| UC San Diego Health | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of California San Diego |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 799 |
| Helipad | Yes[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1966[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | http://health.ucsd.edu/ |
UC San Diego Health is the academic health system of the University of California, San Diego in San Diego, California. It is the only academic health system serving San Diego and has one of three adult Level I trauma centers in the region.[3] In operation since 1966, it comprises three major hospitals: UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla, and UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center in East County. The La Jolla campus also includes the Moores Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, and Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion, and the health system also includes several outpatient sites located throughout San Diego County. UC San Diego Health works closely with the university's School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy to provide training to medical and pharmacy students and advanced clinical care to patients.
It is the official health system of the San Diego Padres and UC San Diego Tritons.
- ^ Stone, Ken (June 2, 2014). "UCSD Hospital Took Pains on Helipad Redo: Job Done in a Day". Times of San Diego. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Health Sciences Facts and Figures". UC San Diego Health Sciences. 2010. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ O'Neill, Michael. "Mapbook: California Trauma Centers" (PDF). Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.