Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, CA
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About Scripps Mercy Hospital
Scripps Mercy Hospital is an acute care hospital in San Diego, San Diego County, California. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 446 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Select Specialty Hospital - San Diego is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.09
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.43
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.65
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.03
86% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys3,127
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
32.75130, -117.16107
Nearby hospitals
- Select Specialty Hospital - San Diego555 Washington Street, San Diego, CALong-term care hospitalSame campus
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- Kindred Hospital - San Diego1940 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CALong-term care hospital1.0 mi
- NMC San Diego34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA · Emergency roomMilitary hospital2.1 mi
- San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital3853 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CAPsychiatric hospital2.4 mi
- Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital7850 Vista Hill Avenue, San Diego, CAPsychiatric hospital3.0 mi
- Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns3003 Health Center Drive, San Diego, CA · Emergency roomHospital3.3 mi
- Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego3020 Childrens Way, San Diego, CAChildren's hospital3.3 mi
- Sharp Memorial Hospital7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.4 mi
- Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr250 Prospect Place, Coronado, CA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Scripps Mercy Hospital located?
Scripps Mercy Hospital is at 4077 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County.
Does Scripps Mercy Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Scripps Mercy Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 194 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Scripps Mercy Hospital?
Scripps Mercy Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Scripps Mercy Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the California EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Scripps Mercy Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (619) 294-8111.
Would patients recommend Scripps Mercy Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (3,127 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.