Children's Hospital and Health
Center
3020 Children's Way, San Diego (858)
576-1700 This 220-bed hospital
includes the county's designated
pediatric trauma center and has the
only emergency care center in the
region designed for children.
Services include: cardiovascular
surgery, child-protection center,
outpatient psychiatric care,
pediatric rehabilitation,
hematology, oncology, pediatric
intensive care unit, neonatal
intensive care unit,
orthopedic/motion analysis,
outpatient clinics and speech and
hearing therapy.
Naval Medical Center San Diego
4800 Bob Wilson Dr., san Diego (619)
532-6400 Naval Medical Center San
Diego is a full-service, 500-bed
acute-care teaching hospital which
also operates a network of primary
care clinics and is the military h
largest, most technologically
advanced medical center. Services
include: obstetrics/gynecology,
emergency care, psychiatric care,
physical therapy, chemical and
alcohol dependency treatment,
skilled nursing, cancer treatment, a
neonatal intensive care unit and
pediatric intensive care unit.
Salk Institute for Biological
Studies
1OO1O North Torrey Pines Rd., La
Jolla (858) 453-4100 The Salk
Institute for Biological Studies is
one of the world's foremost
independent, private, nonprofit
research institutions and is
recognized for excellence in basic
biomedical research and the advanced
training of outstanding scientists.
Considered a world leader in
molecular biology, genetics and the
neurosciences, its researchers are
striving to understand hundreds of
life-threatening diseases and
clinical disorders, laying the
foundation for improved diagnoses,
treatment and prevention of such
illnesses.
Services include: cancer treatment,
AIDS research, Alzheimer's
disease, cardiovascular disorders,
Parkinson's disease and birth
defects.
The Scripps Research Institute
10550 North Torrey Pines Rd., La
Jolla (858) 784-1000 The Scripps
Research Institute, one of the
country's largest, private.
nonprofit research organizations,
stands at the forefront of basic
biomedical science, a vital segment
of medical research that seeks to
comprehend the most fundamental
processes of life. The institute is
internationally recognized for its
basic research into immunology,
molecular and cellular biology,
chemistry, neurosciences, autoimmune
diseases, cardiovascular diseases
and synthetic vaccine development.
Particularly significant is the
Institute's study of the basic
structure and design of
biological molecules.
UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest
200 West Arbor Dr., San Diego (619)
543-6222 San Diego's only academic
health center, this 391-bed teaching
hospital is affiliated with the
University of California, San Diego
and its UCSD Healthcare system.
Services include: organ transplants,
cancer center, cardiology,
pulmonary disease, trauma center,
women's health, neonatal intensive
care unit, pediatric and adolescent
medicine, neurology, stroke,
regional burn and poison centers.
UCSD Thornton Hospital
La Jolla 9300 Campus Point Dr., La
Jolla (858) 657-7000 This 105-bed
hospital is part of University of
California, San Diego and its UCSD
Healthcare system. Services include:
cancer center, bone marrow and stem
cell transplant, Shiley Eye Center,
cardiology, pulmonary
thromboendarterectomy (PTE),
orthopedic, spine and joint
conditioning and senior behavioral
health.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center San
Diego
3350 La Jolla Village Drive, La
Jolla (858) 552-8585 Opened in 1972,
this 232-bed medical center is part
of the Veterans Affairs San Diego
Healthcare System.
The VAMCSD has the largest research
program in the VA system and studies
a number of medical conditions
including alcoholism and AIDS. It is
also known for its sophisticated
prosthetics program , Services
include: AlDS research, surgery,
neurology, diabetes research and
treatment and rehabilitation therapy
with emphasis on spinal cord
injury. Satellite clinics are
located throughout the county. |
