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Scripps Health is one of the many organizations that grew out of Ellen Browning Scripps’ philanthropic efforts. While the organization was formally founded in 1924, the initiative to improve public health in San Diego began in 1917, when Scripps funded the construction of a new sanitarium, La Jolla Sanitarium, since the health center at the time, Kline House, was too small and poorly ...
Scripps Mercy Hospital is a private Catholic hospital in San Diego, California. Founded in 1890, it is the oldest hospital in San Diego County and has campuses in Chula Vista and Hillcrest . The hospital has 700 acute-care-licensed beds and employs 1,300 physicians.
The Scripps Genomic Health Initiative (SGHI) is a large scale study aimed at understanding how personal genetic testing influences and improves health. [1]Led by Dr. Eric Topol, director of the San Diego–based Scripps Translational Science Institute, the 20-year initiative will determine whether patients make an effort to improve their lifestyle and get regular checkups after learning their ...
Nawal M. Nour (A.B. 1988) – physician, founder of the first hospital center in the United States devoted to the medical needs of African women who have undergone FGM, recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship; Michael Parenti (A.M. 1957) – political scientist, social critic, and author Michael Parenti
Scripps Research is a nonprofit American medical research facility that focuses on research and education in the biomedical sciences. Headquartered in San Diego , California, the institute has over 170 laboratories employing 2,100 scientists, [ 1 ] technicians, graduate students, and administrative and other staff.
Emily S. Patterson is an American ergonomist and academic. She is a professor in the Ohio State University College of Medicine. [1]Patterson's research is in the field of human factors engineering, with a focus on its application to health informatics and macrocognition to improve patient safety, and quality in healthcare.
Eric Jeffrey Topol (born () June 26, 1954 (age 70)) [1] is an American cardiologist, scientist, and author.He is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, [2] a professor of Molecular Medicine and Executive Vice-President at Scripps Research Institute, and a senior consultant at the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California.
In 1992, Sharp Mary Birch opened as the largest and most extensive free-standing center for women's health in Southern California. [1] In December 2018, the world's smallest surviving baby was born at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns. Born at only 8.6 ounces (245 grams), "Saybie" weighed only as much as a large apple.