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Scripps News - October 2001

Scripps Memorial Hospital at La Jolla has been recognized by National Research Corporation (NRC) as a 2001 Consumer Choice Award winner, placing it among the nation's top 122 hospitals chosen by consumers as having the highest quality and image. National Research annually provides Consumer Choice Awards for the most-preferred hospitals in more than 100 U.S. Markets.  The 122 chosen hospitals are listed below, ordered by cities:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | V | W | Y


Akron, OH
co-winners:
Akron General Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Albany, NY
Albany Medical Center

Albuquerque, NM
Presbyterian Hospital

Allentown, PA
Lehigh Valley Hospital

Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan Health System

Atlanta, GA
Emory University Hospital

Augusta, GA
co-winners:
Medical College of Georgia Hospital
University Health Care Services


Austin, TX
Seton Medical Center-Austin

Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baton Rouge, LA
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Bergen-Passaic, NJ
Hackensack University Medical Center

Birmingham, AL
UAB University Hospital

Boise, ID
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center

Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital

Buffalo, NY
co-winners:
Buffalo General Hospital
Millard Fillmore-Suburban Hospital

Canton, OH
Aultman Hospital

Charleston, SC
Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center

Charlotte, NC
Carolinas Medical Center-Charlotte

Chicago, IL
co-winners:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
University of Chicago Hospitals

Cincinnati, OH
The Christ Hospital

Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Colorado Springs, CO
Memorial Hospital-Colorado Springs

Columbia, SC
Palmetto Baptist Medical Center - Columbia

Columbus, OH
Riverside Methodist Hospitals

Dallas, TX
Baylor University Medical Center-Dallas

Dayton, OH
Miami Valley Hospital

Daytona Beach, FL
Halifax Medical Center

Des Moines, IA
co-winners:
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines

Detroit, MI
William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak

Fort Myers, FL
Lee Memorial Health System

Fort Wayne, IN
Parkview Hospital

Fort Worth, TX
Harris Methodist Fort Worth

Fresno, CA
Saint Agnes Medical Center-Fresno

Gary, IN
co-winners:
Community Hospital
University of Chicago Hospitals

Grand Rapids, MI
Spectrum Health-Butterworth Campus

Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC
co-winners:
Duke University Medical Center
North Carolina Baptist Hospital

Greenville - Spartenburg, SC
Greenville Memorial Hospital

Harrisburg, PA
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hartford, CT
Hartford Hospital

 


Indianapolis, IN
St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services

Johnson City, Kingsport, & Bristol, TN
co-winners:
Johnson City Medical Center
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center

Kansas City, MO
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

Knoxville, TN
University of Tennessee Medical Center

Lakeland - Winter Haven, FL
Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Las Vegas, NV
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

Lexington, KY
Central Baptist Hospital

Little Rock, AR
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock

Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Louisville, KY
Jewish Hospital

Melbourne, FL
Holmes Regional Medical Center

Memphis, TN
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis

Miami, FL
Baptist Hospital of Miami

Middlesex, NJ
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Milwaukee, WI
St. Luke's Medical Center

Minneapolis - Saint Paul, MN
Mayo Clinic

Mobile, AL
co-winners:
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
Providence Hospital

Monmouth-Ocean, NJ
Jersey Shore Medical Center

Montgomery, AL
Baptist Medical Center South

Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

New Haven-Bridgeport, CT
Yale-New Haven Hospital

New Orleans, LA
Ochsner Clinic & Hospital

Newark, NJ
co-winners:
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Newburgh, NY
co-winners:
Horton Medical Center
Westchester Medical Center

New York, NY
BRONX COUNTY:
Montefiore Medical Center

QUEENS COUNTY:
co-winners:
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
North Shore University Hospital-Manhasset


RICHMOND COUNTY:
Staten Island University Hospital

WESTCHESTER COUNTY:
Westchester Medical Center

Norfolk - Virginia Beach, VA
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Oakland, CA
co-winners:
John Muir Medical Center
Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Oklahoma City, OK
Integris Health

Orange County, CA
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Orlando, FL
co-winners:
Florida Hospital
Orlando Regional Medical Center

 


Pensacola, FL
Sacred Heart Health System

Philadelphia, PA
co-winners:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Phoenix, AZ
Mayo Clinic

Pittsburgh, PA
co-winners:
Allegheny General Hospital
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital

Portland, OR
co-winners:
OHSU Hospital
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Providence, RI
Rhode Island Hospital

Raleigh, Durham, & Chapel Hill, NC
Duke University Medical Center

Richmond, VA
co-winners:
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
MCV Hospitals & Physicians of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
Loma Linda University Medical Center

Rochester, NY
Strong Memorial Hospital

Sacramento, CA
University of California-Davis Medical Center

St. Louis, MO
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Salt Lake City, UT
co-winners:
LDS Hospital
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

San Antonio, TX
Southwest Texas Methodist Hosptial

San Diego, CA
co-winners:
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla

San Francisco, CA
Stanford Hospital & Clinics

San Jose, CA
Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Sarasota - Bradenton, FL
Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Seattle, WA
Swedish Medical Center

Spokane, WA
Sacred Heart Medical Center

Springfield, MA
Baystate Medical Center

Stockton, CA
St. Joseph's Medical Center-Stockton

Syracuse, NY
co-winners:
St. Joseph's Hospital and Health Center-Syracuse
University Hospital-SUNY Health Science Center

Tacoma, WA
co-winners:
St. Joseph Medical Center-Tacoma
Tacoma General Hospital

Tampa - St. Petersburg, FL
St. Joseph's Hospital

Toledo, OH
The Toledo Hospital

Tucson, AZ
co-winners:
Tucson Medical Center
University Medical Center-Tucson

Tulsa, OK
Saint Francis Hospital

Vallejo, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Vallejo

Washington, DC
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Wichita, KS
co-winners:
Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus
Wesley Medical Center

Wilmington, DE
Christiana Hospital

Youngstown, OH
Cleveland Clinic Foundation

For more info, please follow the link below:
http://www.nationalresearch.com/ccahosp01.html

Scripps News - September 12, 2001 

Scripps has been awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation in the first phase of their $20.9 million initiative, Pursuing Perfection: Raising the Bar for Health Care Performance

The first phase of the initiative involves $50,000 planning grants for the 12 selected organizations. At the end of a seven-month planning phase, up to six of the organizations will receive grants between $1.5 million and $3.5 million to help implement their plans. The aim is to transform the way health care is delivered in San Diego County and throughout the nation; improving patient outcomes, reducing medical errors and respecting patient needs and preferences.

Scripps’ two pilot programs will focus on cardiac patients and patients with diabetes. If selected as a final grant recipient, five additional programs will be developed. 

The 12 organizations chosen for Phase I Grants of the Pursuing Perfection initiative are:

Cambridge Health Alliance

Children's Hospital and Health Center

Children's Hospital Medical Center

Hackensack University Medical Center

HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics

Henry Ford Medical Group

Luther Midelfort - Mayo Health System

McLeod Regional Medical Center

Mission St. Joseph's Health System

Scripps Mercy Hospital

St. Joseph Hospital, PeaceHealth

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

For more info, please follow the links below:
http://www.ihi.org/pursuingperfection/pressrelease91001.asp


Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging

Inside Scripps July 2001 – Article on PET Imaging

The July issue of Inside Scripps has a feature article written by Johanna Blevins. This article "PET Scan Provides New Medical Option" explained how PET imaging helped a patient with colorectal cancer.

Effective July 1, 2001, HCFA’s Medicare PET coverage will be expanded to include:

Head & Neck cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer/lung nodules, colorectal cancer, lymphoma, melanoma, myocardium viability and pre- surgical localization of epileptic focus.

 To schedule a patient, please call Nuclear Medicine at (858) 626-6030 or fax order to (858) 626-6931. Informative packages are available from Nuclear Medicine upon request.

Dr. Michael Kan’s Grand Rounds (March 13, 2001), an Overview of PET imaging, was well attended. 

PET information for patients is available at Scripps’ new web page
http://www.scrippshealth.org/
or
http://www.scrippshealth.org/pet/

Staying Healthy--PET Scan Detects Illness Early
Interview by Carol LeBeau, Channel 10
April 13, 2001
The advantages of PET imaging were discussed by Carol LeBeau in her Staying Healthy program on Channel 10.  For details, use the following link:  
http://www.TheSanDiegoChannel.com/health/ or     http://www.TheSanDiegoChannel.com/sand/health/stories/health-65737220010412-170401.html


Free M.I.T. Course Material on the Web
(April  4,2001)
M.I.T. plans to build public accessible web sites for  almost all of its 2,000 courses.  Teaching materials like lectures notes, syllabuses, and audio-visual material will be made available to the public free of charge. For details, please follow the link below to MIT's OpenCourseWare announcement:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2001/ocw.html


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