Cancer Survivor’s Day Events Set at Scripps Memorial Hospital

May 6th, 2008 - News Releases, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla , Cancer Care, Cancer Care
LA JOLLA – Scripps Cancer Center will host two free special events in La Jolla for cancer survivors, their families and the community at large as part of the 21st annual National Cancer Survivor’s Day celebrations in June. On Thursday, June 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Scripps Cancer Center will host a celebration at the Schaetzel Center on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (9... Read More

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

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

Scripps Tips - April 2008

April 7th, 2008 - Scripps Tips
A New Model for Pain Management Created at Scripps One out of two people over the age of 50 will experience chronic pain, according to Joseph Shurman, M.D., Chairman of Pain Management at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The management of pain has become such a significant medical issue, that pain is now considered one of the vital signs of a patient. However, since pain has become such a bi... 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

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

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

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