Sharp Coronado Hospital
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Sharp Coronado Hospital is a part of Sharp HealthCare
Sharp Healthcare
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system located in San Diego. Sharp includes four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, two affiliated medical groups and a health plan...

 and is committed to providing patient-centered care to San Diegans.

History

Coronado Hospital was built in 1926 and began as a privately owned, 12-bed emergency hospital. It later grew and was established as a nonprofit, community-owned facility governed by a hospital board. Thanks to fundraising efforts and federal monies, a new, full-service, 64-bed, 4-story facility was built up in 1970. In 1994, Sharp HealthCare
Sharp Healthcare
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system located in San Diego. Sharp includes four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, two affiliated medical groups and a health plan...

 and Coronado Hospital became affiliated and the hospital was renamed as Sharp Coronado Hospital and Health Care Center.

As one of the first five hospitals nationally designated as a Planetree patient-centered hospital and the only one in San Diego County, Sharp Coronado Hospital and Health Care Center has created an innovative health care experience with an emphasis on patient-centered care. Sharp Coronado is dedicated to providing award-winning care in a peaceful setting that encourages patients and their families to live+heal+grow. Sharp Coronado promotes holistic healing by focusing on patient empowerment, patient and family education and complementary therapies. Sharp Coronado Hospital is a part of Sharp HealthCare
Sharp Healthcare
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system located in San Diego. Sharp includes four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, two affiliated medical groups and a health plan...

.

Hospital features

Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center, located in San Diego, is a 204-bed hospital that provides medical and surgical care, intensive care, sub-acute and long-term care, rehabilitation and emergency services in a peaceful setting.

The hospital recently began a major upgrade, known as Coronado Project 2020, to be implemented in 3 phases over the next 10 years. Phase 1 was recently completed with the opening of the hospital’s newly renovated first floor, including its Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit and Fluoroscopy Suite.

Services

• Acupuncture Weight-Loss Program

• Bereavement Support

• Complementary and Alternative Therapies

• Digital Mammography

• Emergency Department

• Heart and Lung Services

• Home Care

• Hospice

• Long-Term Care/Skilled Nursing

• Meals on Wheels

• The Motion Center

• MRI

• Orthopedics

• Outpatient Services for Imaging, Lab and Pharmacy

• Personalized Health and Fitness Plan

• Project CARE

• Rehabilitation

• Teddy Bear Clinic

• The Labyrinth

• Vision-Saving Laser Treatment for Glaucoma

• Wellness

• Women’s Services

Awards

In 2008, Sharp Coronado Hospital was recognized with five Spirit of Planetree awards for its dedication to the patient-centered model of care and commitment to improving the hospital experience from the patient’s perspective. The awards included the Evidence-Based Program Award, the Laura Gilpin Kindness Award, the Caregiver Award, the Physician Champion Award and the Pet Therapy Award.

In November 2007, Sharp HealthCare was awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
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 only formal recognition of the performance excellence of both public and private U.S. organizations given by...

 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. Sharp Coronado Hospital is a part of Sharp HealthCare
Sharp Healthcare
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system located in San Diego. Sharp includes four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, two affiliated medical groups and a health plan...

.

In 2011, Sharp Coronado Hospital was honored with the ENERGY STAR Award as one of the most energy-efficient hospitals in the nation.

In 2010, Sharp Coronado became the first hospital in the nation to be redesignated as a Planetree Patient-Centered Hospital.

In 2010, Sharp Coronado Hospital was recognized with a prestigious Certificate of Excellence from the California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Task Force on performance ratings for clinical outcomes for services.

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