launches Opioid Stewardship Program

Scripps Health has launched a program that aims to significantly reduce the use of opioids and help to prevent patients from overdosing or becoming dependent.
Christina Adams, MD, cardiologist at the Scripps Women's Heart Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, uses visuals to explain heart disease to patients.
Health and Wellness | March 27, 2018

Why Heart Disease is the Single Biggest Health Threat to Women (video)

Scripps Women’s Heart Center doctors discuss the early signs of a heart attack in women and how women can reduce their risk factors.
Ghazala Sharieff, MD, corporate senior vice president, chief medical and operations officer, acute care at Scripps Health
News Releases | March 8, 2018

Scripps Health Appoints Physician as Chief Experience Officer

Scripps emergency medicine physician Ghazala Sharieff, MD, has been named to the new position of corporate vice president and chief experience officer.
Scripps in the News | March 6, 2018

Scripps Physicians Promoted to Executive Positions

The San Diego Union-Tribune recently published a story that announced that six Scripps physicians have been promoted to help lead the systemwide reorganization.
News Releases | March 5, 2018

Scripps Health Names New Physician Executives at Hospitals

As part of an ongoing redesign of the way Scripps Health delivers health care, five physicians have named to new executive positions at Scripps hospitals.
Managing medications can be challenging but it is also very doable and important. How and when you take your medications are vital to your health.
Health and Wellness | February 28, 2018

Medication Management Tips: What You Need to Know

Nearly 60 percent of Americans take at least one prescribed medication. Learn how to safely and effectively manage your medications.
Fortune magazine has named Scripps to its annual Best Companies to Work For list for the 11th year in a row. Scripps ranked No. 41, up from No. 45 last year.
News Releases | February 15, 2018

Fortune Names Scripps to National Best Companies List for 11th Straight Year

Scripps Health has been named among the top employers in the nation by Fortune magazine, coming in at No. 41 in the annual ranking.
Media coverage followed the announcement that Thomas Buchholz, MD, had been named medical director of the Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Scripps in the News | February 2, 2018

New Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center Medical Director Makes News

Media covered the announcement of Thomas Buchholz, MD, as the first medical director of the Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Acclaimed physician, researcher and scholar Thomas Buchholz, M.D., has been named medical director of the Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center.
News Releases | February 1, 2018

Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center Names Thomas Buchholz, MD, as Medical Director

Acclaimed physician, researcher and scholar Thomas Buchholz, MD, has been named medical director of the Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center.