Public Relations Contacts
Scripps Health media relations team
The marketing and communications department at Scripps Health is staffed from 8 am to 5 pm (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday.
For media relations assistance during normal business hours, please contact the appropriate representative from the list below.
Media relations team members and beats
Janice Collins
Senior Director of Public Relations
Office: 858-678-7486
Cell: 858-717-0998
Email: collins.janice@scrippshealth.org
Beat areas:
- Advocacy / industry issues
- Crisis communications
- Finance issues
- Informational technology
- Legal issues
- Physician alignment
Steve Carpowich
Public Relations Manager
Office: 858-678-7183
Cell: 858-312-0328
Email: carpowich.stephen@scrippshealth.org
Beat areas:
- Behavioral/Mental health
- Cancer
- Community benefits
- Dermatology/Plastic surgery
- Integrative medicine
- Organ transplant
- Orthopedics
- Ophthalmology/Eye care
- Philanthropy
- Scripps Mercy Hospital (San Diego and Chula Vista campuses)
- Sports medicine
- Women and newborn
- Workforce
Keith Darce
Public Relations Manager
Office: 858-678-7121
Cell: 858-336-9069
Email: darce.keith@scrippshealth.org
Beat areas:
- Cardiology
- Diabetes
- Emergency/Trauma
- Executive health/Concierge
- Infection control
- Neurology
- Primary care
- Rehabilitation
- Scripps Green Hospital
- Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
- Sleep medicine
- Weight management/Bariatric