This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

General News

Jan. 22, 2016

New chief of staff named at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

In his new position, Dr. Richard Unger will play a key role in driving continuous quality improvement in the delivery of health care services to the more than 113,000 patients cared for each year at the hospital.

The physicians at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla have elected anesthesiologist Dr. Richard Unger as the new chief of staff of the 444-bed campus, which includes the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute.

Unger took over as head of the 975-member physician team on Jan. 1.

During his two-year term, Unger will serve as medical staff liaison to Scripps La Jolla's administrative staff and Scripps Health's board of directors. He will play a key role in driving continuous quality impr...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up