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BrightScope Ranks San Diego Area-Based Companies With 401k Plans Containing More Than $100M in Assets

BrightScope (www.brightscope.com), a leading provider of independent financial information and investment research, today announced its second annual list of San Diego area-based companies with 401k plans containing more than $100 million in assets. This year BrightScope expanded the list to include all San Diego area-based plans that fall into this category — 21 in total. [...]

In Concert for Cancer Boards USS Midway Museum March 11

A contemporary jazz concert to benefit research and patient services at Scripps Cancer Center is set for Friday, March 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. aboard the USS Midway Museum, alongside Navy Pier in downtown San Diego. The inaugural “In Concert for Cancer” fundraising concert will feature a lineup of five world-renowned jazz recording [...]

Scripps Health Sponsorship with San Diego State University Basketball is a Slam Dunk for a Healthy Lifestyle

Scripps Health and the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztecs have teamed up once again for the 2011 men’s and women’s basketball season to promote awareness for a healthy lifestyle. Featuring the theme Know Your Score, the multimedia campaign promotes health awareness and prevention tips from SDSU men’s basketball head coach Steve Fisher, who discusses [...]

Scripps Unveils 25-Year Master Plan

Valued at more than $2 billion, the 21st Century Complex Includes New Hospital, Research Labs and Physician Offices Building on its 86-year legacy of evolving to serve changing patient needs by providing the medical care of the future, Scripps today unveiled a 25-year master plan that will rebuild Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla to meet the [...]

More Young Adults Battling Hypertension With Medication

By Matthew Lucks, MD, Scripps Health When we hear that someone is being treated for high blood pressure, many of us assume the person is probably in their 50s or 60s. However, a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control found that while the number of adults over age 18 who have high blood [...]

Golf Legend Jim Colbert Supports Scripps Clinic by Taking a Swing at Cancer

Professional golfer Jim Colbert, winner of eight PGA Tours and 20 Champions Tours, will join more than 100 participants at the 42nd Annual Scripps Clinic Invitational Golf Tournament, to be held on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, at Torrey Pines South Golf Course. Colbert will attend as a special guest of the tournament, which will benefit [...]

Working Mother calls Scripps Health one of America’s 100 Best Companies

Working Mother magazine has named Scripps Health to its 2010 list of America’s 100 Best Companies for its family-friendly policies, which include diverse benefits and work/life balance. The selection will be published in the upcoming October issue of Working Mother. Scripps has been included on the Working Mother list for six consecutive years. Working Mother [...]

How the Padres Stay in Top Shape on the Road

Big Leaguers are the ultimate road warriors. The Padres travel approximately 38,000 miles per season – the distance of a full trip around the equator and then some. The drawbacks go beyond jet lag and airport security checks. Players crave consistency, but travel separates them from daily routines that promote health, rest and focus. These challenges [...]

Scripps Blood & Marrow Transplant Program Celebrates 30th Anniversary

The outlook for patients with leukemia and other life-threatening blood cancers has improved dramatically since Scripps Health founded San Diego County’s first blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) program, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010. Dr. James Mason, the medical director of Scripps’ BMT program at Scripps Green Hospital, says the survival rate of Scripps’ [...]