$33M ER And Trauma Center Opens At Scripps Memorial
The facility has twice as many beds as its predecessor.
KPBS Public Media:
Scripps Health Inaugurates Emergency And Trauma Center
Scripps Health cut the ribbon Friday on a $33 million emergency department and trauma center at the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus. The 33,000-square-foot Barbey Family Emergency and Trauma Center is scheduled to go into operation on Monday, according to Scripps Health. The facility, which includes 51 beds and four ambulance bays, is located on the first floor of the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. (9/23)
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Scripps Memorial To Open Extra Large ER
The new emergency department at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla is six times larger than its predecessor by square footage, has twice as many beds and features up to four times as much capacity for trauma patients. Consuming the entire first floor of the recently opened Prebys Cardiovascular Institute right next door to Scripps Memorial’s main tower, the 33,000-square-foot, $33 million facility is part of a growing trend toward larger emergency spaces. (Sisson, 9/23)
In other hospital news —
KPCC:
Transgender Man Sues Dignity Health For Not Covering Transition Care
A transgender man who works for San Francisco-based Dignity Health is suing the Catholic-associated hospital chain for sex discrimination over its refusal to cover gender transformation treatments.Joe Robinson is a registered nurse at Dignity's Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona, and gets his health insurance through the company. He says he has paid thousands of dollars out of pocket to obtain medical care for gender dysphoria, because Dignity's insurance plan excludes coverage for transition-related treatments and procedures. (Plevin, 9/26)