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Scripps Health Statement Regarding Administrative Penalties

May 21st, 2008 - Scripps in the News
For more than 80 years, Scripps has provided high quality health care for the people of San Diego. Each year, more than 400,000 patients trust us with their care. It is important for the public to understand that each of these incidents is self-reported by the hospitals involved. At Scripps, we take our obligation to report the occurrence of any one of the 28 “adverse events” very seriously (as... Read More

Eric Topol, M.D., quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune

March 2nd, 2008 - Scripps in the News
Eric Topol, M.D., Chief Academic Officer, discusses how there were more breakthroughs in the study of the human genome last year than in several decades prior. He explains that the study has advanced so far that “it is allowing us for the first time to learn about the genetic pathways of disease like never before.” Read more about this in the San Diego Union-Tribune Read More

Scripps Cancer Center Featured on KPBS-FM

February 28th, 2008 - Scripps in the News, Cancer Care
Program: KPBS News Station: KPBS Air Date: Feb 28, 2008 Read More

Chris Van Gorder interviewed on FOX6 News

February 8th, 2008 - Scripps in the News
Chris Van Gorder appears on FOX6 News in the Morning to talk about Scripps Health’s recent naming to FORTUNE Magazine’s National “100 Best Companies to Work For” List. Program: FOX 6 News in the MorningAir Date: Feb 8, 2008Air Time: 7:21 AM Read More

Scripps CEO Profiled in Smart Business San Diego magazine

October 1st, 2006 - Scripps in the News
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Maggots And Leeches Have Their Place In Medicine

September 21st, 2005 - Scripps in the News, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
Maggots and leeches have their place in medicine – as well as on your body Click here for the San Diego Union Tribune article. San Diego Union TribuneSeptember 21, 2005 Read More