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Scripps Emergency Care Featured in U-T

Scripps La Jolla leading way in geriatric emergency medicine

geriatric emergency medicine

Shawn Evans, MD, emergency medicine physician at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps La Jolla leading way in geriatric emergency medicine

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla's emergency department was featured recently in San Diego Union-Tribune coverage on how San Diego hospitals are leading the way in geriatric emergency medicine.


Read the story, view video in the San Diego Union-Tribune: Hospitals focus on baby boomers and elderly but will it boost patient's health and save money?


Read more coverage in the San Diego Union-Tribune: How seniors can avoid the emergency room - and what to do if they end up there.

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