Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center


Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is a 449-bed hospital with the largest array of health care services in San Diego's South Bay. A Designated Planetree Patient-Centered Care Hospital, Sharp Chula Vista is home to the region's most comprehensive and advanced programs for cardiac, oncology, orthopedics, maternity and more. Opened in 2012, The Douglas & Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center offers patients the most advanced cancer treatment technology in a unique healing environment.
In January 2020, Sharp Chula Vista opened the Ocean View Tower, a next-generation hospital tower to serve the growing South Bay community. With private patient rooms, state-of-the-art surgical suites, a rooftop café and more, the Ocean View Tower brings Sharp Chula Vista to new levels of clinical excellence with a continued commitment to delivering The Sharp Experience.
Celebrating 45 years of serving the community in 2020, Sharp Chula Vista consists of more than 2,000 employees, 600 affiliated physicians representing a robust range of specialties, and dedicated volunteers.

History

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center began in San Diego's South Bay as an old 2-story house on F Street converted into a 14-bed nursing home during World War II. It later expanded, became licensed for acute care and was called Chula Vista Hospital.
Over the years, the hospital has grown to meet the needs of the growing South Bay community, adding a cardiac program and a convalescent center, among other programs and services. In 1989, the board of directors affiliated the hospital with Sharp HealthCare and it became known as Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.
In 2012, the emergency department, which sees more than 60,000 patient visits a year, was expanded and renovated. The ED has 48 patient care beds and Rapid Medical Evaluation for minor injuries and illnesses.
Also in 2012, the Douglas & Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center opened on the site. This cancer center is the first in San Diego to offer the TrueBeam STx™ radiotherapy/radiosurgery system, as well as radiation therapy suites with floor-to-ceiling windows. The cancer treatment program is certified by the American College of Surgeons and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.
In 2014, Sharp Chula Vista became a Planetree Designated Patient-Centered Hospital. With this designation, it became the first co-located hospital and skilled nursing facility in the nation to receive this distinction, which recognizes achievement and innovation in patient- and resident-centered care.
In 2015, Sharp Chula Vista announced plans for a new, seven-story tower, to be known as the Ocean View Tower, to open in 2020. This will be the first new hospital in San Diego's South Bay for more than 40 years. It will include 138 private patient rooms, 6 operating rooms, 10 ICU suites and a rooftop cafe.

Hospital features

Sharp Chula Vista is a 449-bed hospital with the largest array of health care services in San Diego's South Bay. The hospital employs more than 450 affiliated physicians and nearly 2,000 employees. More than 90,000 patients receive care there each year.

Specialties and services

Surgical equipment for the operating suites includes the da Vinci® Si Surgical System to perform robotic, minimally invasive surgery, including single-site surgery for gall bladder removal. An Outpatient Surgery Center is also located on the hospital campus.
There is a Certified Community Hospital Cancer Program and a Breast Center accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.
Treatments provided within the cardiac care program include open-heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, coronary stents and vascular surgery, as well as mechanical assist devices for the support of the heart and lungs.
The hospital's Emergency Department treats more than 50,000 patients every year. In 2012, the ED was expanded and renovated and now includes 48 emergency treatment beds.
Cancer care is provided at the Douglas & Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center, opened in 2012. Using the TrueBeam STx™ radiotherapy/radiosurgery system, treatments offered include intensity-modulated radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and high dose rate brachytherapy. With this technology, neuro-oncology and other highly specialized cancer treatments are possible.
The Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Center is open to patients who, for religious or personal reasons, wish to avoid the use of blood transfusions during surgery. More than 90 physicians in 16 specialties, including cardiology, obstetrics and orthopedics provide transfusion-free surgery at the request of their patients.
Among other services provided at the hospital are:
Sharp Chula Vista holds Community Hospital Cancer Program certification from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.