Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health

Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health is a 364-bed advanced medical center that is home to inpatient care, surgical facilities, outpatient clinics, a blood bank and a pharmacy. It is connected to Perlman Medical Offices and includes Thornton Pavilion, an inpatient facility formerly known as Thornton Hospital. It is within walking distance of Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, Shiley Eye Institute and Moores Cancer Center. The special features of our 10-story Jacobs Medical Center, which opened in 2016, include:

• 10 operating rooms (ORs), including a four-OR intraoperative imaging suite designed to support the most advanced brain and spine surgeries
• A floor dedicated to blood and marrow transplantation patients, with a full-floor air filtration system that enables immunocompromised patients to leave their treatment rooms to walk, exercise in a gym, and visit family and friends
• Care for every kind of birth, including three rooms within a midwifery-staffed Birth Center, 32 private postpartum rooms with foldout beds for family members, and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with 52 private rooms.
• Dedicated family areas with lounges and kitchenettes on each inpatient floor
• Rooftop helicopter landing pad
• A 150-piece therapeutic art collection

Directions

From Interstate 5: Exit on Genesee Avenue and head east. Turn right on Campus Point Drive. At the intersection, turn left to continue on Campus Point Drive. At the next intersection, you can turn right toward the Campus Point Parking Structure (across from Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, on the right) or turn left and continue around the curve to the Athena Parking Structure (on the left). Valet parking is also available — directly in front of the main entrance of Jacobs Medical Center as well as its west entrance.

From Interstate 805: Exit on La Jolla Village Drive and head west. Turn right on Genesee Avenue. Turn left on Campus Point Drive. At the intersection, turn left to continue on Campus Point Drive. At the next intersection, you can turn right toward the Campus Point Parking Structure (across from Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, on the right) or turn left and continue around the curve to the Athena Parking Structure (on the left). Valet parking is also available — directly in front of the main entrance of Jacobs Medical Center as well as its west entrance.

Additional Information

Visiting hours: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. View information for hospital visitors.

Patient access:

• Main (Thornton) entrance: 5 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Sunday
• Jacobs West entrance: 5 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday – Friday
• Emergency Department: Open 24 hours

Public transportation and free shuttle