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National, Local Media Look at Rise in COVID-19 Cases in South County

A Scripps Mercy Chula Vista physician says the hospital has been preparing for a possible peak tied to a rise in coronavirus infections in Mexico.

Scripps in the News | May 27, 2020

Union-Tribune Features Scripps Mercy Environmental Services Workers

Environmental services workers at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, whose job is sanitizing and cleaning, play an important role in response to COVID-19.

Scripps in the News | May 20, 2020

Unique Cancer Care Collaboration at Scripps MD Anderson Makes Headlines

A local man's cancer treatment was put on hold due to coronavirus. Learn how Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center quickly re-established his care.

Scripps in the News | May 11, 2020

KPBS Covers New Coronavirus Testing Booth Being Used at Scripps

Scripps Health has a new innovative approach to testing patients for the new coronavirus with the use of a clear plexiglass booth.

Scripps in the News | May 11, 2020

UT Features COVID-19 Discharge Celebrations at Scripps Hospitals

Scripps hospitals were featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune about celebrations marking the discharges of coronavirus patients.

Scripps in the News | May 4, 2020

Scripps Mercy Trauma Surgeon Returns from COVID-19 Ground Zero

Several media outlets covered the return of a Scripps trauma surgeon after his trip to a New York City hospital overrun with COVID-19 patients.

Scripps in the News | May 1, 2020

UT Article Explores How COVID-19 Has Affected Hospital Chaplains

A Scripps chaplain tells the newspaper how he and colleagues have turned to technology to support patients during the coronavirus pandemic.

Scripps in the News | May 1, 2020

Scripps Medical Response Team Nurse Weighs in on COVID-19 and Disasters

Scripps Medical Response Team compares norovirus outbreak during the Camp Fire to what could happen with coronavirus in evacuation shelters.

Scripps in the News | April 22, 2020

Scripps CEO: Prepare for Health Emergency Like War

Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder wrote a guest commentary, published by the San Diego Tribune, that highlights the weaknesses exposed by...

Scripps in the News | April 20, 2020

KUSI Explores Concerns About Drop in Non-COVID-19 Visits to Local ERs

KUSI News explores why there's a drop in non-COVID-19 emergency and urgent care visits. See what Ghazala Sharieff, MD, MBA, had to say in the interview.