San Diego Bloodless Medicine

Comprehensive, Transfusion-Free Health Care

Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Center at Sharp Chula Vista 

Sharp HealthCare is committed to meeting the special and personal needs of all patients. The Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Center at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is open to patients who, for religious or personal reasons, wish to avoid the use of blood transfusions during surgery.

Why Choose Us?

  • Medical Director Dr. Hugo Barrera performs more than 90 percent of all surgeries without using blood transfusions
  • Our comprehensive center is the only one of its kind in San Diego County
  • Our medical and surgical professionals use blood conserving technologies
  • Our surgeons have successfully performed open-heart surgery, joint replacement surgery and other complex bloodless procedures without the use of donor blood
  • Sharp has one of the fewer than 150 hospitals in the US to offer a comprehensive bloodless medicine and surgery center
  • Since its inception in May 2003, Sharp's bloodless center has successfully cared for more than 500 patients with blood conservation techniques

Programs and Services
Sharp offers an advanced way of performing surgery without transfusions, using progressive techniques before, during and after surgery to minimize blood loss. This sophisticated approach allows physicians to care for patients without using donor blood because an ample supply of the patient’s own blood is retained.

Conditions We Treat
Sharp's bloodless surgery procedures range from routine appendectomies to complex orthopedic and open-heart surgeries. Bloodless therapies are applies to a variety of medical conditions and within a many medical and surgical specialties, including:

  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Gynecology 
Our Team
A team of highly skilled surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, social workers, pastoral counselors and other health care professionals use forward-thinking techniques in blood conservation methods to care for individuals requesting bloodless medical treatment. Patients can expect to receive assistance and support before and after surgery from the bloodless center manager, who is bilingual and has more than 15 years of experience working with patients requesting bloodless medical services.

For More Information
To contact the Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Center at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, please call 619-502-4037 or toll-free at 1-866-USE-NO-BLOOD (1-866-873-6625), or send us an email.

To learn more about Sharp's bloodless medicine services or to find a Sharp-affiliated physician, search for San Diego doctors or call 1-800-82-SHARP (1-800-827-4277), Monday through Friday, 8 am to 6 pm.

Last Updated: January 11, 2010