Medical Leadership and Affiliate Providers
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Scripps Proton Therapy Center Medical Leadership and Affiliate Providers SCRIPPS HEALTH AND SCRIPPS CLINIC – Scripps Health provides clinical management services for Scripps Proton Therapy Center and Scripps Clinic oversees the center’s medical services. Founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps Health is a nonprofit integrated health system based in San Diego, Calif. Scripps treats a half-million patients annually through the dedication of 2,600 affiliated physicians and 13,500 employees among its five acute-care hospital campuses, hospice and home health care services, and an ambulatory care network of physician offices and 26 outpatient centers and clinics. With more than 500 physicians and 50 medical and surgical specialties, Scripps Clinic provides care for a wide range of diseases and conditions at 13 locations across San Diego County. Recognized as a leader in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, Scripps is also at the forefront of clinical research, genomic medicine, wireless health care and graduate medical education. With three highly respected graduate medical education programs, Scripps is a longstanding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters) has named Scripps one of the top five large health systems in the nation. Scripps is nationally recognized in six specialties by U.S. News & World Report, which places Scripps’ cardiovascular program among the top 20 in the country. Scripps has been consistently recognized by Fortune, Working Mother magazine and AARP as one of the best places in the nation to work. For more information, visit www.scripps.org. RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL-SAN DIEGO – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is an affiliate provider of pediatric care at Scripps Proton Therapy Center. Its 475-bed pediatric care facility provides the largest source of comprehensive pediatric medical services in San Diego, Southern Riverside and Imperial counties. Rady Children’s is the only hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric health care and is the region’s only designated pediatric trauma center. In June 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranked Rady Children’s among the best children’s hospitals in the nation in all 10 pediatric specialties the magazine surveyed. For more information, visit www.rchsd.org. UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM – UC San Diego Health System is an affiliate provider of adult care at Scripps Proton Therapy Center. In operation since 1966, UC San Diego Health System is the region’s only academic health system and is dedicated to delivering outstanding patient care through commitment to the community, groundbreaking research and inspired teaching. Ranked No.1 in San Diego for the third consecutive year in 2013 in U.S. News & World Report’s metro ranking, it comprises UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest (recipient of the Everest Award in 2012 from Truven Health Analytics), and UC San Diego Thornton Hospital, Moores Cancer Center (one of only 41 National Cancer Institute- designated comprehensive cancer centers in the country), Shiley Eye Center, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center (named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals for 2013 by Truven) and Jacobs Medical Center (opening 2016) in La Jolla, as well as other primary and specialty practices located throughout Southern California. For more information, visit health.ucsd.edu. Media Contact: Steve Carpowich 858-356-7476 [email protected] Join the discussion at #ScrippsProton ©2014 Scripps Health, (1/14) PRTN-0015 Scripps Proton Therapy Center Development Partners ADVANCED PARTICLE THERAPY – Advanced Particle Therapy (APT) is the developer and owner of the Scripps Proton Therapy Center. APT provides a fully integrated solution for development of proton treatment centers for leading academic medical institutions, as well as premier regional health care systems. APT provides a turnkey solution to the highly complex task of successfully developing, designing, constructing, overseeing and managing a particle therapy treatment center. In addition to Scripps Proton Therapy Center, APT is developing centers for Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Ga.; the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md.; and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.advancedparticletherapy.com. VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS – Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif., developed, installed and validated the ProBeam “pencil- beam scanning” system at Scripps Proton Therapy Center. The company is the world’s leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes, digital detectors and image processing workstations for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific and industrial applications and also supplies high-energy X-ray devices for cargo screening and non-destructive testing applications. For more information, visit www.varian.com. SIGNET DEVELOPMENT – As a leading development partner, Signet Development was integral to the construction of the Scripps Proton Therapy Center, which was built by developer APT. Throughout the course of this project, Signet provided services including supporting land purchasing agreements, entitlements and regulatory approvals, as well as management of the design, engineering and construction teams. Signet also played a key role for APT in the budget and financial structuring process. Signet has successfully managed, and currently has in progress, more than $3.5 billion in real estate development, finance, and construction throughout the country. For more information, visit www.signetdevelopment.com. HASKELL DEVELOPMENT – Haskell served as architect and general contractor for Scripps Proton Therapy Center. It is one of the industry’s leading fully integrated design, engineering and construction firms, offering client-focused solutions in the health care, industrial, commercial, government and civil infrastructure markets. Haskell was recently ranked the No. 4 Healthcare Facility Design/Builder in the United States by Modern Healthcare in its 2013 Construction and Design Survey. With approximately $600 million in annual revenue and more than 2,000 completed projects to date, Haskell serves a multinational client base from strategic points across the United States and in Mexico. For more information, visit www.haskell.com. Media Contact: Steve Carpowich 858-356-7476 [email protected] Join the discussion at #ScrippsProton ©2014 Scripps Health, (1/14) PRTN-0015.