Alvarado Hospital
| Alvarado Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Prime Healthcare Services | |
| Geography | |
| Location | San Diego, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°46′36″N 117°03′25″W / 32.77667°N 117.05694°WCoordinates: 32°46′36″N 117°03′25″W / 32.77667°N 117.05694°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 306 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center is a 306-bed acute care hospital 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.
Alvarado Hospital opened in 1972 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.
In addition to its emergency department, Alvarado Hospital houses offers oncology, orthopedics, cardiovascular, otolaryngology, rehabilitation, surgical weight loss and other specialties. The cancer program is certified by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. The hospital's surgical weight-loss program was nationally recognized in 1993 when surgeons there performed the first laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure in the United States. In 2018, the hospital's surgical weight-loss program was awarded the Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award.
As part of its acute physical rehabilitation program, the hospital specializes in stroke care and is designated as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission (TJC). The hospital's San Diego Rehabilitation Institute has a Gold Seal of Approval for Stroke Rehabilitation from TJC.
The hospital operates a nationally recognized sexual medicine program - one of the first hospital-based sexual medicine program to open in the country.
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. The hospital's spine and joint program has been ranked among America's 100 Best for Orthopedic Surgery (2016-2018) by Healthgrades. In addition, the spine surgery program is ranked gammon America's 100 Best Hospitals (2016-2018).
Alvarado Hospital was founded in 1972. It was acquired by Prime Healthcare Services in November 2011. Prime Healthcare Services has more than 45 hospitals throughout the United States. Prime Healthcare is the largest for-profit operator of hospitals in the state of California based on number of facilities, and has been named “The Fastest Growing Hospital System” in the country by Modern Healthcare.
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