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News Releases | September 5, 2023

Scripps Tests New AI Tool for Physician-Patient Communications

A physician uses an AI tool on the computer to help in drafting patient messages.
Scripps Health pilot program aims to help doctors reclaim time and personalize patient connections.
News Releases | August 30, 2023

Scripps Earns Top Marks on Cal Hospital Compare Honor Rolls

A bottle of opioid pills is opened and spilled out on a table.
Cal Hospital Compare announced statewide honor rolls for opioid stewardship, maternity care and patient safety, with Scripps Health earning multiple spots.
News Releases | August 29, 2023

Scripps Health Launches Flu Vaccination Clinics

A patient receiving a flu vaccination.
Scripps physicians say early inoculation is the best protection against seasonal influenza. Flu shots are now available at many Scripps locations.
News Releases | August 1, 2023

U.S. News Ranks Scripps Health No. 1 for Orthopedics in San Diego Region

Five specialties nationally ranked best hospitals - U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024
U.S. News & World Report ranked Scripps among the nation’s best in five specialties in the magazine’s annual “Best Hospitals” list.
News Releases | June 9, 2023

$263 Million Lusardi Tower Breaks Ground at Scripps Encinitas

A groundbreaking event took place for the Lusardi Tower at Scripps Encinitas Hospital.
Construction of the $263 million Lusardi Tower and Lusardi Pulmonary Institute recently started at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.
News Releases | May 3, 2023

Leapfrog Awards ‘A’ Safety Grade to All 5 Scripps Hospital Campuses

Scripps hospitals have received the highest grade for patient safety from Leapfrog, an independent health care watchdog group.
News Releases | April 4, 2023

Fortune Names Scripps Health to Its 100 Best Companies List

Scripps Health employees celebrate with orange and blue pom-poms.
Scripps makes prestigious ranking for 15th time; only San Diego County company honored
News Releases | March 21, 2023

Scripps Leader Receives Statewide Nurse Practitioner Award

Charlotte Thomas, nurse practitioner, Scripps Health
The California Association for Nurse Practitioners selected Charlotte Thomas to receive its 2023 Nurse Practitioner of Distinction Award.
News Releases | February 23, 2023

Scripps Receives $2.7 Million to Develop Shoulder Tendon

$2.7 million research grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to investigate the use of lab-grown tendon tissue.
News Releases | February 16, 2023

Chris Van Gorder Retires as Reserve Assistant Sheriff

Chris Van Gorder retires as Volunteer Reserve Assistant Sheriff
Scripps Health CEO completes volunteer career in law enforcement after more than 20 years of service with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.