Daily Business Report-Feb. 8, 2017
Orthopedic surgeon Catherine Robertson is the new head team physician for the Padres. (Photo courtesy of UC San Diego Health)
UC San Diego Health Replaces Scripps Clinic
As Official Health Care Provider for Padres
UC San Diego Health has supplanted Scripps Clinic as official health care provider for the San Diego Padres. A new, multi-year partnership was announced Monday. The team’s contract with Scripps Clinic expired at the end of last year.
New head team physician Catherine M. Robertson, an orthopedic surgeon, will coordinate a multidisciplinary team of UC San Diego Health clinicians and staff members caring for the Padres at UC San Diego Health hospitals and clinics, as well as throughout spring training and during the season at Petco Park. Robertson has previously acted as team physician for the San Diego Chargers and lead physician in a partnership between UC San Diego Health and the U.S. Olympic Committee.
“This is the first time in more than three decades that the Padres have changed health care providers, so it was a decision we took very seriously,” said Padres Executive Vice President/General Manager A.J. Preller. “We ultimately chose UC San Diego Health because of their pioneering work in research to help prevent injury and re-injury. As we continue to look into innovation in different areas of baseball operations, including player care, we thought the combination of their clinical care and research would serve us well.”
According to the joint announcement, Padres athletes will have access to advanced surgical and medical diagnostics and procedures, including emerging technologies in cartilage restoration and transplantation, regenerative medicine, advanced imaging techniques and other areas of translational research. The team will also benefit from UC San Diego Health’s expertise in family medicine and numerous specialties.
As partners, UC San Diego Health and the Padres will also collaborate on outreach and awareness efforts to promote healthy living and disease prevention in the local community. UC San Diego Health clinicians will provide free wellness screenings to the public at select Padres events, including the Celebrate San Diego Rally on Feb. 11 at Petco Park. The partners will also team up to provide educational programs, including tours of the ballpark and Q&A opportunities with Padres front office staff, for San Diego high school students from historically underserved communities who are interested in pursuing careers in health care.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Padres and look forward to providing them with the expertise in the key components of elite athlete care and fitness that we’ve honed over 50 years of caring for all athletes,” said Patty Maysent, CEO of UC San Diego Health. “What we will bring to the game is a combination of clinical care, research and innovation, designed to help the players compete at their best and be their healthiest.”
Scripps Orthopedic surgeon Steven Copp released a statement last month about losing the Padres contract: “We have enjoyed the 36 years that Scripps Clinic and Scripps Clinic Medical Group have provided medical and orthopedic care for the Padre organization and its players. Truly it was a labor of love for us and was supported by the skill and expertise of the physicians involved. We are saddened by the end of that relationship but will continue our mission of education of future orthopedic surgeons in the realm of sports medicine, research to advance the care of the athlete and the exceptional care of the world class athlete or the weekend warrior.”
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University of San Diego Showcases
The Classroom of the Future
What will college classrooms look like in the future? Find out at the University of San Diego’s 12th annual Technology Showcase on Friday. The event takes place from noon to 4 p.m. in the University Center Forums in the University Center.
“We want to be changemakers for the digital age,” said Shahra Meshkaty, senior director of academic technology services. “At the showcase, professors can explore exciting ways to enhance teaching and learning by integrating digital media, mobile technology and even virtual reality experiences into their classrooms.”
Demonstrations include complex research simulations run by high-powered computers, the iPad project using mobile technology to boost student achievement by improving artistic and technical abilities, and Catchbox!, the world’s first throwable microphone to increase classroom and audience engagement.
There also will be a special presentation, “USD: Are You Ready for Us?” where an award-winning team from the K-12 Francis Parker School will demonstrate robotics in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education.
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Grossmont Healthcare District Offers
Scholarships for Nursing, Health Tech
The Grossmont Healthcare District is seeking applicants for two scholarship programs, one for nursing students and another for students pursuing careers as medical health technicians.
Nursing students are invited to apply for a scholarship of up to $3,000. Applicants must provide evidence of current enrollment in a registered nursing program approved by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), along with details about community volunteer work, a letter of recommendation from a nursing instructor and a maximum 500-word essay on the topic “the future of nursing in my community.”
Health tech students are invited to apply for a non-renewable, $2,000 scholarship. Applicants must write a maximum 400-word essay on the topic “where I will be in my career five years from now.” Health tech scholarships are awarded based on merit of responses rather than a certain number of awards per occupation.
Deadline to receive applications for both scholarship programs is 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. For more information and to obtain the criteria and applications for both scholarships, visit www.grossmonthealthcare.org/operations/scholarship-programs.
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Solar Seminars to be Held in Carlsbad,
Rancho Bernardo and Chula Vista
Two San Diego-based nonprofit organizations, the Center for Sustainable Energy and the Climate Action Campaign, are partnering with event sponsor Sullivan Solar Power to host the San Diego Solar Experience on Saturday, Feb. 11. Seminars in Carlsbad, Rancho Bernardo and Chula Vista will offer educational information in response to a growing demand for independent and accurate facts about solar power for homeowners.
The first seminar kicks off at 10 a.m. at High Tech High in Chula Vista, followed by a noon seminar at Rancho Bernardo High School and a 2 p.m. seminar at El Camino Creek Elementary School in Carlsbad. Solar home tours take place throughout the county from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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New Data Shows San Diego’s Low-Income
Communities Most Heavily Polluted
New data by CalEnviroScreen, the state’s pollution screening tool, show that Barrio Logan, Logan Heights and National City remain amont the top 5 to 10 percent of communities in California most impacted by pollution, according to the Environmental Health Coalition, which is calling for immediate action from local governments and regulatory agencies in 2017.
To view the latest version of CalEnviroScreen, click here.
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USD Hoehn Gallery to Present
Modern British Museum Prints
A new University of San Diego exhibition features nearly 60 colorful, avant-garde prints from the world-renowned British Museum. An opening lecture and reception takes place this Thursday, Feb. 9, at 5:15 p.m. in USD’s Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, followed by reception in the Hoehn Galleries in Founders Hall. It’s free, no RSVP required.
The abstract, streamlined images highlight the movements of Vorticism and the Grosvenor School, spanning the years from the outbreak of World War I in 1914 through the 1930s.
“No significant exhibition of this material has been seen before in the western United States,” said USD Director of University Galleries Derrick Cartwright. “The recent 100-year anniversary of World War I makes this an opportune time to consider these two path-breaking movements in relation to each other.”
The works of Wyndham Lewis, Charles Nevinson, Sybil Andrews, Claude Flight and other exemplars of British modernism are included in the exhibition in USD’s Robert and Karen Hoehn Family Galleries.
