health care founded 1924 founder ellen browning scripps headquarters san diego california usa number of employees over 13 000 website www.scripps.org scripps health is a nonprofit health care system based in san diego california . the system includes four hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities and treats a half million patients annually through 2 600 affiliated physicians . the system also includes clinical research and medical education programs . the scripps name dates to 1924 when philanthropist ellen browning scripps established scripps memorial hospital and the scripps metabolic clinic in la jolla california . scripps mercy hospital joined the system in 1995 and was founded in 1890 making it san diego s oldest hospital . other facilities are scripps green hospital scripps memorial hospital encinitas the scripps clinic and scripps coastal medical center . 1 in 2002 scripps health switched its hospital buying agent from novation to medassets . scripps health had issues with fees that novation had collected from medical supply companies . scripps estimated that the agreement with medassets would save 20 to 25 million per year of the 212 million the hospital network spent annually on supplies . 2 the company was ranked 37th by forbes magazine on its 2011 list of the 100 best companies to work for citing the company s retirement program and contribution . 3 contents 1 history 2 major programs and centers 3 plans 4 other projects 5 references history edit scripps health is one of the many organizations that grew out of ellen browning scripps philanthropic efforts . in 1924 while recovering from a broken hip in a poorly equipped sanitarium in la jolla calif. scripps resolved to build the finest hospital she could for the community . scripps memorial hospital was founded on a site on prospect street where it grew until 1964 when it relocated to its present site . she also founded scripps metabolic clinic in 1924 which eventually split to become the scripps research institute and scripps clinic . mercy hospital san diego s longest established hospital and only catholic health care facility joined scripps health in 1995 . scripps mercy hospital now features campuses in san diego and chula vista . scripps health s facilities and services continue to grow and now include home health services clinical research medical education comprehensive cancer care and genomic medicine programs . major programs and centers edit there are a number of notable specialty programs within scripps health including scripps center for organ and cell transplantation comprehensive cancer care at scripps cancer center integrative complementary medicine at scripps center for integrative medicine scripps blood and marrow transplant center scripps clinic center for weight management scripps minimally invasive robotic surgery program scripps genomic medicine and scripps translational science institute scripps clinical research services the heart center at scripps la jolla scripps whittier diabetes institute scripps clinic laser and cosmetic dermatology center mericos eye institute scripps polster breast care center leichtag family birth pavilion at scripps encinitas the rehabilitation center at scripps encinitas scripps proton therapy center 5 suites using pencil beam precision on lay spinal fusion center of excellence plans edit the organization has a number of projects planned including the scripps prebys cardiovascular institute which will serve as a center for heart disease treatment research and graduate medical education . the health system also expanded its scripps memorial encinitas campus with additional parking and emergency department capacity as well as enhancements to its stroke and heart attack receiving centers . this project is completed . scripps mercy hospital s san diego campus is raising funds to expand and modernize its facility including the emergency department . 4 the scripps genomic medicine and scripps translational science institute continue work toward the application of genetic information to individualized medical care . 5 other projects edit in 1997 scripps whittier diabetes institute implemented project dulce which enhances traditional diabetes care for underserved individuals by connecting primary care physicians with a bilingual culturally competent team of professionals who are specially trained in techniques for managing diabetes . after 1 year in the program participants showed significant improvements in hba1c total cholesterol low density lipoprotein cholesterol and diastolic blood pressure . 6 references edit who we are scripps health . accessed december 9 2008 . walsh mary williams . hospital network s switch is blow to novation the new york times november 23 2002 . accessed december 9 2008 . staff . 100 best companies to work for 2011 forbes . accessed june 1 2011 . keith darc . scripps mercy announces 203 million expansion san diego union tribune . november 12 2008 . accessed august 11 2010 . cheryl clark . scripps plans to start new medical school san diego union tribune . march 25 2008 . accessed august 11 2010 . culturally competent teams provide comprehensive diabetes care management and education improving outcomes for underserved patients . agency for healthcare research and quality . 2013 06 019 . retrieved 2013 06 29 . check date values in date help retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title scripps health & oldid 743675224 categories companies based in san diegoscripps familyhidden categories cs1 errors datespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload 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