Descriptive Summary
Administrative History
Scope and Contents
Preferred Citation
Descriptive Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: UCSD Medical Center Publications
Creator:
University of California, San Diego. Medical Center
Identifier/Call Number: RSS 9000
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear feet
(3 archives boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1966-2000
Abstract: The UCSD Medical Center publications include printed material representing historical overviews of the healthcare system,
financial annual reports, newsletters, and commununications about Thornton Hospital.
Languages:
English
.
Administrative History
On July 1, 1966, University of California, San Diego Regents assumed operation of San Diego County General Hospital as the
teaching hospital for the new School of Medicine at UCSD. The name changed to University Hospital of San Diego County in
1968. The main hospital building is located 12 miles from the UCSD campus in Hillcrest. Originally, the UCSD Medical Center,
in additional to the University Hospital, incorporated the School of Medicine in La Jolla, County Mental Health complex, the
Burn and Regional Trauma Center, and the Outpatient Center by 1981. In 1993, the John M. and Sally B. Thornton Hospital and
Perlman Ambulatory Care Center opened in
La Jolla.
For more detailed history, visit: https://health.ucsd.edu/about/Pages/history.aspx
Scope and Contents
Arranged by title, publications in the UCSD Medical Center files health science related documents representing annual reports,
historical overviews, facilities development reports, staff and facilities newsletters, and informational brochures.
Preferred Citation
UCSD Medical Center Publications. RSS 9000. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hospitals -- California -- San Diego County
University of California, San Diego. Medical Center -- Archives
University Hospital. (San Diego, Calif.) -- Archives
Thornton Hospital. (San Diego, Calif.) -- Archives