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News Releases | March 6, 2019
Scripps La Jolla Named Among Top 100 Hospitals in the U.S.
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has been named to the 100 Top Hospitals list by IBM Watson Health for the fourth consecutive year.
News Releases | March 1, 2019
John Boyer Elected to Scripps Board of Trustees
Former health business executive and Navy nurse John Boyer, PhD, was recently elected to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees for a three-year term.
News Releases | February 19, 2019
Scripps Mercy Receives $260,000 Grant for Opioid Treatment
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego has received a $260,000 grant to expand patient access to treatment for opioid use disorder.
News Releases | February 12, 2019
Scripps Announces New, Larger Behavioral Health Facility
Scripps Health will develop a new inpatient behavioral health facility in partnership with Acadia Healthcare Company, and to be located in Chula Vista.
News Releases | February 5, 2019
Scripps Clinic Named First Center of Excellence in San Diego County for Treating Prevalent Heart Disease
Scripps Clinic has been named a Center of Excellence by the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, the first in San Diego County to be recognized for...
News Releases | January 18, 2019
Scripps Cardiologist Wins Prestigious International Innovation Prize
Scripps cardiologist Richard Schatz, MD, was recently recognized for his groundbreaking role in the development of heart stents. Dr. Schatz won the Fritz J....
News Releases | January 17, 2019
New Chief of Staff Elected at Scripps Mercy Hospital
Dr. Megan Hamreus was recently elected as chief of staff for Scripps Mercy Hospital, which has campuses in San Diego and Chula Vista. Dr. Hamreus is a...
News Releases | January 14, 2019
Jan Caldwell Named Chairman of Scripps Health Board of Trustees
Accomplished FBI and Sheriff’s Department veteran, Jan Caldwell, has been named chairman of Scripps Health board of trustees.
News Releases | November 28, 2018
First Patient in San Diego Treated with Novel Cancer Therapy
Scripps MD Anderson treated the first local patient with Lutathera, which treats gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors of the digestive tract that are...
News Releases | November 19, 2018
Scripps Reports Opioid Prescription Sizes Fall by 25 Percent
Scripps Health has achieved a 25 percent reduction in the average number of tablets per opioid prescription ordered for patients at its hospitals and...