Scripps Mercy Hospital | |
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Scripps Health | |
Geography | |
Location | San Diego, California, United States |
Coordinates | 32°45′05″N 117°09′36″W / 32.751387°N 117.159963°W |
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]