Grossmont Hospital

Sharp Grossmont Hospital, which is part of the Sharp HealthCare system, sits in East County with 524 beds, making it the largest hospital in the area, and it operates day and night, all year round, handling a wide variety of medical needs from childbirth at its Women's Hospital and help in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which has 24 beds, to emergency situations handled in their 24-hour emergency department that has its own section and parking near the entrance, with valet service available Monday through Friday at the main door and the ER, so families can come and go with less trouble, and the first hour of parking is free, plus there are multi-day passes if you need to stay longer, which is handy because stays can range from short outpatient visits to longer-term care like physical rehabilitation, where there are 30 beds, or psychiatric care, which has 46 beds. The hospital isn't a trauma center, but it's known for its Cardiac ICU with 5 beds, a 70-bed Medical Surgical ICU, and specialties in stroke and brain health at the Sharp Grossmont Hospital for Neuroscience, where patients with stroke, spine, or movement disorders get care, and they have recognition for their stroke specialty rehab program, which is accredited by CARF for inpatient stroke rehabilitation and a three-year cycle that speaks to their ongoing work and specific focus on patient recovery-all pretty important to folks who need more than basic care after a big health event. There's skilled nursing, hospice, and palliative care, and you find services for seniors, thoracic surgery, spine and back surgery and rehab, and support for limb preservation and wounds, with a dedicated Wound Healing Center and a separate Skilled Nursing Facility for people who need extra help before going home. People dealing with heart troubles or vascular issues can use the Heart and Vascular Care department, where they offer everything from heart procedures to postoperative help, including postpartum heart care, and they've got a Burn Care Service too. You'll find outpatient services, like primary care, urgent care, lab tests, sleep medicine, family medicine, allergy and immunology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and an infusion center, plus they cover cancer, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, and pulmonary care. It can be a long list, but everything is there for people who need different kinds of help, and they have both outpatient imaging and plenty of diagnostic tools-MRI, CT scan, PET, X-ray, ultrasound, DEXA bone density, and digital mammography, with special centers for breast biopsies and lung checks, as well as interventional and neurointerventional radiology when a procedure is needed, like angiography, angioplasty, stent work, chemoembolization, RF ablation, UFE, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and treatments for varicose veins. For folks who need physical help to get stronger again or want rehab close by after surgery, their inpatient and outpatient programs serve adults with strokes and other conditions, all with support in the form of nutrition counseling, integrative therapies, a sleep center, and even spiritual care when needed. The Grossmont Plaza Surgery Center, outpatient imaging center, and a special Neuro Medical Clinic are on-site, too, with virtual care now available for when going in isn't safe or easy. The hospital prides itself on offering a safe place during big health events like COVID-19, and if you need to stay overnight after surgery or in the ICU, they try to make it easier on families with their various amenities. Recognized for several centers of excellence and counted among top hospitals, Grossmont Hospital covers most medical needs all under one roof, focusing on many kinds of care while staying under the umbrella of Sharp HealthCare, a nonprofit group that runs things for patient good, not for profit.