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News Releases | August 21, 2011

Device May Eliminate Need for Blood Thinners in Some Atrial Fibrillation Patients

A new device being studied at select hospitals across the country may eliminate the need for blood thinners in some patients who have atrial fibrillation.
News Releases | August 17, 2011

Dr. Charles Edwards, Former CEO of First Reintegrated Scripps, Dies at 87

Dr. Charles Edwards, CEO of the first reintegrated Scripps, died Aug. 7, 2011. He led Scripps through a time of spectacular growth from 1977 to 1990.
News Releases | August 2, 2011

U.S. News & World Report Names Scripps Physicians to Top Doctors List

See how rapidly lowering body temperature can help patients survive heart attacks.
36 physicians from Scripps Health were name Top Doctors in 2011, including 19 named top one percent in the nation in their respective specialties.
News Releases | July 26, 2011

Conrad Prebys Gives $45 Million to Scripps Health

The San Diego philanthropist is fighting back against the disease that almost ended his life by donating to the most advanced cardiac center on the West Coast.
News Releases | July 18, 2011

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Scripps Among Nation’s Best for Heart Care

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals has named the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Green Hospital heart programs among the best in the U.S.
News Releases | July 17, 2011

Scripps Health Acquires Del Mar Family Practice

See how rapidly lowering body temperature can help patients survive heart attacks.
Scripps has acquired Del Mar Family Practice in an agreement to be complete by Sept. 1, 2011, adding primary care to the Scripps Clinic Del Mar location.
News Releases | July 4, 2011

New Scripps Study First to Validate Usefulness of Pocket Ultrasound

Scripps study validates pocket ultrasound device that enables a physician to “look” at a patient’s heart.
Learn about a study at Scripps designed to validate the usefulness of a pocket-sized ultrasound device, the Vscan.
News Releases | July 3, 2011

Scripps Receives NIH Grant to Research Root Cause of Heart Attack

The NIH awarded a $7.9 million grant to Scripps researchers looking to find a root cause for heart attacks and coronary artery disease.
News Releases | June 22, 2011

Military to Implement Integrative Medicine for Comprehensive Pain Management

Senior military medical leadership met with scientists and physicians in 2011 to discuss improving pain management through the use of integrative medicine.