Scripps Memorial Hospital

What Scripps Memorial Hospital does

Scripps Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital facility that operates as part of Scripps Health, a not-for-profit, integrated health system headquartered in San Diego, California, and a 501(c)(3) organization (Tax ID: 95-1684089). The La Jolla facility — one of five acute care hospitals within the system — is nationally recognized for clinical excellence, ranking #13 nationally in diabetes and endocrinology, #18 in orthopedics, and #24 in cardiology, heart and vascular surgery in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 rankings, alongside high-performing designations in neurology, neurosurgery, and urology. The hospital recently opened a new North Tower, signaling continued capital investment in clinical capacity at the flagship site.

The broader Scripps Health system operates more than 70 locations across San Diego County, supported by over 2,500 affiliated physicians across dozens of specialties. The integrated portfolio encompasses Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Encinitas, Scripps Mercy Hospital (San Diego and Chula Vista), Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic (multispecialty physician group), and Scripps Coastal Medical Center. Specialty assets include the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute — Southern California's leading diabetes center of excellence founded in 1981 with 25+ years of NIH-funded community-based research — as well as the Scripps Cancer Center and the Scripps Clinic Center for Weight Management. Digital channels include Virtual Care video visits and the MyScripps patient portal, supplemented by San Diego Health video/podcast content and a monthly health e-newsletter.

Scripps Health generates revenue through standard healthcare billing — insurance reimbursements, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay — across inpatient, outpatient, surgical, emergency, and ancillary services. As a not-for-profit, the system reinvests in clinical care, research, and community benefit programs, with fundraising supported by Scripps Health Foundation. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, capturing patients through primary care referrals, insurance network participation, walk-in clinics (Scripps HealthExpress), urgent care, and emergency departments. Strategic research partnerships with the NIH (over $1.5 million annually from 2018-2023) and major pharmaceutical/medical device companies (DexCom, Eli Lilly, Medtronic, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Sanofi) anchor a clinical trial program centered on diabetes innovation. Chris D. Van Gorder serves as President and CEO.

Name

Scripps Memorial Hospital

Legal name

Scripps Health

Website

https://scripps.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Scripps Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit acute care hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health — an integrated system with 2,500+ physicians across 70+ San Diego County locations. It is nationally ranked in diabetes, orthopedics, and cardiology, serving general and specialty patient populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

La Jolla

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Scripps Health operates as a not-for-profit integrated health system generating revenue through patient care services including hospital services, physician services, outpatient clinics, emergency care, surgical services, diagnostic services, and various medical specialties. Revenue is derived from insurance reimbursements, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Scripps Memorial Hospital is part of Scripps Health, a not-for-profit integrated health system operating acute care hospitals in La Jolla and Encinitas, along with Scripps Mercy, Scripps Green, Scripps Clinic, Scripps Coastal Medical Center, and specialty centers. The system delivers primary care, specialty care (cancer, heart, orthopedics, diabetes, gastroenterology, geriatrics, pulmonology), emergency and trauma services, surgical services, outpatient clinics, virtual care, and the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute across more than 70 locations in San Diego County.

Product overview

Scripps Health is a not-for-profit, integrated health care system in San Diego, California that operates as a unified portfolio of hospitals, medical groups, specialty centers, and digital health services. The core system includes Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Clinic (multispecialty), and Scripps Coastal Medical Center, supported by over 2,500 physicians. Key specialty offerings include the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute (diabetes care, research, and prevention), Scripps Cancer Center, and Scripps Clinic Center for Weight Management. Digital health services encompass Virtual Care/Telemedicine (video visits), MyScripps Patient Portal, and the Scripps HealthExpress Walk-In Clinic. Community health initiatives include the Scripps Diabetes Prevention Program, Project Dulce (culturally tailored diabetes education in 8 languages), and the Scripps Collaborative for Health Excellence for research. The system also offers the San Diego Health Videos & Podcasts educational content series. Scripps Health Foundation handles fundraising to support the organization's mission of transforming patient care and enabling medical discoveries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
• Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
• Primary Care
• Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute
• Virtual Care / Telemedicine
• Scripps HealthExpress Walk-In Clinic
• Scripps Cancer Center
• Heart Care
• Orthopedics
• Scripps Diabetes Prevention Program
• Project Dulce
• Emergency and Trauma Services
• Outpatient Surgery
• Scripps Clinic Center for Weight Management
• MyScripps Patient Portal
• Scripps Collaborative for Health Excellence

Quantifiable outcome

• 58% reduction in risk of developing type 2 diabetes for participants in Diabetes Prevention Program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DexComcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnership for diabetes technology and continuous glucose monitoring devices.
• Eli LillycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnership for diabetes medications and treatment approaches.
• MedtroniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnership for diabetes devices and insulin pump technologies.
• MerckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnership for diabetes medications.
• Novo NordiskcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnership for diabetes medications and treatments.
• PfizercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnership for diabetes medications and treatments.
• SanoficoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnership for diabetes medications and treatments.
• Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties (HASD&IC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed collaborative CHNA effort where every health system, health district, private hospital, and behavioral health hospital in San Diego participated to understand health and social needs of San Diego communities.
• Scripps Collaborative for Health Excellence (SCHE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal collaborative providing research opportunities for healthcare professionals and medical trainees interested in research in breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurocognitive conditions, focusing on workforce diversity, inclusion in research, and access to high-quality culturally competent healthcare.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UC San Diego Health: Academic health system operating UC San Diego Medical Center and Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla/Hillcrest, directly competing with Scripps Memorial La Jolla for tertiary and quaternary cases, research funding, and specialist referrals in the same micro-market.
• Sharp HealthCare: Largest San Diego-based integrated health system operating multiple hospitals (Sharp Memorial, Sharp Chula Vista, Sharp Grossmont, Sharp Coronado) plus a medical group, directly competing with Scripps for the same San Diego patient base across similar inpatient and ambulatory service lines.
• Kaiser Permanente San Diego: Vertically integrated payer-provider serving San Diego County with its own hospitals (San Diego Medical Center, Zion) and medical groups—directly competing with Scripps for insured lives through capitation and closed-network dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the US with 180+ hospitals; provides a benchmark for Scripps on operational scale, capital allocation, and revenue-cycle management, though structurally different (for-profit vs 501(c)(3)).
• Adventist Health: California-based nonprofit health system with hospitals across the West Coast; comparable on multi-hospital nonprofit governance, community-benefit orientation, and integrated-delivery-network footprint similar to Scripps Health.
• Cedars-Sinai: Los Angeles-based nonprofit academic health system consistently nationally ranked across multiple specialties (Cardiology, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology); comparable to Scripps on specialty reputation strategy and tertiary referral capture.
• CommonSpirit Health: One of the largest US non-profit health systems (formed by Dignity Health + Catholic Health Initiatives) operating 140+ hospitals across 20+ states, providing a relevant peer view on 501(c)(3) governance, capex strategy, and community-benefit positioning.

Regional players

• Palomar Health: Public hospital district serving inland North San Diego County (Escondido, Poway, Ramona) with Palomar Medical Center Escondido—overlapping with Scripps Memorial Encinitas for North County residents seeking acute and specialty care closer to home.
• Tri-City Medical Center: Acute care hospital district in Oceanside serving North San Diego coastal communities; competes for the same coastal patient base as Scripps Memorial Encinitas for routine inpatient, emergency, and OB services.

Emerging players

• Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego: San Diego's pediatric tertiary-care referral center; competes with Scripps' pediatric service line for specialty referrals and is a natural partner/competitor for children's specialty care within the same metro.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scrippshealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/scrippshealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/scrippshealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scripps-memorial-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Scripps Memorial Hospital