Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns

Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
Sharp HealthCare
Geography
Location	San Diego, California, United States
Coordinates	32°47′58″N117°09′18″W / 32.7994°N 117.1550°W / 32.7994; -117.1550
Organization
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Type	Specialist
Services
Beds	206
Speciality	Maternity
History
Opened	1992
Links
Website	www.sharp.com/mary-birch/
Lists	Hospitals in California

Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns is a two-hundred-and-six bed, not-for-profit hospital in San Diego, California. It is run by Sharp HealthCare.

History

In 1992, Sharp Mary Birch opened as the largest and most extensive free-standing center for women's health in Southern California. ^[1]

In December 2018, the world's smallest surviving baby was born at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns. Born at only 8.6 ounces (245 grams), "Saybie" weighed only as much as a large apple. After a nearly five-month-long stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, she was discharged home as a healthy 5-pound infant. ^{[2] [3]}

Hospital features

Sharp Mary Birch caters to the needs of women, expectant mothers and babies. The hospitaI delivers approximately 9,000 babies annually. ^[1] It has two hundred and six beds, including eighty-four NICU beds. ^[4]

References

1. Garske, Monica (19 May 2017). "Sharp Mary Birch Hospital Hits Milestone: 200,000th Baby". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
2. Chiu, Allyson (30 May 2019). "'She's a miracle': Born weighing about as much as 'a large apple,' Saybie is the world's smallest surviving baby". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
3. Allyn, Bobby (29 May 2019). "Saybie, Born At 8.6 Ounces, Is Now Believed To Be The World's Tiniest Surviving Baby". NPR.org.
4. Quach, Hoa (18 January 2016). "Sharp Mary Birch recognized for quality health care". Times of San Diego. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

External links

• Official website