University of California, San Diego Medical Center
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| Location | San Diego, California, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of California, San Diego |
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| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 386 |
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| Website | home page |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
The UCSD Medical Center is a major research hospital located in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, California. Along with the UCSD Thornton Hospital in La Jolla, it is the primary teaching center of the UC San Diego School of Medicine, and School of Pharmacy.
The 386-bed Hillcrest Center and 119-bed UCSD Thornton Hospital make up the UC San Diego Medical Center. Special facilities include the Shiley Eye Center, Moores Cancer Center, and the Trauma Center in Hillcrest. This is the only comprehensive cancer center in the region. Also, this is the only academic level One Trauma Center in the region.
The UC San Diego Medical Center employs around 5,200 people.[1] Both hospitals are served by one faculty medical group, which numbers about 800 physicians. These physicians practice medicine, teach at the medical school, and do research.
UC San Diego Medical Center is highly regarded in the field as it provides a significant amount of healthcare in San Diego. UC San Diego Medical Center was named among the best in the nation by US News and World Report in 2007 in six specialty areas. UCSD Medical Center ranked 8th in respiratory disorders, 18th in rheumatology, 30th in kidney disease, 30th in gynecology, 39th in cancer, and 50th in ear, nose, and throat.[2] In 2009, the UC San Diego Medical Center once again was named among the best in the nation by US News and World Report in six specialty areas.[3] UC San Diego Medical Center ranked 14th in respiratory diseases, 20th in psychiatry, 21st in rheumatology, 39th in urology, 43rd in kidney diseases, and 47th in cancer.
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[edit] Hillcrest Medical Center
The UC San Diego Medical Center, Hillcrest (32°45′16″N 117°09′58″W / 32.75442°N 117.166009°W), is the primary hospital for the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
The region's only academic medical center offers both primary care and specialized services, including a full range of surgery, diagnosis and management of genetic disease, neurology, orthopedics, oncology, and the Sleep Medicine Center.
The recently renovated 386-bed hospital at UC San Diego Medical Center, Hillcrest, is also the primary site for such regional services as the Comprehensive Organ Transplant Program, Bone Marrow Transplantation, San Diego Regional Burn Center, Infant Special Care Center (NICU), UCSD's Birth Center, San Diego County's only academic Level One Trauma Center, and the National Institutes of Health-designated Clinical Research Center.
[edit] Thornton Hospital
The John M. and Sally B. Thornton Hospital and Perlman Ambulatory Care Center (32°52′45″N 117°13′25″W / 32.879225°N 117.223717°W) opened in the summer of 1993. John Alksne, a neurosurgeon and the Dean of the School of Medicine, performed the first surgery at this hospital. It was a delicate brain operation.[4] It is located on the UCSD campus in La Jolla, California.[5] It is a 119-bed general medical-surgical facility that offers a full range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, orthopedics, oncology, reproductive medicine, pulmonary medicine and physical therapy. Thornton Hospital has a hotel-like atmosphere and patients staying in the intermediate care wing of the hospital can order room service meals at any time of the day.[6]
[edit] Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Established in 1979, the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center is one of just 39 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States. Such centers are prominent among the leading institutions in the nation dedicated to scientific innovation and clinical excellence. UCSD is the only Comprehensive Cancer Center in San Diego and Imperial counties to have earned this honor.
In 2007, US News and World Report ranked the UCSD Medical Center 39th in the nation for cancer treatment. [7]
[edit] Shiley Eye Center
At the UCSD Shiley Eye Center, patients of all ages receive the finest eye care available. From basic eye exams to the most advanced diagnostic tests and sophisticated surgery, the physicians and staff at the Shiley Eye Center provide comprehensive eye care services at one convenient location.
The Abraham Ratner Children's Eye Center is immediately adjacent to Shiley and is the only eye facility in the San Diego region dedicated to meeting the special vision needs of children.
Eye care services offered at UCSD Shiley Eye Center include cataract surgery, cornea transplants, glaucoma diagnosis and treatment, low vision services, neuro-ophthalmology, optometry and contact lens service, pediatric ophthalmology, plastic surgery, refractive surgery, retina care, and trauma repair.
[edit] Future Plans
On May 18, 2007, the UC Regents approved a plan to build an additional 125- to 150-bed inpatient tower in La Jolla.[8]
[edit] References
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- ^ "America's Best Hospitals 2007: University of California, San Diego Medical Center". U.S. News & World Report. http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/directory/hospital.php?id=6932820. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
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- ^ "Best Hospitals 2007 Specialty Search: Cancer". U.S. News & World Report. http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/search.php?spec=ihqcanc. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ Franz, Leslie (2007-05-18). "Regents Approve Plan for New UCSD Inpatient Bed Tower". University of California, San Diego Medical Center. http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2007/5_17_Regents.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
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