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Scripps in the News | July 29, 2020
Classical Music Comes to Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at Scripps
Scripps Health provides hospitalized COVID-19 patients with musical support as they heal. Learn how live, virtual performances play a key role.
News Releases | February 19, 2019
Scripps Mercy Receives $260,000 Grant for Opioid Treatment
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego has received a $260,000 grant to expand patient access to treatment for opioid use disorder.
News Releases | November 19, 2018
Scripps Reports Opioid Prescription Sizes Fall by 25 Percent
Scripps Health has achieved a 25 percent reduction in the average number of tablets per opioid prescription ordered for patients at its hospitals and...
Health and Wellness | August 16, 2018
The Opioid Problem and the Scripps Solution
Scripps doctors are working to stop opioid addiction before it starts by educating patients about opioid use, risks, alternatives and more.
News Releases | April 5, 2018
Scripps Health Launches Opioid Stewardship Program
Scripps Health has launched a program that aims to significantly reduce the use of opioids and help to prevent patients from overdosing or becoming dependent.
News Releases | March 5, 2018
Scripps Health Names New Physician Executives at Hospitals
As part of an ongoing redesign of the way Scripps Health delivers health care, five physicians have named to new executive positions at Scripps hospitals.
Scripps in the News | January 10, 2018
Scripps Opioid Expert Featured on NPR
Valerie Norton, MD, emergency medicine, recently discussed the opioid crisis with NPR.
News Releases | May 14, 2014
Scripps Offers Public Health Tips as San Diego County Wildfires Burn
Learn how to minimize your risk of fire-related health conditions.
Patient Stories | March 17, 2013
Patient Thanks His ED Doctors for Saving His Life
Peter Blake, 37, was resuscitated in the emergency room at Scripps Mercy Hospital, but he kept slipping in and out of cardiac arrest.