SCRIPPS HOSPITAL LA JOLLA

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
The prestigious Magnet Designation for excellence in patient care was conferred on Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, last year. With nearly 5000 hospitals in the United States, less than 2 percent have received Magnet Designation. This designation is acknowledgment that Scripps La Jolla meets the uppermost standard of patient care and nursing practice, maintains excellent staffing ratios, and attracts nurses, clinical staff and physicians by encouraging excellence, collegiality, collaboration and professionalism.

Another groundbreaking moment at Scripps last year happened when a California man who suffered from a form of heart disease called Myocardial Ischemia was successfully treated with his own stem cells and enjoyed Valentine’s Day with his wife with a romantic dinner. Doctors at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla took stem cells filtered out of his blood and injected them into his heart where they changed into heart cells and repaired the damaged tissue.

Scripps Green Hospital
Scripps Metabolic Center opened its doors on December 11, 1924. In the ensuing decades, the vision of its leaders and the missions to which they were dedicated have guided the patterns of growth and change that gave direction to today’s Scripps Clinic. Scripps Clinic, specializing in more than 50 fields of medicine and surgery, is a leader in the areas of cancer treatment, neurological disorders, organ transplantation, cardiovascular disease, treatment of kidney disorders, the use of laser technology for surgery and the management of orthopedic problems.

Scripps Hospital La Jolla CA
Scripps Clinic is one of the oldest private medical centers in the United States. Although the institution is now over 75 years old, the remarkable growth that transformed a small community clinic into an internationally renowned medical center began just 25 years ago. The skilled physicians and executive officers who developed the medical and research programs, the talented and dedicated trustees and advisors who provided guidance and momentum, and the thousands of donors who provided generous gifts and grants are responsible for Scripps’ world-renowned health care.

Scripps Memorial Hospital
Scripps Hospital in La Jolla performs more heart procedures than any other hospital in San Diego County. For years, it has planned its own cardiovascular center, a $175 million project it hopes to complete by 2012.