Scripps Health, the region's largest provider of cardiac services, announced plans to build a comprehensive Cardiovascular Institute as part of the $360 million first phase replacement of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The institute will include the cardiac programs of Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps La Jolla.

The Scripps Cardiovascular Institute will be a center for the most advanced diagnostic and treatment options for patients with cardiovascular diseases, as well as serve as a center for medical research, clinical trials and graduate medical education.

"This is a historic day for Scripps and San Diego," said Chris Van Gorder, President and CEO of Scripps Health. "Scripps already has three of the largest interventional cardiology programs in the San Diego. Now, the Scripps Cardiovascular Institute brings together two of the region's strongest cardiac programs in one location to give our patients greater access to some of the nation's top cardiac experts."

Scripps, San Diego's leader in cardiac care, has a legacy of providing leading edge medicine to people around the world. Last year, more than 45,000 patients trusted Scripps for their heart care, making Scripps the largest provider of cardiovascular care in San Diego. The combined programs of Scripps La Jolla and Scripps Green would lead the state in coronary angioplasty - 3,260 - twice as many as the next largest program in California.The two programs combined would be the largest in San Diego County for coronary artery bypass surgery-605 last year.

The Scripps Cardiovascular Institute is the first phase in a three-phase reconstruction and relocation of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla that will update the hospital to meet state seismic standards and community need.While the total cost of the Institute is yet to be determined, the initial cost estimate for the building will be more than $360 million.


Building on an 80-year legacy of providing leading-edge medicine to San Diego, the Scripps Cardiovascular Institute will be designed by Scripps' world-class physicians to create a destination hospital for patients, physicians, researchers and staff.

Plans include 144 in-patient beds, 30 intensive care unit beds, 10 state-of-art operating rooms, cardiac catheterization labs with the most advanced medical technology, centralized cardiovascular research labs and a center for graduate medical education.

Scripps is currently involved in 99 active cardiac research studies by 18 principal investigators. Of the 99 studies, 86 are taking place at Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

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