U.S. News Ranks Scripps No. 1 for Heart Care, Diabetes, Gynecology and Gastroenterology in San Diego Region

This is the 12th year the Scripps heart care program has made the U.S. News national ranking. More than 76,000 patients receive their cardiovascular care from Scripps, making it San Diego County’s largest heart care provider.

Last year, Scripps opened the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, bringing together leading researchers, physicians, staff and technologies in the most advanced center dedicated to heart care on the West Coast. Through a longtime partnership with Kaiser Permanente, Scripps is the exclusive provider of cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology surgery to Kaiser Permanente members in the San Diego region.

Scripps is recognized for excellence in orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, sports medicine and treatment of complex conditions. In addition, Scripps is the official medical provider for the San Diego Padres. The Donald P. and Darlene Shiley Musculoskeletal Center on the campus of Scripps Green Hospital also is home to groundbreaking orthopedic research and education.

Diabetes and endocrinology programs at Scripps provide comprehensive evidence-based diabetes screening, education and patient care. Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute oversees one of the largest American Diabetes Association-recognized diabetes education programs in the nation and is home to Project Dulce, an award-winning diabetes care and education program that addresses the specific needs of culturally diverse populations.

Scripps offers a full range of gynecological services — from annual check-ups and prenatal care, to deliveries, minimally invasive surgery and post-menopausal care. Services also include treatments for a variety of cancers and pelvic floor disorders, featuring state-of-the-art equipment for minimally invasive robotic surgery.

Scripps’ pulmonary medicine services include diagnosis and treatment options for routine and complex respiratory problems, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer.

Scripps is recognized for treating the most challenging digestive and liver problems as well as offering access to emerging therapies through clinical research. In 1990, Scripps established San Diego’s first liver transplant program and founded the Scripps Clinic Liver Disease Center, which is internationally recognized for research and treatment of people with chronic liver disease.

Scripps has more than 90 physicians whose specialties or areas of expertise include geriatric medicine. These physicians are skilled at providing care to older patients for a wide range of conditions associated with aging.

U.S. News also recognizes “High Performing” hospitals that were not ranked in the top 50 but scored among the top 10 percent of hospitals that received scores.
The combined programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla were recognized for high performance in the following specialties:

• Nephrology
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Rheumatology

Scripps Mercy Hospital was recognized for high performance in the following specialties:

• Diabetes
• Gastroenterology and GI surgery
• Nephrology
• Pulmonology
• Urology

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas was recognized for high performance in orthopedics.

U.S. News also ranked best regional hospitals in 45 metropolitan areas with a population of a million people or more, based largely on the number of national rankings achieved. The combined programs of Scripps Green and Scripps La Jolla were ranked No. 2 in the San Diego metro area and No. 7 in California.

Scripps Mercy was ranked No.4 in the San Diego metro area and No. 24 in California.

U.S. News publishes Best Hospitals to help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition or added risk because of other health problems or age. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, the adequacy of nurse staffing levels and other data largely determined the rankings in most specialties. The specialty rankings and data were produced for U.S. News by RTI International; a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Using the same data, U.S. News produced the state and metro rankings. All rankings have been published at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in print in the U.S. News Best Hospitals guidebook, available in bookstores and on newsstands in September.

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