UT Features COVID-19 Discharge Celebrations at Scripps Hospitals

Staff members cheer as patients roll down hallways

As a patient is discharged and leaves the hospital after having coronavirus, Scripps staff line the hallways to cheer.

Staff members cheer as patients roll down hallways

Scripps Health hospitals were featured in a recent San Diego Union-Tribune article about celebrations that are happening to mark the discharges of COVID-19 patients. Staff members line the hallways and cheer and clap as patients leave ICU units or go home from the hospital.


At Scripps, the practice started a few weeks ago at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas among nurses, doctors and employees who work in the COVID-19 unit. Now, these celebrations are happening at all five Scripps hospital campuses. 


Read the Union-Tribune article: Hospital Workers Celebrate COVID-19 Victories

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