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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.〔(Who We Are ), Scripps Health. Accessed December 9, 2008.〕 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.〔Walsh, Mary Williams. ("Hospital Network's Switch Is Blow to Novation" ), ''The New York Times'', November 23, 2002. Accessed December 9, 2008.〕 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.〔Staff. (100 Best Companies to Work For 2011 ), ''Forbes''. Accessed June 1, 2011.〕 ==History== 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scripps Health」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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