Thornton Hospital

UC San Diego Health


Geography
Location	San Diego, California
Organisation
Care system	Private
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of California San Diego
Services
Emergency department	I
Beds	749
Helipad	Yes
History
Founded	1966
Links
Website	http://health.ucsd.edu/

UC San Diego Health is the academic health system of the University of California San Diego in La Jolla, California. It is the only academic health system serving San Diego and one of only two Level I trauma centers in the region. In operation since 1966, it comprises the UC San Diego Medical Center, Hillcrest; Jacobs Medical Center; Thornton Hospital; Moores Cancer Center; Shiley Eye Center; and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, as well as several outpatient sites located throughout San Diego County. The health system works closely with the university's School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy to provide training to medical and pharmacy students and advanced clinical care to patients.