Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system serving the San Diego region. The organisation operates four acute-care hospitals, five specialty hospitals, three affiliated medical groups, and a comprehensive health plan, employing more than 20,000 staff and working with approximately 2,700 affiliated physicians.
The system structures itself around patient-centered care and what it terms "The Sharp Experience". Its stated mission encompasses three dimensions: being the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine, and the best place to receive care. This orientation extends to operational philosophy, with commitments to high reliability, quality improvement, and reducing harm across all stakeholder groups.
Sharp HealthCare's integrated model combines hospital operations, specialist care, primary care delivery through its medical groups, and health insurance administration under a single governance structure. The organisation positions itself as San Diego's leading health care system and the largest integrated delivery system in the region.
