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Scripps in the News | July 7, 2014

Scripps Patients Benefit from New Medical Group Partnership

Scripps Health is responding to changes in health care by building stronger partnerships with three of its affiliated medical groups.
Scripps in the News | June 30, 2014

U-T San Diego Covers Scripps Encinitas Hospital Expansion

Scripps celebrated the grand opening of the Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.
Scripps in the News | June 30, 2014

Options Exist When Saving a Newborn’s Cord Blood

Scripps provides new parents the option of banking their baby’s cord blood privately, for their own possible future use, or they can donate it to a public bank.
Scripps OB/GYN Dale Mitchell, MD, discusses options available to new parents when it comes to saving card blood.
Scripps in the News | June 29, 2014

Case Study Looks at Scripps Health Turnaround

Scripps Health CEO Chris Van Gorder posing for a photo
A case study by The Governance Institute on Scripps Health’s successful turnaround was featured in Becker’s Hospital Review and FierceHealthcare articles.
Scripps in the News | June 26, 2014

NPR Program Features Scripps Digital Medicine Director

Steven Steinhubl, MD, Scripps Health's director of digital medicine.
With wireless health devices and smartphone apps becoming increasingly commonplace, doctors and others continue to debate their potential.
Scripps in the News | June 17, 2014

Scripps ‘Project Dulce’ Tries New Ways To Manage Diabetes

Dulce Digital is a new text message program, which may help patients control their diabetes.
With diabetes becoming more common, Scripps experts are looking at innovative ways to manage diabetes, including a text messaging program called Dulce Digital.
Scripps in the News | May 20, 2014

Study Shows Impact of Diabetes on San Diego Health Care Costs

Diabetes is a growing health problem in the U.S. In San Diego County, additional hospital costs for patients with diabetes run up to $120 million a year.  Dr. Athena Philis-Tsimikas of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute discusses this alarming trend.
A 2014 UCLA study finds that diabetes is adding significantly to health care costs in California. Scripps experts discuss this alarming trend with KPBS.
Scripps in the News | May 19, 2014

Scripps Recognized for Wireless Health Innovation

The Wireless Foundation honored Scripps Health for its work in wireless health during the 20th annual VITA Achievement Awards Dinner.
Scripps in the News | May 19, 2014

Scripps CEO Nominated for "Most Influential People in Healthcare" List

Once again, Scripps CEO Chris Van Gorder has been nominated for Modern Healthcare’s list of the most influential people in health care.
Scripps in the News | May 15, 2014

Scripps Green Hospital Among Top 100 for Patient Engagement

Becker’s Hospital Review and Axial Exchange ranked Scripps Green Hospital to top 100 hospitals for patient engagement for 2014.