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. |
