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Scripps Health

Scripps Health
Scripps Health is a $1.6 billion, nonprofit healthcare system based in San Diego. Scripps treats 478,000 patients annually through its dedicated staff of more than 2,600 affiliated physicians and 10,300 employees across five hospital campuses, an ambulatory-care network of clinics, physician offices, outpatient centers and home healthcare services. The Scripps legacy of healthcare originated in 1924, when philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps founded Scripps Memorial Hospital and Scripps Metabolic Clinic in La Jolla. The following hospitals and treatment centers are part of Scripps Health: • Scripps Clinic, internationally recognized for its multispecialty group and clinical research institution • Scripps Green Hospital, located in Torrey Pines, which offers a wide range of clinical and surgical services • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, the first certified primary stroke center in San Diego’s North County • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla • Scripps Mercy Hospital—San Diego Campus and Chula Vista Campus • Scripps Mercy Medical Group • Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine

SPECIALTIES AND RESEARCH

Scripps is the largest provider of cardiac care in San Diego. With a comprehensive range of cardiac programs and services, Scripps invested more than $6 million last year in new technology for cardiology.

Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine blends allopathic care with evidence-based complementary treatments and therapies. The center offers personalized lifestyle change programs for cardiac care, pain management, cancer care, weight management and stress reduction along with treatments and therapies that include healing touch, massage, biofeedback, acupuncture, yoga, cold laser therapy and diathermy.

The Whittier Institute for Diabetes stands alone as the San Diego region’s leading comprehensive organization for diabetes. It provides resources for innovative diabetes research, education and patient care and is home to the nationally award-winning Project Dulce.

Scripps Cancer Center unites clinicians, scientists and healthcare professionals from throughout the Scripps system to create ascripps hospital exterior powerful cancer resource in San Diego County. Through the synergy of research and clinical care, Scripps is able to accelerate the process of bringing breakthrough treatments and therapies to patients.

HONORS AND RECOGNITION

• Scripps Mercy Medical Group has been consecutively rated as the No. 1 medical group for overall care in San Diego County by the California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative (2002-2005). • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas became North County’s first certified primary stroke center (2006). • Scripps Green Hospital was named one of the “100 Top Hospitals” by Solucient (2005, 2004). • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla became San Diego’s first Magnet hospital, recognized by the American Nurses Association (2005). • Scripps Health was ranked second nationally in “Best Employers for Workers over 50” by AARP (2005). • Scripps Health was named to “100 Best Employers” by Working Mother Magazine (2005).

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