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News Releases | August 31, 2011

Scripps Health Acquisition of Del Mar Family Practice Complete

Scripps Health has acquired Del Mar Family Practice in an agreement completed today. The acquisition will add primary care services to Scripps Clinic Del Mar.
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News Releases | August 24, 2011

Scripps Health Devotes $338 Million to Community Benefit Programs in 2010

Scripps Health devoted $338 million to local community benefit programs and services during fiscal year 2010, an increase of almost 9 percent over 2009 levels.
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 21, 2011

Scripps Health President and CEO Ranked No. 18 in Nation’s 100 Most Influential People in Health Care

Scripps Health President & CEO Chris Van Gorder was named 18th on Modern Healthcare’s annual ranking of the nation’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare.
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.
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News Releases | August 2, 2011

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

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.
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News Releases | July 17, 2011

Scripps Health Acquires Del Mar Family Practice

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.
Scripps study validates pocket ultrasound device that enables a physician to “look” at a patient’s heart.
News Releases | July 4, 2011

New Scripps Study First to Validate Usefulness of Pocket Ultrasound

Learn about a study at Scripps designed to validate the usefulness of a pocket-sized ultrasound device, the Vscan.