UC San Diego Health
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| Geography | |
| Location | San Diego, California, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of California, San Diego |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Helipad | Yes |
| Beds | 749 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://health.ucsd.edu/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
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.
It is the official health system of the San Diego Chargers, the San Diego Padres, Club Tijuana, the UC San Diego Tritons, and the San Diego State Aztecs.
The UC San Diego Medical Center, Hillcrest (32°45′16″N 117°09′58″W / 32.75442°N 117.166009°W) is the first of two primary hospitals for the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
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