The Sharp Mesa Vista is a
psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociative ...
run by
Sharp HealthCare
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit regional health care group located in San Diego. Sharp includes four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three affiliated medical groups, and a health plan. Sharp has approximately 2,600 physician ...
. It opened in 1963 and has been gradually expanded over the last 60 years. The facility has 149 licensed beds.
Features
Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital is the largest privately operated
psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociative ...
in
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
, as well as a premier provider of mental health, chemical dependency and substance abuse in the greater San Diego area. The hospital provides comprehensive behavioral health services for children, adolescents, adults and seniors experiencing anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders and other conditions.
Services
* Chemical Dependency
* Child and Adolescent
* Cognitive Treatment
* Dual Recovery Program
* Electroconvulsive Therapy
* Older Adult Services
* Treatment for Opiate Dependence
Awards
In November 2007, Sharp HealthCare was awarded the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence. The Baldrige Award is the highest formal recognition of the performance excellen ...
by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Sharp was one of five organizations to receive the award, which is the nation's highest Presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence. Sharp was the first health care provider in California and the eighth in the nation to receive this recognition.
References
External links
Official site of Sharp HealthCareOfficial site of Sharp Mesa Vista HospitalSharp documentary
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Hospitals in San Diego
Companies based in San Diego
Psychiatric hospitals in California
Hospitals established in 1998