Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns is a 206 bed, not for profit hospital in San Diego, California. It is run by Sharp HealthCare. Sharp Mary Birch Hospital delivers more babies than any other hospital in California.

History

In 1992, Sharp Mary Birch opened as the largest and most extensive freestanding center for women's health in Southern California. In December 2018, the world's smallest surviving baby was born at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns. Born at only 8.6 ounces (245 grams), "Saybie" weighed only as much as a large apple. After a nearly five-month-long stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, she was discharged home as a healthy 5-pound infant.

Hospital features

Sharp Mary Birch caters to the needs of women, expectant mothers and babies. It has one of the largest Level III NICU in Southern California. More babies are delivered at Sharp Mary Birch every year than anywhere else in California. Each year, the hospitaI delivers approximately 9,000 babies. It has 206 beds, including 84 NICU beds. Sharp Mary Birch offers Iabor and delivery suites for new moms, as weII as a shop selling breast-feeding accessories and more information and items for women and mothers.

Awards

In 2013, Sharp Mary Birch earned a designation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery by the American Academy of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.