Sharp HealthCare fact sheet
Sharp includes four acute-care hospitals, five specialty hospitals and three affiliated medical groups, plus a full spectrum of other facilities.
Who we are and what we do
At Sharp HealthCare, our sole purpose is to provide you with the same exceptional care we expect for our own families and for ourselves — accomplished with excellence, commitment and compassion.
Based in San Diego, we are a not-for-profit health care system with four acute-care hospitals, five specialty hospitals, three affiliated medical groups and a full spectrum of facilities and services.
Our essence is The Sharp Experience. Our passion and dedication to this experience is shared by our approximately 2,700 affiliated physicians and 20,000 employees. Each day, we join hands to make Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care.
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Affiliated 1989
449 licensed and maintained beds, including 100 skilled nursing beds and 9 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Affiliated 1994
188 licensed beds/159 maintained beds, including 122 long-term care beds, 59 acute-care beds and 7 ICU beds
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Affiliated 1991
562 licensed and maintained beds, including 24 NICU beds
Sharp Memorial Hospital
Opened 1955
656 licensed beds/459 maintained beds
Sharp HealthCare is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.
Sharp is a community asset and committed to equitable access for all San Diego County residents. In fact, Sharp cares for more people covered by Medi-Cal than any other provider in our region — approximately 35% of the total Medi-Cal population. Medi-Cal covers less than 70% of the cost of care.
Fiscal year income from operations*:
Income from operations accounts for costs for labor, supplies, and other expenses. As a non-profit organization, any margin generated from Sharp’s business operations is reinvested into its people, services, technology and infrastructure.
Sharp is anticipating a negative margin for 2025.
2025, first 11 months: $68.4 million loss
2024: $24.9 million
2023: $78.8 million
2022: $20.4 million
2021: $74.6 million
2020: $60.1 million
2019: $156.3 million
* Margins listed here exclude one-time pickups from federal stimuli and state grants.
Fiscal year net revenue:
Net revenue only accounts for the amount Sharp expects to be paid for billed services and insurance company premium revenue. It does not account for operating costs.
2024: $5.1 billion
2023: $4.7 billion
2022: $4.5 billion
2021: $4.4 billion
2020: $4.2 billion
2019: $3.8 billion
2018: $3.8 billion
2017: $3.4 billion
2016: $3.5 billion
2015: $3.4 billion
2014: $2.9 billion
2013: $2.8 billion
2012: $2.7 billion
Sharp's 2025-2029 strategic plan initiatives include:
Strong financial performance
Drive affordability in the market and grow market share
Reduce total cost of care through care delivery transformation, standardization and automation
Implement operating improvements through the Office of Transformation
Enhance financial position and capital structure
Attain 10-year ENVISION goal of $250 million
Top decile results
Focus on engagement, talent management and succession planning
Support physician alignment, wellness and growth
Advance population health (data aggregation, analytics and predictive modeling)
Ensure health equity and service excellence across the care continuum
Become a High Reliability Organization (zero harm, zero defects)
Integrated delivery system
Advance and integrate IT systems to support Sharp (Epic and Workday optimization)
Enhance service lines, clinical integration and standardization
Further innovate and grow Sharp Health Plan
Cultivate other payor opportunities
Support the health of the environment to reach carbon neutrality by 2040
Access, capacity and innovation
Cultivate Sharp's innovation program to transform care delivery and diversify revenue sources
Expand capacity and service offerings in North County and Sharp's core markets (physician, hospital and enrollment growth)
Optimize ambulatory footprint throughout San Diego County (including freestanding surgery centers)
Expand Sharp app consumer offerings
As the only commercial health plan based in San Diego, at Sharp Health Plan we live, work and play in the same communities as our members.
We are committed to delivering the best health care for the best value, at hundreds of convenient locations throughout San Diego and southern Riverside counties. We connect our members with nationally recognized medical professionals, like those at Sharp HealthCare, to ensure the most positive health care experience.
Our health plan options provide coverage for employers of all sizes throughout our region and include valuable enhancements, such as interactive wellness resources, dental discounts and an exclusive global emergency services program.
To learn more, visit sharphealthplan.com or call Sharp Health Plan Customer Care at 858-499-8300 or 1-800-359-2002.
Our Sharp hospitals hold seven capitated commercial HMO contracts and two capitated senior HMO contracts.
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group serves Carmel Valley, Chula Vista, Del Mar, Downtown, La Mesa, Mira Mesa, Otay Ranch, Point Loma, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, Santee, Scripps Ranch, Serra Mesa and Sorrento Mesa.
SharpCare Medical Group
6 primary care office locations
Sharp Community Medical Group
Independent Physician Association (IPA)
More than 1,100 primary and specialty care physicians, representing over 30 specialties across 600-plus locations
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
Multispecialty Group Staff Model
538 physicians: 213 primary care physicians, 325 specialists
MSO is nonprofit
For more information about Sharp's medical group affiliates, please visit Sharp medical groups.
To learn about Sharp's comprehensive programs and services, please visit Sharp's medical services.
Coronado Hospital Foundation
Coronado Hospital Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of Sharp Coronado Hospital. Our mission is to enhance the care provided to those we serve, including Coronado residents, visitors and the surrounding communities.
Grossmont Hospital Foundation
Providing philanthropic support for Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Sharp HospiceCare and the health care needs of the East County community.
Sharp HealthCare Foundation
Serving Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, Sharp McDonald Center, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers and Sharp Rehabilitation Services.
With the support of thousands of donors and community partners to our three foundations, nearly $40 million from philanthropy was distributed to Sharp HealthCare in fiscal year 2025.
Sharp HealthCare's three skilled nursing facilities are: Birch Patrick Convalescent Center, Sharp Grossmont's Transitional Care Unit and Villa Coronado.
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
Opened 1992
206 licensed and 197 maintained beds, including 84 NICU beds
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns Grossmont
Opened 1990
90 licensed and maintained beds
Sharp McDonald Center
Affiliated 1998
16 licensed and maintained beds
Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital
Affiliated 1998
160 licensed and 149 maintained beds
Sharp Grossmont Hospital for Neuroscience
Opened 2025
50 licensed and maintained beds
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group has six urgent care facilities serving Chula Vista, Downtown, Otay Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, Santee and Sorrento Mesa.