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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 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
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
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
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 26, 2011
Scripps Translational Science Institute Joins Jackson Laboratory’s National Tumor Consortium to Accelerate Targeted Cancer Therapies
The Scripps Translational Science Institute joined a national consortium of research institutions with the goal of developing targeted cancer therapies.