Scripps Purchases Sharp Mission Park Medical Centers

April 30th, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Mercy Medical Group
Physicians will join Scripps Mercy Medical Group OCEANSIDE – Sharp HealthCare and Scripps Health announced today the sale of Sharp Mission Park Medical Group Health Centers to Scripps. In addition to the sale, the 64 physicians of Sharp Mission Park Medical Group will join the 35 physicians of Scripps Mercy Medical Group under a new name to be announced in the coming months. The sale is schedul... Read More

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Nurses Vote To Decertify California Nurses Association (CNA)

April 24th, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) coordinated and monitored decertification election process ENCINITAS, CA.—Nurses at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas have voted to decertify and end their relationship with the California Nurses Association (CNA). The secret ballot vote, which took place April 23 and 24, was held in response to a petition signed by the hospital’s nurses last December tha... Read More

38th Annual Mercy Ball Raises Record-Breaking $1 Million

April 21st, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Mercy Hospital
SAN DIEGO – Raising a record-breaking $1 million to support Scripps Mercy Hospital, the 38th Annual Mercy Ball, April in Paris, entertained guests with the elegance and opulence of the famous French city. The black-tie event on April 12, 2008, honored Conrad T. Prebys for his continued support of Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego and Chula Vista. In honor of the ball, Prebys contributed a gen... Read More

Parent Networks Benefit New Parents at Every Stage

April 17th, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla , Maternal and Child Health (Maternity Services)
By Pam Nagata, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla It’s a common lament of new parents that children don’t come with an owner’s manual. Parenting can be a wonderful challenge and, sometimes, an overwhelming mix of responsibilities and rewards. For new parents, questions run the gamut from breastfeeding skills and diaper rash to dealing with life’s demands on two hours of sleep. As babies become ... Read More

Discover the Rewards of Volunteering!

April 2nd, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
By Susan Vandendriesse, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Brighten a patient’s day by delivering flowers, cards or books. Help nurses at the patient bedside, assisting family and friends of patients. Follow up with patients after they’ve been discharged. Lead tours of the Sculpture Garden. Knit cozy beanies and blankets for babies. Clear a path for the madly wagging tail of a therapy dog on a ... Read More

Fifth Annual Renaissance Ball Honors Audrey Geisel

April 1st, 2008 - News Releases
SAN DIEGO – The stars were in alignment for Scripps Clinic and Scripps Green Hospital’s Renaissance Ball VI, Imagine, held on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. Proceeds from the ball have raised$1.4 million over the past six years to further the lifesaving care at Scripps Clinic and Scripps Green Hospital. The evening’s highlight was when honorary chair Audrey... Read More

New Therapy for Overactive Bladder

March 26th, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic
Patients seeking treatment for overactive bladder syndrome are finding success with a simple new therapy available at Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley. Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) has been clinically proven to reduce the symptoms of overactive bladder – including urgency, frequency, and incontinence – and possibly the pain associated with interstitial cystitis. During the office-ba... Read More

New Rancho Bernardo Clinic to Open in September

March 26th, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic
More quality care will soon be within reach for residents in North County’s inland communities. Construction of Scripps Clinic’s new 146,000-square foot outpatient care facility in Rancho Bernardo is moving ahead faster than anticipated. It is now scheduled to open in September of 2008—two months sooner than initially scheduled. In response to a growing need for health care, Scripps Clinic brok... Read More

Scripps Health President & CEO Chris Van Gorder Receives Visionary Award for Regional Stewardship from LEAD San Diego

March 26th, 2008 - News Releases
SAN DIEGO – LEAD San Diego has honored Scripps Health President & CEO Chris Van Gorder, FACHE, with the inaugural Ronald H. Kendrick Regional Stewardship Award for his efforts to balance individual community interests with the needs of the greater region. Specifically, Van Gorder was recognized for his volunteer work as an EMT and as reserve commander of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Departmen... Read More

Looking at the Facts About Cataracts

March 19th, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla , Eye Care (Ophthalmology and Optometry)
by Matthew Kirk, M.D., Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla It’s a fact: Aging isn’t kind to your eyes. Just when you get used to your reading glasses and bifocals, another potential vision problem may be waiting in the wings: cataracts. A cataract affects the lens in your eye that focuses light on the retina. In a normal eye, light passes through the clear lens to the retina, where it becomes ne... Read More

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