Bloodless Surgery Patient Stories

Sharp's Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Center has helped hundreds of patient avoid blood transfusions. Our surgeons have successfully performed open-heart surgery, joint replacement surgery and other complex bloodless procedures without the use of donor blood. Read stories from patients of Sharp's Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Center.

  Cecilia's Story
For years, Cecilia suffered excruciating back pain, which often rendered her unable to move, and eventually surgery became the necessary option. As a Jehovah's Witness, it was important to Cecilia to avoid blood transfusions due to her religious beliefs. Cecilia chose Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center for her surgery where the bloodless medicine program is used to avoid transfusions. Read Cecilia's bloodless medicine story.
Hortencia Ramirez had bloodless orthopaedic surgery at Sharp Chula Vista in San Diego.

Hortencia's Story
A serious car accident landed Hortencia in a San Diego County hospital with a shattered hip and a broken rib cage. Surgeons at that hospital insisted she have surgery with blood transfusions, so Hortencia got a second opinion at a different facility: Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. Read Hortencia's bloodless hip surgery story.

 
  Raven's Story
As a busy mother of five children, Raven didn't have time for the constant, debilitating pain her fibroids were causing her last year. As a Jehovah's Witness, she didn't want to have a blood transfusion during her surgery. A robotic hysterectomy was the perfect treatment option for Raven. Read her story now.

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.