Have you ever been to a primary care doctor and wondered why they focus on treating symptoms instead of addressing the root cause of your illness? Rather than take a patient-centered approach to address questions like, “Why are you ill?” they prescribe medications that alleviate symptoms but don’t do much to solve the underlying issue that’s causing you to be sick.
When you have a runny nose, you’re handed an antihistamine. When you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure, you’re prescribed a pill that treats the number. The truth is that this approach only tackles your symptoms. When the root cause isn’t fixed, your symptoms can get exponentially worse. Remember - your body’s dysfunction isn’t due to your meds not working.
This begs the question: Wouldn't you rather address the underlying cause of your health concerns so you can experience long-term relief? As a naturopathic doctor in San Diego, CA, Dr. Erica Oberg takes a functional approach to medicine and well-being instead of treating the symptoms her patients endure.
Health is a state of vibrant vitality, abundant energy, and positive affect. It can be learned, cultivated, and practiced by everyone. Dr. Oberg's approach to health and medicine combines the rigors of science with the wisdom of nature and our bodies. She is passionate about helping people experience a higher level of health and vitality. As such, her clinical practice focuses on preventing, reversing, and taming chronic disease, neuro-degeneration, and anti-aging.
Dr. Oberg specializes in nutrition & lifestyle, IV therapy, and identifying the underlying causes of disease using advanced testing and creating customized treatment plans to help individuals dial in their lifestyle, dietary supplements, peptides, bioidentical hormones, anti-aging pharmaceuticals, and more. If you’re looking for individualized, science-based, proactive functional, integrative, or natural medicine, we believe you’ll resonate with Dr. Oberg and work your way through life’s challenges with help from our functional medicine clinic in San Diego, CA.
Dr. Oberg and her team of licensed providers specialize in a range of naturopathic and science-based services, including but not limited to:
If you're ready to reclaim your vitality and learn more about Dr. Oberg's approach to health and medicine, we make it easy to get started. The first step is to have a complimentary 15-minute phone call to ask questions and determine if her approach is a good fit. Once Dr. Oberg understands your health needs and goals, your journey to optimal health and wellness truly begins.
Now that you know more about what makes Dr. Oberg different from other physicians, let's dig a little deeper into some of the most popular programs and clinical services offered at her functional medicine clinic.
As people get older, many things change in life. Often, those changes are good, like having more self-control, financial freedom, and patience. Others are hard to deal with, especially when they're out of our control. Like all things in life, our hormones change when we get older. These fluctuations can cause problems for both men and women, including:
If those symptoms sound familiar, you're not alone. A 2019 American Psychological Association survey found that almost half of women aged 30 to 60 in the US have experienced symptoms of a hormonal imbalance. Of course, as men age, they suffer from imbalanced hormones, too. Research from BodyLogicMD states that nearly 38% of males in America aged 45 and older have a testosterone deficiency.
The good news is that balancing your hormones and addressing the root cause of your symptoms doesn’t have to be hard. It’s a realistic goal with Dr. Oberg by your side. As a functional medicine doctor in San Diego, CA, she can help your body metabolize and detoxify both your own hormones and the endocrine-disrupting chemicals infiltrating your life. When your hormones are in harmony, you experience improved energy, mood, and overall health – and that’s something to be excited about.
Our comprehensive Three-Month Hormone Balancing Program is designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools to take control of your hormonal health. This is no "one-and-done service" - it's a holistic journey that spans three transformative months, offering the support and guidance to become confident, capable, and healthier than ever. Features of our hormone balancing program include:
You will receive support throughout your journey from Dr. Oberg, who will provide healthcare services, and our health coaches, who offers personalized coaching tailored to your specific needs.
Nutrition has a significant impact on hormonal health. A customized hormone-balancing diet plan will be provided to help nourish the body optimally based on individual goals.
We provide a range of practical strategies and tips for regulating hormone balance through your nervous system. These techniques aim to empower you to take control of your well-being.
When appropriate, we’ll prescribe you hormone replacement therapy (HRT), testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), or growth hormone peptide therapy to help balance your hormones.
At our functional medical office, we make it a point to correct the root causes of our patient's problems. We don't treat symptoms - but we do use them to figure out the underlying issues you're facing. If you notice any of the following symptoms, it could be time to consider HRT.
When you mention hormone replacement therapy, most people think the treatment is exclusively for females going through menopause. While that's partially true - HRT can relieve night sweats, hot flashes, and other menopause-related problems - men also deal with imbalanced hormones.
Testosterone plays a crucial role in male sexual health. Low levels can result in decreased sex drive, erectile dysfunction, and other sexual performance issues. Difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection may be a sign of imbalanced hormones or low testosterone levels.
When your sleep patterns change - like when you have trouble falling or staying asleep - it could be a sign of a hormone imbalance. Testosterone is involved in regulating the sleep cycle, and insufficient levels of it can disrupt quality rest.
Imbalances in hormones can affect mental health and mood. If a man shows signs of irritability, mood swings, or depression, it could indicate low testosterone or other hormonal issues. Hormone replacement therapy can help regulate mood by balancing your hormone levels.
Menopause happens when a woman has not had a menstrual cycle for at least 12 consecutive months. It is a result of declining sex hormone levels, causing the ovaries to stop releasing egg cells. During menopause, women face a range of challenges.
Testosterone plays a crucial role in male sexual health. Low levels can result in decreased sex drive, erectile dysfunction, and other sexual performance issues. Difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection may be a sign of imbalanced hormones or low testosterone levels.
Irregular menstrual cycles are a common sign that women are nearing menopause, and their hormone levels may be shifting. The frequency of their periods may increase or decrease, and the amount of bleeding could be more or less than usual, while also lasting for a shorter or longer time.
Hot flashes are perhaps the most well-known symptom of menopause and a frequent sign that a woman's hormones are imbalanced. Hot flashes are sudden feelings of warmth and sweating that are usually most intense on your face, neck, and chest.
Don't let hormone imbalances dictate your life. Take the first step towards reclaiming your balance, energy, and vitality. By working together with Dr. Oberg and her team, you can unlock the path to a healthier, more harmonious you.
When you choose Dr. Oberg as your naturopathic doctor in San Diego, CA, a new world of healthy living and wellness options are at your disposal. One of the most popular and effective ways to give your body the goodness it needs is with custom IV therapy at our functional medicine office.
Customized IV therapy from Dr. Oberg is all about tailoring your treatment to meet your health goals and needs. Unlike one-size-fits-all IV clinics, our team considers factors like nutrient deficiencies, hydration levels, and overall health to create a customized infusion. This personalized approach gives you better and more applicable results, whether you're looking to get a boost of energy, fortify your immune system, or get relief from a specific ailment.
Your custom IV therapy begins with a consultation with Dr. Oberg. During your initial meeting, we’ll get a better sense of what your brain and body needs. From there, we’ll create a custom infusion for you – not just a formula that matches your height, weight, and age.
Our IV drip therapy menu includes infusions such as:
IV therapy is considered one of the best ways to get the nutrients and immune-boosting goodness your body needs because it gives you a more direct, efficient means of delivery. Unlike oral supplement, which often falls short due to digestive limitations, IV therapy ensures swift and comprehensive nutrient absorption. Some of the biggest benefits of IV therapy from a functional medicine doctor in San Diego, CA include the following:
IV fluids and electrolytes rapidly hydrate your body, providing an efficient remedy for dehydration resulting from illness, physical activity, or excessive alcohol intake.
IV treatment is able to increase energy and fight tiredness, which can make you feel re-energized.
IV infusions containing immune-enhancing vitamins and antioxidants can fortify your immune system and assist in recovering from illness.
IV therapy containing growth factors, exosomes, and vitamins is effective in improving the health and appearance of the skin and hair. These components complement hair and facial microneedling treatments exceptionally well.
IV therapy can help reduce the symptoms of toxic exposure, like headaches, nausea, fatigue, and dehydration, whether it's from a basic hangover or prolonged exposure to molds, heavy metals, or other toxins.
Dr. Oberg’s personalized IV infusions can serve as an initial boost for making lifestyle changes and play a role in a sustained plan to control persistent conditions like diabetes, autoimmune disorders, cancer, heart disease, and others.
Support Mitochondria function and Anti-aging
Dr. Oberg offers carefully sourced and research backed regenerative therapies such as exosome and stem cell infusions. These can be powerful options for people recovering from chronic infections such as long COVID or Epstein Barr or Lyme. They are also powerful for neuro-regeneration and we frequently use them in stroke recovery and for traumatic brain injury.
Dr. Oberg offers personalized IV micronutrient therapy tailored to address specific nutritional deficiencies, hydration needs, and overall health. This therapy is based on advanced testing that evaluates your cells' nutrient levels. Whether you need more energy, a stronger immune system, or relief from different health issues, IV drip therapy can be customized to help you rediscover the very best version of yourself.
As we get older, our bodies experience a range of changes that affect our health and appearance. These changes are primarily caused by issues with mitochondria and cellular aging. However, there have been significant developments in regenerative medicine, offering the potential to turn back the hands of time and improve health. Schedule a consultation today with Dr. Oberg to begin your journey with regenerative medicine.
Regenerative medicine is an exciting, innovative field that centers on activating your body's innate regenerative abilities to repair and revitalize tissues, cells, and organs. Its focus is on improving your body's natural healing processes to counteract the impacts of aging and different health issues. If you find that old, nagging injuries won’t go away or that fine lines and wrinkles have become overwhelming, anti-aging medicine from a functional medicine doctor in San Diego, CA may be perfect for you.
At our naturopathic medical office, we use treatments like IV therapy, hormone replacement therapy, and Peptide Therapy to manage a broad array of health and aesthetic concerns. These treatments can aid in tissue repair, inflammation reduction, and enhancement of cellular function.
Anti-aging services offered at our functional medicine clinic include the following:
Peptides are fundamental components of proteins and play a crucial role in various biological processes, such as the aging process. Dr. Oberg offers peptide treatments to help counteract age-related decline, enhance muscle growth and performance, improve skin health, and more.
When you bring your hormones back into balance, you can fight back against issues such as fatigue, mood swings, reduced libido, and even erectile dysfunction.
Replenish vital nutrients, antioxidants, and hydration for improved energy levels, skin health, and immune support.
Exosomes are tiny vesicles generated from mesenchymal stem cells. These vesicles serve as powerful communicators, transmitting signals to various tissues in the body. Their main function is to trigger healing, regeneration, and repair processes, mimicking the actions of younger cells. They are considered to be one of the most effective strategies for combating the aging process.
When nutrition guidance, lifestyle adaptations, and powerful supplements are combined with naturopathic medical therapies from Dr. Oberg, you can reverse chronic diseases in your life and reach your anti-aging goals.
Our goal with regenerative medicine treatments is to rejuvenate deteriorating or aging tissue. Our approach to treatment centers on fixing and reversing damage instead of solely addressing symptoms like pain. Regenerative medicine harnesses the power of healthy cells to renew and restore function by enhancing the body's innate capacity for self-healing.
Dr. Oberg uses regenerative medicine to treat a range of issues, both aesthetic and injury-related, including the following:
Experience the future of anti-aging and regenerative medicine with Dr. Erica Oberg. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and embark on your journey to a healthier, more youthful you.
When you visit our functional medicine clinic, you can rest easy knowing Dr. Erica Oberg uses her unique skills, knowledge, and naturopathic principles for the betterment of your health and well-being. Unlike many traditional primary care providers, our team combines the best aspects of traditional wisdom and modern scientific medicine to diagnose, treat, and prevent chronic diseases.
You don't have to worry about us suggesting addictive pain medications or treatments that simply mask your aesthetic or medical challenges. Instead, our goal is to address the underlying factors holding you back. If you're ready to take the first step toward purposeful progress and healthy living, contact us today.
Two of the tallest college residence halls in the U.S. opened Wednesday at UC San Diego, which is scrambling to absorb an historic boom in enrollment in a region where affordable off-campus housing is scarce.Students lined up early to move into Pepper Canyon West, which features one tower that is 23 stories high and another that’s 22 stories. The bigger one is now tied with Palisade UTC Lux apartments as the tallest building in the surrounding area.There are few residence halls so tall at American universities, and none r...
Two of the tallest college residence halls in the U.S. opened Wednesday at UC San Diego, which is scrambling to absorb an historic boom in enrollment in a region where affordable off-campus housing is scarce.
Students lined up early to move into Pepper Canyon West, which features one tower that is 23 stories high and another that’s 22 stories. The bigger one is now tied with Palisade UTC Lux apartments as the tallest building in the surrounding area.
There are few residence halls so tall at American universities, and none rivals a 34-story dorm that Pace University opened in New York nine years ago.
UCSD’s new $365 million complex will house 1,310 upper-division transfer students, many of whom would have otherwise had to compete with everyone from engineers to nurses to find a place in busy La Jolla or University City.
“We are not only meeting a critical demand for housing, but also creating a unique opportunity for students to build lasting connections in a beautiful and inspiring place,” Chancellor Pradeep Khosla told The San Diego Union-Tribune in a statement.
Students living at Pepper Canyon West will each pay $1,350 per month in rent to live in the residence hall’s shared apartments.
The average rent for an apartment in the La Jolla-UTC area is $3,320 per month, according to CoStar, a real estate tracker.
Pepper Canyon West will help enable UCSD to house a record 22,000 students during the fall quarter, which begins on Monday. Nationwide, only UCLA, which can accommodate 24,000, houses more students.
UCSD now has four residence halls that range from 16 to 23 stories tall, and it is building individual 18-story and 16-story story towers as part of another campus village. Those last two towers will be part of a complex that will house 2,400 students when it opens next fall.
That won’t be the end of it.
Khosla obtained permission from the UC Board of Regents earlier this year to create a village for 6,000 students, one of the largest such proposals ever made in the U.S. It would likely be composed of five skyscrapers.
UCSD used to look and feel more like a quiet seaside town. But enrollment has increased by roughly 13,000 in the past decade, and the towering dorms it has prompted are making the campus more like a city.
Enrollment is expected to be close to 43,000 when the fall quarter begins Monday and is projected to hit 50,000 in about a decade.
Many of the students moving into Pepper Canyon on Wednesday were thrilled to have on-campus housing near the trolley, an outdoor amphitheater and the student union, with big windows facing east and west.
“If we had tried to find a place off-campus that was similarly located, we would have broken the bank a bit to live there,” said student Isha Khirwadkar. “I know that some students have some grievances about the charm of the campus being lost. But I think it is what you make of it.”
She was standing not far from Damilola Sule, a forward on the women’s basketball team. Sule will share a suite with five other players.
“We can build a community outside of basketball,” Sule said. “It should be pretty nice.”
Nearby, a third student, Jenna Layla, was pulling her belongings out of the back seat of a car.
“This feels unreal,” she said. “We walked past this building every day and watched them build it. Now, it’s done. I’m so excited. I have a nice view to look at. I think it will motivate me to do my work.”
Staff writer Phillip Molnar contributed to this story.
Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.
The next full moon will create a lunar trifecta was visible from San Diego this week.September's full moon rose at 7:34 p.m. Tuesday, not only was it a supermoon, but it was also this year's Harvest Moon, which will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse.Here is how it looked above our skyline:Here's the breakdown of what made this month's super-Harvest-Moon-partial-lunar-eclipse so special.What is a supermoon? A supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially close swing around Earth....
The next full moon will create a lunar trifecta was visible from San Diego this week.
September's full moon rose at 7:34 p.m. Tuesday, not only was it a supermoon, but it was also this year's Harvest Moon, which will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse.
Here is how it looked above our skyline:
Here's the breakdown of what made this month's super-Harvest-Moon-partial-lunar-eclipse so special.
A supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially close swing around Earth. This usually happens only three or four times a year and consecutively, given the moon’s constantly shifting, oval-shaped orbit.
A supermoon obviously isn’t bigger, but it can appear that way.
This supermoon will be nearly about 222,000 miles from Earth. The next will occur in October.
A Harvest Moon happens once a year, usually in September or October, whichever full moon occurs closest to the fall equinox. This year, the fall equinox lands on Sept. 22.
The name grew from a time before electricity, when farmers had to rely on the moon's light to harvest crops late into the night before winter's arrival, according to NASA. The harvest moon's illumination was particularly important to farmers during the fall, which is when they could gather the most crops.
Each month's full moon may also have Native American names to associate with crops that were harvested under that month's moon. September's moon has also been popularized as the Corn Moon. Europeans may refer to the moon as the Fruit Moon or the Barley Moon.
A partial lunar eclipse is also expected to be visible by people in North America, South America, Africa and Europe. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the moon and the sun, casting a shadow onto the moon.
Only a tiny fraction of the moon will be obscured by this eclipse. At the eclipse's peak, the moon will only look like a tiny bite was taken out of the northwest corner.
The moon will be close to the horizon, so you'll want to have a clear view to the East if you're going to try to see the eclipse.
Visibility will also hinge on weather conditions. Get your First Alert Forecast here.
The penumbra eclipse -- when the moon is within Earth's outer shadow -- will begin at about 5:41 p.m. for San Diego. In that phase, the moon will just get slightly darker.
The Earth's umbra, or inner shadow, will begin to obscure the moon at about 7:12 p.m.
Maximum eclipse, which will only be about .085 magnitude out of 1 for San Diego, is expected to occur at 7:44 p.m.
The entire eclipse will last nearly three hours, ending at 9:47 p.m.
Unlike with solar eclipses, there’s no need to wear protective eyewear when watching a lunar eclipse and it can be viewed safely with the naked eye, NBC News reports.
Another eclipse won't be visible from North America until March 13, 2025. On that date, San Diego will be able to experience a total lunar eclipse.
Willie Buchanon, who starred at Oceanside High School, MiraCosta College and was an All-America defensive back at San Diego State, is among 20 players and five coaches announced as the second class to be inducted into the California High School Football Hall of Fame.Offensive lineman Ed White, who played his freshman season at Helix High School and three years at Indio, joins Buchanon.The inductees will be honored before and during the Nov. 30 Fresno State-UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl.The second class includes wel...
Willie Buchanon, who starred at Oceanside High School, MiraCosta College and was an All-America defensive back at San Diego State, is among 20 players and five coaches announced as the second class to be inducted into the California High School Football Hall of Fame.
Offensive lineman Ed White, who played his freshman season at Helix High School and three years at Indio, joins Buchanon.
The inductees will be honored before and during the Nov. 30 Fresno State-UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl.
The second class includes well-known players Zach Ertz (Danville Monte Vista), Jared Goff (Marin Catholic), Jim Harbaugh (Palo Alto), Daryle Lamonica (Clovis), Craig Morton (Campbell Hall) and Dennis Thurman (Santa Monica).
The criteria for induction includes a player’s complete body of work — high school, college and pro.
“I really don’t know too much about it yet, but it’s an honor,” Buchanon said. “I never played in the Rose Bowl, but saw my son (Will, who played at Oceanside, USC and in the NFL) play there. Great stadium. Lots of history.”
Buchanon played for Herb Meyer at Oceanside, graduating in 1969. Meyer was one of five coaches inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2023.
“And rightfully so, I might add,” said Buchanon, who still lives in Oceanside.
Buchanon was a first-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1972 after playing for Don Coryell at San Diego State. He was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1972. In 1978, he led the league with nine interceptions, including a league-tying-record four against the San Diego Chargers at then-San Diego Stadium.
Buchanon spent the last four years of his career with the Chargers. In retirement, he has been inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, the San Diego State Hall of Fame, the San Diego Hall of Champions, the Junior College Hall of Fame and the Oceanside High School Hall of Fame.
SDSU retired No. 28 to honor both Buchanon and running back Marshall Faulk.
White grew up in La Mesa and was an All-American at Cal in 1968 before becoming a second-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings. White played in four Super Bowls before being traded to the Chargers before the 1978 season. He retired in 1985.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, White is a member of Cal’s Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, the San Diego Hall of Champions, the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame as well as the Chargers Hall of Fame and the Chargers 50th Anniversary Team. White still lives in San Diego.
The inaugural California High School Football Hall of Fame included San Diegans Marcus Allen (Lincoln), Reggie Bush (Helix), Ricky Williams (Patrick Henry), Rashaan Salaam (La Jolla Country Day), Alex Smith (Helix), Lincoln Kennedy (Morse), Junior Seau (Oceanside), Bill McColl (Hoover) and Harold “Brick” Muller (San Diego) as well as Meyer.
Many of the top high school girls volleyball teams in the country will be in Las Vegas this weekend for the 29th annual Durango Fall Classic.
Cathedral Catholic, ranked No. 1 in San Diego and No. 6 in the nation by MaxPreps.com, headlines the San Diego teams.
The Dons (20-1) play Mission Hills Bishop Alemany, Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton and Las Vegas Desert Oasis in pool play.
Plano Prestwood Christian from Texas, the No. 1-ranked team in the country, will also be in Vegas. Santa Ana Mater Dei (No. 11), Manhattan Beach Mira Costa (No. 12), Tampa Carrollwood Day (No. 16), Redondo Union (No. 19), Phoenix Marist (No. 20) and Phoenix Xavier (No. 24) are other teams in the Top 25.
Torrey Pines, ranked No. 6 in San Diego, is also in the 64-team field.
San Pasqual Academy will not field a football team this season.
The Dragons were champions of the 8-man Manzanita League last season, finishing 7-4. The school had hoped to play this season, but didn’t have enough players.
Sofia Mujica, the CIF San Diego Section’s all-time leader in home runs, helped lead Team USA’s U-18 Women’s Softball Team to the championship of the World Cup Group C Stage in Dallas this summer. She was the only player from California on Team USA.
Mujica, a catcher, starred at Granite Hills, hitting 60 career homers for the Eagles. Mujica just began her freshman season at UCLA.
Mujica was 5 for 8 with five RBIs, three runs scored and three walks in wins over Ireland (15-3), Australia (10-0), Canada (9-1), Mexico (15-0), Philippines (7-0) and Canada (7-0) in the championship game. She hit a three-run homer in the first win over Canada.
Right-handed pitcher Will Sanford of Point Loma, outfielder Jack Haferkamp of Santa Fe Christian and pitcher/shortstop Brenden Lewis of Granite Hills were named first-team All-State by MaxPreps.
Sanford, who is now at Oregon, was 4-2 with a 1.11 ERA with 119 strikeouts in 63 innings. He also hit .289.
Haferkamp, who is at UC Santa Barbara, hit .360 with six homers, eight doubles, 36 runs scored and 28 RBIs.
Lewis, a senior who is committed to Arizona State, hit .382 with 17 RBIs last season. He was also 9-3 as a pitcher with an 0.80 ERA.
Infielders Tyler Arnold (Rancho Bernardo) and JJ Moran (San Marcos) were second-team selections. Moran is now at Stanford, with Arnold at Hawaii Pacific.
Nick Barkett, who in the 1960-61 season was named the CIF San Diego Section’s first-ever Boys Basketball Player of the Year, died recently. He was 81.
Barkett led Hoover to the 2A title that season, scoring 20 points in a championship-game win over Point Loma as the Cardinals finished the season 24-3. He went on to play at San Diego City College and Cal Poly Pomona.
Bob King, a longtime administrator in the Grossmont Union High School District, died last month at age 95. King played baseball at San Diego High School and played in the minor leagues for several years in the late 1940s and early ’50s.
He was the baseball coach at Monte Vista for a year and was principal at Helix in 1975-82.
In 1989, King began working as a scout for the Houston Astros, eventually becoming the organization’s West Coast Supervisor.
Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 5:09 p.m.
SAN DIEGO, CA— On this day 100 years ago, philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps opened the doors at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, establishing the region's oldest health system.Scripps Health leaders and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria commemorated the 100th anniversary of the hospital's founding on Tuesday outside Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with a birthday cake."Today marks 100 years since the opening of Scripps Memorial Hospital, founded along with Scripps Metabolic Clinic by Ellen Browning Scripps,&qu...
SAN DIEGO, CA— On this day 100 years ago, philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps opened the doors at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, establishing the region's oldest health system.
Scripps Health leaders and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria commemorated the 100th anniversary of the hospital's founding on Tuesday outside Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with a birthday cake.
"Today marks 100 years since the opening of Scripps Memorial Hospital, founded along with Scripps Metabolic Clinic by Ellen Browning Scripps," Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder said. "Scripps has grown and changed to meet the needs of the communities we serve. And while Miss Ellen may have never imagined how health care would evolve over the decades, she certainly would recognize our mission as the same as hers was so many years ago. It's a mission that has always placed people at its heart -- the people we care for and the people who provide that care."
Scripps, part of a media mogul family, was recuperating from a broken hip in 1922 when she learned of the need for a modern medical facility in La Jolla. With her funding, the hospital was opened on Prospect Street on Sept. 17, 1924. On Dec. 11 that same year, the Scripps Metabolic Clinic opened next door -- intended for patients with chronic metabolic diseases such as anemia and diabetes.
The growing city necessitated the move to the hospital's current location on Genesee Avenue in 1964. In 1977, the metabolic clinic was renamed Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation and relocated to its current location on Torrey Pines Mesa.
Ellen Browning Scripps wasn't alone in getting the hospital going. Mother Mary Michael Cummings founded a hospital in downtown San Diego called St. Joseph's Dispensary in 1890. This facility moved to Hillcrest and eventually became Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.
"We've come a long way over the past 100 years," Van Gorder said. "I wish I could be here to witness the next 100 years. I'm sure it will be marvelous to see the amazing advances in patient care that technology will make possible. But I know what will never change: at the heart of Scripps' mission will always be people -- the people we care for, the people who provide that care and the people who carry on Miss Ellen's legacy through their generous philanthropy."
Scripps employs 17,000 at its five acute-care hospital campuses and 30 outpatient centers and clinics, as well as its range of specialty care facilities.
— City News Service
San Diego fans let Josh Hader know exactly how they feel about his two seasons with their Padres and the closer leaving for the Astros last offseason.When Hader came out of the bullpen in the eighth inning of the ...
San Diego fans let Josh Hader know exactly how they feel about his two seasons with their Padres and the closer leaving for the Astros last offseason.
When Hader came out of the bullpen in the eighth inning of the Astros' 4-3 win Tuesday night, he was greeted with jeers from the sellout crowd of 44,553 inside Petco Park.
It was an eventful four outs — more on that in an bit — for Hader, who allowed the tying run to score in the eighth inning, but also pitched a perfect ninth. Afterwards, Hader told reporters in front of his locker that he enjoyed the crowd reaction.
“I love this ballpark, I love pitching here and I love the boos,” Hader said. “Living rent-free is always a good time.”
In 2022, Hader helped the Padres reach the National League Championship Series for the first time since 1998, but a year later, San Diego fans grew disgruntled with their closer when he put restrictions on his usage as he was set to embark on free agency. Hader never pitched more than one inning in a game in 2023 and didn’t want to be used on more than two consecutive days as he prepared to negotiate a new contract.
With his five-year, $95 million contract from the Astros secured, Hader did pitch more than an inning against his old team Tuesday. Hader chuckled when a reporter asked if it was ironic that he got four outs in San Diego for his new team.
“Enough said,” Hader replied
Aside from the boos, it was an eventful night for Hader, who was called for a time violation and an automatic ball before his first pitch. Hader and the Astros argued he had stepped off the rubber before the pitch clock expired, which he’s allowed to do with a runner on base to reset the clock. The umpiring crew convened for several minutes and initiated a review that eventually overturned the automatic ball but not before a five-minute delay. When Hader did return to the rubber, he threw an errant slider that went to the backstop and allowed the tying run to score.
“I think at the end of the day it’s momentum-based, I’m coming out of the bullpen getting ready to face a guy and then I’ve got to sit for 10 minutes, I mean I would say that would probably be the biggest thing,” Hader said. “At the end of the day, I yanked a slider down. It’s not like I executed the pitch so that probably would have happened either way maybe. Who knows? But I’d say it definitely changed the momentum a little bit early.”
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