Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

The latest news and patient stories about Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center from Sharp HealthCare experts and our Sharp Health News writers and contributors.

Student volunteer brings joy with wishing cranes

Carefully folded origami cranes carry messages of hope and healing, as one teen volunteer helps brighten patients’ days at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.

Fostering the future of health care

Health Science High and Middle College is a public charter high school that focuses on health sciences, health careers and other high-demand careers.

Blood in your stool: It’s not always hemorrhoids

Dr. Erick Alayo explains when blood in the stool may indicate hemorrhoids, and when it might be something else.

EmPATH Unit at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Connecting patients in crisis with immediate care

Thanks to two seven-figure grants, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center opened a crisis stabilization unit.

Steven Barron of San Diego at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Exceptional care at a critical moment

The COVID care Steven Barron received at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center helped him walk out of the hospital — to later return as an employee.

Orthopedic Surgeon Dr Thomas Hong of Sharp HealthCare

From the flight path to a path in medicine

Dr. Thomas Hong took his career to new heights after a ‘break’ inspired him to pivot from a life as an aerospace engineer to a future in orthopedic surgery.