Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns

Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
Hospital within Sharp HealthCare system
Industry Health Care
Founded San Diego, California (1992)
Headquarters San Diego, United States
Website Sharp Mary Birch Hospital official site

Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns part of Sharp HealthCare, is a 171 bed, not for profit hospital. Located in San Diego, CA Sharp Mary Birch Hospital delivers more babies than any other hospital in California.[1]

History

In 1992, Sharp Mary Birch opened as the largest and most extensive freestanding center for women’s health in Southern California.

Hospital features

Sharp Mary Birch caters to the needs of women, expectant mothers and babies. It has one of the largest level III neonatal intensive care unit in Southern California. More babies are delivered at Sharp Mary Birch every year than anywhere else in California. In 2012, the hospital delivered 8,833 babies. It has 171 beds, including 84 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds.

Sharp Mary Birch offers labor and delivery suites for new moms, as well as a shop selling breast-feeding accessories and more information and items for women and mothers.

Services

  • Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • High-Risk Pregnancy Care (Perinatal Special Care Unit)
  • Imaging Services (mammography, tomography, etc.)
  • Labor and Delivery
  • Mother and Infant Care
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Robotic Gynecologic Surgery
  • Surgical Services for Women

Awards

In 2013, Sharp Mary Birch earned a prominent designation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery by the American Academy of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.

References

  1. Gallant, Julie. "Little Things Count in NICU Upgrades". www.SDBJ.com. San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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