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Health and Wellness | April 4, 2024

Dispelling 9 Myths About Organ Donation

Get the facts about common organ donation myths, from religious concerns to being too old to be an organ donor and more.

Scripps in the News | September 18, 2020

KUSI Spotlights New Centralized Organ Recovery Center at Scripps

KUSI News recently covered the newly launched centralized organ recovery center at Scripps. Learn how it aims to save more lives.

News Releases | September 1, 2020

Scripps Launches Region’s First Centralized Organ Recovery Center

Scripps Health launched the region's first centralized system for retrieving organs from deceased donors. Learn how it will help save more lives.

Scripps in the News | December 31, 2019

Scripps Expert Interviewed About New Proposed Organ Transplant Rules

On KUSI TV, Dr. Christopher Marsh discusses two new proposed rules designed to help increase the availability of organs for transplant.

Patient Stories | November 19, 2019

San Diego Woman Gets Montana Kidney Match

Jung Kim needed a kidney transplant — and the right donor match — to save her life. That’s when Bonny Perkins of Montana answered her prayers.

Scripps in the News | August 23, 2019

Scripps First to Use Heated Organ Transport System in San Diego Region

Three medical workers transport a liver that is to be donated for transplant.

Local news media covered the roll out of a new organ transportation system that aims to preserve organs longer and save more lives.

News Releases | July 1, 2019

Scripps First to Use New Liver Transport System in San Diego County

Three medical workers transport a liver that is to be donated for transplant.

Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla is the first in San Diego County to use a new liver transportation system.

Scripps in the News | June 27, 2019

Hero Walk for Local Living Kidney Donor

KUSI featured Christopher Marsh, MD, Scripps Clinic transplant surgeon; John Tiefenbaum, kidney transplant recipient and Susan Tiefenbaum, living kidney donor. She received hero walk at Scripps Green.

Scripps Green recently started a celebratory hero walk program for living organ donors. KUSI featured the story.

Scripps in the News | June 5, 2019

Media Coverage: Scripps Holds First Hero Walk For Living Organ Donors

Dr. Christopher March, Dr. Jonathan Fisher, Patient Haley Gibbons, and Dr. Randolph Schaffer at press conference discussing hero walk for living organ donors.

Local media covered the first "hero walk" at Scripps for living organ donors. Dozens of medical staff and supporters cheered living donor Hayley Gibbons.

Health and Wellness | May 9, 2019

Living Kidney Donor Honored with First Hero Walk

Living kidney donor Haley Gibbons gets applause and high-fives as she is wheeled into the operating room at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla.

More than 100 staff and supporters turn out to honor living kidney donor Hayley Gibbons at the first Hero Walk at Scripps Green Hospital.