UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center

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UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center
UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center
Geography
Location San Diego, California, United States
Coordinates 32°46′36″N117°03′25″W / 32.77667°N 117.05694°W / 32.77667; -117.05694
Organization
Care system Private
Affiliated university UC San Diego
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds306
History
Former name(s)Alvarado Hospital
Opened1972
Links
Website health.ucsd.edu

UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center (formerly Alvarado Hospital) is a 306-bed acute care hospital operated by UC San Diego Health located in San Diego, CA, adjacent to San Diego State University. It serves the College Area and is one of only two hospitals serving East County, San Diego.

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Overview

UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center opened in 1972 as Alvarado Hospital, and currently offers more than 15 specialties, including a 24/7 emergency department that is designated a San Diego County STEMI (severe heart attack) receiving center. [1]

In addition to its emergency department, UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center houses offers oncology, orthopedics, cardiovascular, otolaryngology, surgical weight loss and other specialties. The cancer program is certified by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. [2] The hospital's surgical weight-loss program was nationally recognized in 1993 when surgeons there performed the first laparoscopic gastric bypass [2] procedure in the United States.

The hospital operates a nationally recognized sexual medicine program - one of the first hospital-based sexual medicine program to open in the country. [3]

Other services include a minimally invasive spine institute, which utilizes the O-Arm in back surgery; vascular services; traditional, minimally invasive and robotic orthopedic (spine, hip, knee) surgery; otolaryngology; radiology; mammography and endoscopy services.

History

UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center was founded in 1972. It was acquired by Prime Healthcare Services from Plymouth Health in November 2011.

On October 10, 2023, UC San Diego Health completed an agreement of acquisition of Alvarado Hospital from Prime Healthcare Services. Beginning that month, employment and administration began transitioning over to UC San Diego Health. [4] The sale was expected to finalize in December 2023. [5]

On December 11, 2023, UC San Diego announced that had completed the purchase of Alvarado Hospital. Beginning on December 11, 2023, Alvarado was renamed UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center. UC San Diego Health welcomed more than 700 physicians, nurses, and other team members to its family. [6]

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