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Scripps in the News | November 10, 2009

Scripps Health Revises Visitation Policy to Protect from the Flu

San Diego's NBC affiliate reports on the recent restrictions to Scripps' existing patient visitation policy as flu cases raise in 2009.
Scripps in the News | November 10, 2009

Scripps Mercy Hospital Gives a Lesson in Hand Washing

Keeping hands clean is one of the best ways to avoid getting the seasonal and H1N1 flu.
Scripps in the News | November 10, 2009

Scripps Becomes First in U.S. to Use New N95 Respirators for H1N1 Protection

Scripps spoke to NBC 7/39 about how these new masks are helping it effectively address the health and safety of its employees and patients.
Scripps in the News | November 2, 2009

Scripps Becomes First in U.S. to Offer Genetic Tests for Stent Patients

Scripps Health is the first in the U.S. to offer genetic tests for stent patients to screen for gene variants that affect the ability to respond to Plavix.
Scripps in the News | October 27, 2009

Scripps Doctors Share Why Our Bodies Do Strange Things

Dr. John Spinosa, chief of staff and a pathologist at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, contributed to an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Scripps in the News | October 19, 2009

Scripps Cardiac Care Unit Profiled in Nursing Publication

The Cardiac Care Unit at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla recently appeared in an article in the October issue of Bold Voices.
Scripps in the News | October 15, 2009

San Diego Magazine Profiles San Diego’s First Female Surgeon

San Diego Magazine recently profiled former Scripps physician Dr. Anita Figueredo.
Scripps in the News | October 15, 2009

Scripps Trauma Expert Discusses Trauma Crisis in U.S.

Scripps Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brent Eastman, FACS, presented a keynote speech on the state of U.S. trauma care.
Scripps in the News | September 27, 2009

The San Diego Trauma System Presents 'The Truth About Trauma'

The video series "The Truth About Trauma" highlights the achievements of the San Diego trauma system over the past 25 years.
Scripps in the News | September 27, 2009

Scripps Physician Discusses Local Teen’s Stroke on KUSI News

Eighteen-year-old Claire Cordua had just graduated from Westview High School in Rancho Penasquitos when Claire suffered a massive stroke.