UC San Diego Medical Center

It is appalling that being in 2023 egocentric Drs and specialists I have encountered at ucsd medical have a very myopic view of the body and do not see it as a whole system. Instead of taking the time to listen understand the main cause of my medical condition, they have wasted my time, given useless irrelevant tests, and horrible prescriptions that do not target what is actually causing my health issues. I can now see why people are shifting to more natural and holistic approaches as our current insurance/medical system seems to only care about profits/numbers then actually trying to cure a patient.

The worst experience with my last visit to UCSD Medical Center at La Jolla location. My appointment was mid-day and it took me forty minutes to find a parking and to my suprise the fee was $7 for 4 hours, almost half of my copay. Are you kidding me? I thought all these new structures at the UCSD campus will provide free parking or min fee like other institutions. So I was late to my appointment and I had to wait extra time. I don't have problems with any of my doctors but UCSD Management should figure out the parking issue and is not parking company issue.
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Long wait times to get in with a UCSD doctor, even longer delays with messages from your doctor in your mychart account. The doctors are so quick to prescribe certain medications without treating the actual issue, making you spend more time and money in the medical system. The billing for services is also ridiculous for these reasons. Also, if you request specific testing that you think will be good for you, the doctors will challenge you on it, instead of helping you figure out next steps. This hospital and chain of locations is so impacted, with a lot of people in the SD area having their choice of doctors being a UCSD doctor, that it's truly hard to get an appointment or get decent care.

BEWARE!
This place is so unorganized my Dr. Wasn't even here had to wait for ever get the nurse Michelle I believe, was extremely rude and acted careless towards me swearing etc.etc.like really be professional. Definitely never coming back here
Update! Manipulated me into surgery with multiple other doctors case workers and phycologists, claiming I had testicular cancer when it was a ruptured testical. My life is now forever negatively impacted after being repeatedly pressured and manipulated into surgery after I refused to allow the operation multiple times but they would not take no for an answer and continuously tried to persuade me until i unfortunately and regrettably agreed to the surgery. Now 5 years later im in a world of pain depression regret and sadness because this psycho dr. Stephen ryan (who has fled the state). Mutilated my body for his own monetary gain. When a patient says NO it means NO! Please do yourself a davor get 2nd and 3rd opinions don't let them take advantage of you and persuade you into surgery this hospital should be shut down they deleted my other reviews. BEWARE! All they care about is making $

This hospital is utter garbage. An elderly man walked into the ER and told the front desk people whom checked him in that he couldn’t walk. They didn’t bother to give him a wheelchair, he WOBBLES to the restroom; with his cane, Leaving a trail of Urine, behind. As he walks out of the restroom, *shocker* he slips on his own urine and FINALLY the nurses decide to help him up (AFTER another patient alerted staff) and seat him in a wheelchair. They asked him what happened while he’s on the floor, the man mentions he told them he was having difficulty walking and they were just in “shock”
over this? This place is a joke, we were here 7 HOURS. They “threw out” our “chart” … WHAT? Once we FINALLY got in, the “room” was an ambulance bed in a hallway. Once the doctor finally saw us, they send us on our way, AFTER AN ADDITIONAL 45 MINUTES of waiting. On a lighter note; great cafeteria food. I’m ACTUALLY surprised. Great food, horrible hospital.

My son was admitted to the burn icu and the doctors and nurses and child life specialists and everyone who took care of him are true angels. Thank you for taking such good care of my son and continuing to help him heal. We are forever thankful for these amazing people. Truly I can not say thank you enough; God bless you all!

Avoid this place if you can.

My wife had to go here while we were visiting San Diego. They had us sit on a hospital bed in a hallway and were never even given a room. We waited hours for a nurse to give her numbing drops and confirm that her eye was okay. All of that cost us over $2,000. We paid every bill they sent us and somehow still got sent to collections for around $400. They never called or emailed and we haven’t received anything in the mail from them for quite a while. Terrible.

I've been waiting and my foot just rotting in the lobby. STILL NO SIGNS OF CONCERNS BUT THE PAIN BURNING MY FEET I GUESS ITS MY PROBLEM ONLY. IDK.

Everyone working here is so attractive. I felt like I was on a TV show. The eye candy made my ear infection more tolerable.

Hi there
I Called 911 last night they take me to
ucsd Hillcrest by ambulance when I got there in ER Smile so Nasty & dirty like dirty barroom this must be a hospital Not toilet,
after I was watching on hallway they take me to a room the urine on the Corner my room they lift me their for 30 minutes I had to go to bathroom inside the bathroom Smell so Nasty and like bad fishy smell I Came back to the room the whole hallway smells so Nasty I told them why this place Smells so Nasty I was ignored me I was feeling Vomiting the Bed Caver look too old and ugly I Couldn’t stay there any more so I had to leave that hospital I want outside the weather was Extremely Cold I walked to find the place I Can Stay warm 24 hr CVS pharmacy was Closed about 10: 40 pm shell, gas station didn’t let me in I was waiting for my nephew to give me ride home I was so Helpless I Can’t believe this Days what’s happening in California everything is looks so Nasty too many homeless in street, Why after pandemic Everything is so Nasty
This is Shame the third World country
Do you have a better hospitals but we are in USA that’s Shame,
also they bill you like 50000.00 for ER
This is Shame on hospital management,

Neither me nor my mom were allowed to visit my pregnant sister. Labor and Delivery patients can only have two visitors listed for their entire stay & they can't change the list or invite other people to come visit them. No exceptions for immediate family? What?

There is a reason they are ranked number one in San Diego and one of the top hospitals in the world

I had my first seizure at 36 and had to be hospitalized. They were absolutely amazing and the food was good

I went to the ER and I was expecting to see a proctologist and I end up with a regular doctor who make me wait for almost 6 hours to prescribe me with medicine that wasn't intended to treat my problem. Also the staff who works taking care of the calls (receptionist) don't have the best customer service. It was such an ugly experience.

Was taken there with a promise of a bed in the unit i needed to go in.when i arrived i was told a bed wouldn't be open for 5-7 days and my only option was to wait in the ER.

Very pleasant plce doctors very professional nurses are the sweethearts the whole personal are ery good attending y helping me and take care my heath.
All the personas are very especial to me.and others

Nothing but problems. Saw one pcp, and she was so busy, she rushed through appointments. Called for a new pcp, and was told that there are no physicians accepting new patients, and I would have to see a resident. So they assign you to a first year resident, and all they do is mess up the information in MyChart.

I've had to file complaints with Guest Experience and Medical Records to have the false information removed, and may have to report them to the Medical Board due to this problem.

Its been a last drop in my care today. So HIGHLY disappointed in UCSD as a whole system! I was really ready to write this long time ago, but was hoping to forget all details of my care. My MD (plastic surgery) put a referral for me for PT. Then, 2 weeks ago, I had a call from PT to schedule an appointment, but she couldn't do it since (as she said) the referral was put incorrectly - however it was approved! She said that someone will call me back to schedule after talking to MD. Two weeks AFTER that conversation I had another call with the same problem, and was told that the message about clarification of care will be sent again STAT to MD and I will get an answer and appointment in 24 h. Yes, today I had a call and was able to set up an app with OT (not PT) for 11/8/22. When I asked to schedule next ones I was told that the next will be in December due to Holidays.
I am, as a patient and human expect CARE not once a month! If you can't accommodate patents flow - than say so, refer them out, outsource! But to throw a "bone" of 1 appointment is humiliating for patients and unprofessional for the UCSD SYSTEM!
Next - Hematology department! I was seen by NP and she ordered many blood tests to determine if I need an iron infusion. Do you think she ever called back with results? NO!
I had t go to Scripps and get my infusions there. I NEVER in my life had so many problems with scheduling, performing, following up and indifference in care! I had my surgery on July 5 2022,2 weeks after was admitted to ICU for sepsis, had to go 3 times to ER, had a thoracentesis done and NONE of such visits were easy! I have to say that only 2 departments are stand out of all other care! It is ICU and wound care in Encinitas!