UC San Diego Health East Campus Emergency Department in San Diego's Grantville neighborhood provides around-the-clock emergency care at 6655 Alvarado Road in the 92120 ZIP. The facility operates within the former Alvarado Hospital campus, which UC San Diego Health acquired in December 2023 for $200 million and renamed East Campus Medical Center. The original hospital opened on August 14, 1972, as a 124-bed community facility and expanded to 300 beds through renovations in the late 1980s. Emergency medicine physicians trained in one or more specialties staff the department, with full-time attending doctors covering all shifts and experienced nurses including staff specializing in geriatric emergency care for patients aged 65 and older. Senior patients discharged from the ER who need transitional support connect with assisted living facilities including Atria Collwood in the College Area for post-acute residential care coordination. The East Campus ER operates alongside oncology, orthopedics, cardiovascular, otolaryngology, and surgical weight-loss departments, and the cancer program holds certification from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. UC San Diego Health's Level 1 Trauma Center operates at the Hillcrest campus, and life-threatening trauma cases arriving at East Campus stabilize in the Grantville ER before transfer to Hillcrest for definitive surgical intervention when required. Alvarado Road runs through the Grantville medical corridor near the 8 freeway, drawing patients from Allied Gardens, the Mission Gorge Road commercial strip, and neighboring La Mesa. Musculoskeletal injuries evaluated in the ER that require ongoing non-surgical care route to chiropractic and rehabilitation providers including Pittman Chiropractic in Grantville for spinal and joint follow-up. The hospital's 2023 acquisition also initiated plans for a 62-bed behavioral health facility that will serve as the academic home for UC San Diego's Department of Psychiatry.