references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message sharp healthcare type not for profit hospital system industry health care founded san diego california 1955 headquarters san diego united states key people michael murphy president revenue 2.7 billion usd fiscal year ended september 30 2012 number of employees 16 000 website sharp.com sharp healthcare is a not for profit integrated regional health care delivery system located in san diego . sharp includes four acute care hospitals three specialty hospitals two affiliated medical groups and a health plan . sharp operates 2 100 beds has approximately 2 600 physicians on medical staffs more than 1 000 physicians in affiliated medical groups and more than 16 000 employees . contents 1 awards 2 history 3 medical firsts 4 services 5 locations 5.1 acute care hospitals 5.1.1 sharp chula vista medical center 5.1.2 sharp coronado hospital 5.1.3 sharp grossmont hospital 5.1.4 sharp memorial hospital 5.2 specialty hospitals 5.2.1 sharp mary birch hospital for women & newborns 5.2.2 sharp mesa vista hospital 5.2.3 sharp mcdonald center 5.3 medical groups 5.3.1 sharp community medical group 5.3.2 sharp rees stealy medical group 6 references 7 external links awards edit in november 2007 sharp healthcare was awarded the malcolm baldrige national quality award by the united states national institute of standards and technology . sharp was one of five organizations to receive the award which is the nation s highest presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence . sharp was the first health care provider in california and the eighth in the nation to receive this recognition . other awards bestowed on sharp healthcare include in 2013 sharp was awarded nine guardian of excellence awards and four beacon of excellence awards from the press ganey organization for achievement in a range of quality measures . sharp healthcare ranked in 5th place in the large company size category of california s best places to work program sharp healthcare named one of the nation s most wired according to the results of the 2013 most wired survey in hospitals & health networks magazine . sharp healthcare is named one of the best places to work in information technology in 2013 sharp ranked sixth . history edit the first sharp hospital opened in 1955 as donald n. sharp memorial community hospital a nonprofit facility in san diego . funding for the facility ded a 1950 donation of 500 000 from a rancher and radio communications pioneer named thomas e. sharp in memory of his son us army air corps lt. donald n. sharp who had been killed in world war ii . by 1952 more than 2.5 million had been donated by 1 300 individuals families and businesses . the groundbreaking for donald n. sharp memorial community hospital took place in 1953 . 1 medical firsts edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message sharp healthcare has pioneered many medical firsts . some of these include created first home monitoring program for high risk cardiac patients first cardiac catheterization first electronic pacemaker west of saint louis first heart kidney heart and lung transplants in san diego first hospital based program designed for the young children of alcoholics and other chemically dependent parents first major long term rehabilitation center specializing in care for patients with spinal cord stroke and brain injuries first private employer sponsored child care center first use of the vented electric left ventricular assist system lvas which enables mobility for cardiac patients awaiting transplant surgery opened the first hospice house in san diego offering in home end of life care san diego s first hospital based alcohol and drug treatment program san diego s first open heart surgery sharp grossmont hospital is the first hospital to convert to digital imaging sharp memorial hospital along with the san diego cardiac center participates in the first ever human gene transfer therapy clinical trial in patients with heart failure services edit sharp healthcare provides the following services at various hospitals within the sharp system . alcohol and drug dependency bloodless medicine cancer care diabetes endoscopy heart and vascular care home care hospice mental health neurology and stroke orthopedics pregnancy and childbirth radiology and diagnostic imaging rehabilitation and physical therapy robotic assisted surgery transplant weight loss bariatric surgery wound care and hyperbaric medicine locations edit sharp healthcare includes four acute care hospitals three specialty hospitals two medical groups and a health plan . sharp s facilities operate 2 100 beds . 2 acute care hospitals edit sharp chula vista medical center edit affiliated with sharp healthcare since 1989 sharp chula vista medical center is located in chula vista . it has 343 beds including 100 skilled nursing beds and 9 neonatal intensive care beds . the cancer treatment program at sharp chula vista is certified by the american college of surgeons commission on cancer as a comprehensive community cancer center . the breast cancer treatment program at sharp chula vista is accredited by the national accreditation program for breast centers . sharp chula vista s birch patrick convalescent center has a five star rating the highest possible from the centers for medicare and medicaid services nursing home compare . sharp chula vista medical center employs 400 physicians and 1 200 health care professionals and treats more than 80 000 patients each year . sharp coronado hospital edit sharp coronado hospital affiliated with sharp healthcare in 1994 . located in coronado the facility holds 181 beds 122 of which are skilled nursing beds . sharp coronado hospital was the first planetree alliance hospital in san diego county and as such focuses on patient empowerment patient and family education and complementary therapies including healing touch clinical aromatherapy acupuncture and massage therapy . sharp grossmont hospital edit located in la mesa california sharp grossmont hospital affiliated with sharp healthcare in 1991 . sharp grossmont hospital holds 540 beds 24 of which are neonatal intensive care beds . sharp grossmont hospital is a magnet designated hospital for excellence in patient care and nursing practices . as the highest level of honor awarded by the american nurses credentialing center ancc the magnet recognition program is accepted nationally as the gold standard in nursing excellence . the cancer treatment program at sharp grossmont is certified by the american college of surgeons commission on cancer as a comprehensive community cancer center . the breast cancer treatment program at sharp grossmont is accredited by the national accreditation program for breast centers . sharp memorial hospital edit opened in 1955 sharp memorial hospital is sharp s largest hospital and the system s only designated level ii trauma center . located in birdland serra mesa the hospital has 666 beds . sharp memorial hospital is home to a large emergency and trauma center ; a surgery center with state of the art high tech surgery suites ; many specialized medical programs and departments ; and the only heart transplant center in san diego . a unique feature of the hospital is that every room is a private room with its own bathroom at no extra cost to the patient and with sleeping space for a family member or loved one to stay the night . in january 2012 sharp memorial was formally designated as a planetree designated patient centered hospital joining sharp coronado as the only other hospital in california to receive the designation . in january 2008 sharp memorial became the second sharp hospital to receive the american nurses credentialing center magnet recognition for nursing excellence making sharp healthcare the first health system in california with two magnet designated hospitals . the cancer treatment program at sharp memorial is certified by the american college of surgeons commission on cancer as a comprehensive community cancer center . the breast cancer treatment program at sharp memorial is accredited by the national accreditation program for breast centers . specialty hospitals edit sharp mary birch hospital for women & newborns edit opened in 1992 sharp mary birch hospital for women & newborns is one of the first freestanding women s hospitals in the nation . more than 8 000 babies are born at sharp mary birch each year more than any other hospital in california . the hospital holds 206 beds 84 of which are neonatal intensive care unit nicu beds . sharp mary birch has been designated a center of excellence in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery by the american academy of gynecologic laparoscopists . sharp mesa vista hospital edit sharp mesa vista hospital is the largest privately operated psychiatric hospital and premier provider of psychiatric and chemical dependency services in san diego county . sharp mesa vista joined sharp in 1998 and currently holds 149 beds . sharp mcdonald center edit sharp mcdonald center provides state of the art treatment for adults and their families the only medically supervised chemical dependency recovery hospital in san diego county to do so . the hospital affiliated with sharp healthcare in 1998 and has 16 beds . medical groups edit sharp community medical group edit sharp community medical group scmg is an association of private practice primary care physicians and specialists who practice in their own private offices located throughout san diego county . the sharp community medical group network includes 207 primary care physicians and 520 specialists who currently provide care to more than 146 000 patients . sharp rees stealy medical group edit the sharp rees stealy medical group has 21 locations throughout san diego county . the medical group has 450 physicians 156 primary care physicians and 294 specialists that represent virtually every field of medicine . references edit history of sharp healthcare facts about sharp healthcare external links edit official website baldrige national quality program sharp community medical group retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sharp healthcare & oldid 743675267 categories hospital networks in the united statescompanies based in san diegohidden categories articles lacking in text citations from april 2014all articles lacking in text citationspages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles needing additional references from may 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged 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