Scripps Mercy Hospital

Scripps Mercy Hospital
Scripps Health
Geography
Location	San Diego, California, United States
Coordinates	32°45′05″N 117°09′36″W / 32.751387°N 117.159963°W / 32.751387; -117.159963
Organization
Care system	Private
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	UC San Diego[1]
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	700
History
Opened	1890[2][non-primary source needed]
Links
Website	http://www.scripps.org/mercy
Lists	Hospitals in California

Scripps Mercy Hospital is a private Catholic hospital in San Diego, California. Founded in 1890, it is the oldest hospital in San Diego County and has campuses in Chula Vista and Hillcrest. The hospital has 700 acute-care-licensed beds and employs 1,300 physicians. The Hillcrest campus is home to one of four regional Level I Trauma Centers and receives more than 2,100 trauma patients each year.^{[3][non-primary source needed]}