Sharp HealthCare is a
not-for-profit
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regional
health care
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group based in
San Diego
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, California. Sharp includes four
acute care
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hospitals, three specialty hospitals, and three affiliated medical groups. It has approximately 2,700 affiliated physicians and 19,000 employees.
History
The first Sharp hospital opened in 1955, as Donald N. Sharp Memorial Community Hospital, a nonprofit facility in San Diego. Funding for the facility began in 1950, with a
donation
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of $500,000 from a local rancher and
radio communication
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s pioneer, Thomas E. Sharp. This donation was made in memory of his son, US Army
Air Corps Lt. Donald N. Sharp, who had been killed during World War II. By 1952, more than $2.5 million had been donated by 11,300 individuals, families, and businesses. The groundbreaking for Donald N. Sharp Memorial Community Hospital took place in 1953.
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Locations
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Acute care hospitals
* Sharp Grossmont Hospital, located in La Mesa, California
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, affiliated with Sharp HealthCare in 1991. The hospital holds 542 licensed beds, 24 of which are neonatal intensive care beds.
Specialty hospitals
* Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, opened in 1992. The hospital holds 206 beds, 84 of which are neonatal intensive care unit
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(NICU) beds.
* Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital joined Sharp in 1998, and currently holds 159 licensed and 146 maintained psychiatric beds.
Medical groups
* Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) is an association of physicians located throughout San Diego County. The group includes over 1,000 physicians.
References
External links
Official website
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Hospital networks in the United States
Companies based in San Diego
Medical and health organizations based in California