Sharp McDonald Center

Sharp McDonald Center
Hospital within Sharp HealthCare system
Industry Health Care
Founded San Diego, California (1998 — within Sharp HealthCare)
Headquarters San Diego, USA
Website Sharp McDonald Center official site

The McDonald Center at Sharp HealthCare (formerly Sharp Vista Pacifica) is the only medically supervised substance abuse recovery center in San Diego County that provides state-of-the-art treatment for adults and their families.

History

Sharp McDonald Center has been providing supportive treatment for substance abuse in the San Diego area for the past 20 years. Sharp HealthCare acquired the facility in 1998. The facility is a 14-bed chemical dependency hospital.

Hospital features

Sharp McDonald Center is the only medically supervised substance abuse recovery center in San Diego providing treatment for adults and their families. Located in the Serra Mesa area of San Diego, Sharp McDonald Center provides individually tailored support to drug rehab and alcohol treatment in a structured, homelike setting.

Services

• Aftercare Programs
• Chemical Dependency Services
• Continuing Care
• Evening Outpatient Sessions
• Family Care Program (including family education and counseling)
• Medically Supervised Detoxification and Rehabilitation
• Personalized Chemical Dependency Treatment

Medical firsts

In 1983, Sharp HealthCare created the first hospital-based program designed for the young children of alcoholics and other chemically dependent parents at Sharp McDonald Center.

Awards

In November 2007, Sharp HealthCare was awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Sharp was one of five organizations to receive the award, which is the nation's highest Presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence. Sharp was the first health care provider in California and the eighth in the nation to receive this recognition. Sharp McDonald Center is a part of Sharp HealthCare.

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