New second tower on the way up at Scripps La Jolla hospital
A rendering depicts the new second medical tower now under construction at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
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For months, workers have been pouring a new foundation on a triangular piece of ground on the northern edge of the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus.
Cement trucks are delivering the beginnings of a $664 million, seven-story medical tower that will mirror an adjacent and nearly identical V-shaped structure that opened in 2015 and houses the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute on Genesee Avenue just east of Interstate 5.
An official groundbreaking ceremony was set for Thursday, April 22. “We started construction during the height of COVID and we couldn’t do a ceremony then, so it’s a little after the fact, but it’s still exciting,” said Chris Van Gorder, Scripps’ chief executive officer.
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For months now, workers have been pouring a new foundation on a triangular piece of ground on the northern edge of the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus.
Cement trucks are now delivering the beginnings of a $664 million, seven-story medical tower that will mirror an adjacent and nearly-identical v-shaped structure that opened in 2015 and houses the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute on Genesee Avenue just east of Interstate 5.
Though work is already underway, Scripps will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony for its latest investment on Thursday.
“We started construction during the height of COVID, and we couldn’t do a ceremony then, so it’s a little after the fact, but it’s still exciting,” said Chris Van Gorder, Scripps’ chief executive officer.
Lance Cpl. Tomiwa Adewale of Texas died early Sunday evening at the scene of the wreck on Las Pulgas Road on Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California.
Until a year ago, the term “social distancing” wasn’t in the national lexicon and wearing masks was not the norm. But the COVID-19 pandemic changed our behaviors swiftly and often, from staying home to “flattening the curve” to donating meals to hospital workers to searching for vaccination appointments.
We learned to access work, school and entertainment via Zoom and other virtual platforms. Restaurants adapted to takeout models and, along with other businesses, have ping-ponged among various modes of operation as coronavirus cases have swelled and ebbed.
As we mark the anniversary of the first life-altering pandemic restrictions, the
La Jolla Light looks back at the past whirlwind year of COVID-19.
Injured mountain biker airlifted from Otay Mesa
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and last updated 2021-03-07 20:44:40-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) A mountain biker injured in Otay Mesa Sunday was airlifted to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla for treatment.
A rescue crew was called out around 3:23 p.m. to an area off Cactus Road and Calle De Linea to assist the mountain biker, according to one San Diego Fire-Rescue Department official.
Details about the crash were not immediately available, and no information on the mountain biker s identity was disclosed.
A helicopter assisted in the rescue, due to difficult terrain, according to the SDFRD official.