Va San Diego Healthcare System Ratings

3350 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92161
Phone: (858) 552-8585

Hospital Type: Acute Care - Veterans Administration
Emergency Services: YES

Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings

Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Va San Diego Healthcare System save lives? 34% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Va San Diego Healthcare System	National Average
Heart Attack	9.8%	12.6%
Heart Failure	6.1%	11.8%
Pneumonia	15.8%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Va San Diego Healthcare System

Drug resistant bacteria are becoming a large health risk facing the United States. There are an increasing number of drug resistant bacteria, including: drug resistant bacteria due primarily to unnecessary and mis-applied use among humans and livestock, patients with hospitalizations for relatively minor reasons can suddenly face lifethreatening illness.

Infectious Disease	Cases
C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year¹	Not Available
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%²	Not Available

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 0h 0m

Patient Ratings

While customer satisfaction surveys don't necessarily reflect the quality of care provided at the hospital, it can identify some areas that are important standards to maintain, such as managing pain and maintaining a sanitary environment.

Overall Patient Rating: AVERAGE

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:

Nurses usually respond quickly when patients need help
Nurses usually take time to communicate well
Patients usually receive help when they request it
Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

Rooms were often noisy at night

Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Va San Diego Healthcare System Stories

Mar 30, 2026, 8:02 PM
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center: "It's garbage. Unfortunately, everywhere else is worse." - Still

Feb 15, 2026, 3:41 PM
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr: "7 hour wait today" - MARK

Feb 06, 2026, 4:47 PM
St Mary's Medical Center: "555" - CpjJwWHV

Feb 06, 2026, 4:46 PM
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital: "555" - CpjJwWHV

Nov 11, 2025, 9:09 PM
University Of California Davis Medical Center: "Horrible experience at UC Med.Emergency. After spending 3 hrs at One community Health we were sent to UC Med emergency we waited 7 hrs till 1 am and left without being seen. My son had a serious health issue and we had to wait till the next day and was seen by another hospital emergency room. He need surgery right away. We are contacting an attorney!!!" - Doug

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