Hillcrest lists 19 medical facilities in 92103, anchored by two Level I trauma centers — UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center on W Arbor Drive and Scripps Mercy Hospital on Fifth Avenue. Imaging Healthcare Specialists leads outpatient diagnostic imaging, and UC San Diego Health Medical Offices South extends the hospital's outpatient reach.
4011 Goldfinch St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-543-9812
Verified4250 First Ave., San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-543-7800
Verified4060 Fourth Ave #510, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-686-4011
Verified550 Washington St STE 300, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-297-5437
Verified150 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 858-658-6500
Verified200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-543-6222
VerifiedClinical Teaching Facility, 214 Dickinson St Room 113, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-471-0221
Verified3580 Fifth Ave 2nd floor, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-837-2100
Verified3520 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-291-5270
Verified4168 Front St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-543-6222
Verified330 Lewis St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 858-657-7000
Verified4033 Third Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-295-8677
Verified4033 Sixth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-297-4086
Verified555 Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-260-8300
Verified501 Washington St Suites 525, 508, 600, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-278-3300
Verified200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 858-657-7000
Verified3930 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 619-297-9610
Verified4060 Fourth Ave Suite 110, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 858-832-2663
Verified200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
+1 800-926-8273
VerifiedUCSD Hillcrest Medical Center at 200 W Arbor Drive is a Level I trauma center operated by UC San Diego Health. The hospital provides emergency care, trauma surgery, burn treatment, cardiac services, and inpatient rehabilitation. It serves as a teaching hospital for the UC San Diego School of Medicine, which means residents and fellows participate in patient care alongside attending physicians.
The campus extends beyond the main hospital building into surrounding medical offices. UC San Diego Health Medical Offices South and McGrath Outpatient Pavilion handle outpatient visits, specialty clinics, and diagnostic services. UCSD Medical Center Radiology provides imaging for both inpatients and walk-in orders from outside physicians.
Yes. Scripps Mercy Hospital on Fifth Avenue operates as a Level I trauma center — one of only a few in San Diego County. The designation means the hospital maintains 24-hour availability of surgical teams, anesthesiologists, and trauma-trained specialists for the most severe injuries. Scripps Mercy also operates a cardiac catheterization lab and a neonatal intensive care unit.
The hospital sits about a mile south of UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, giving the 92103 ZIP redundant trauma-center coverage that most San Diego neighborhoods lack entirely. Emergency cases are routed to whichever facility has the appropriate capacity and specialty team available at the time of transport.
Imaging Healthcare Specialists is the most-reviewed outpatient imaging center in Hillcrest, offering MRI, CT scans, X-rays, ultrasound, and mammography. The facility accepts most insurance plans and physician referral orders from any provider — your doctor does not need to be affiliated with a specific hospital system.
The UCSD Hillcrest campus also operates its own imaging department through UCSD Medical Center Radiology for both hospital inpatients and outpatient referrals ordered by physicians outside the UC San Diego system. American Board of Aesthetic Medicine handles specialized imaging and diagnostics for cosmetic and aesthetic procedures within the same W Arbor Drive medical corridor.
Outpatient blood draws are available at lab locations within the UCSD Hillcrest campus and at independent draw stations in the W Arbor Drive corridor. Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp both maintain draw sites accessible from the 92103 ZIP — check your insurance plan's preferred lab network before booking to avoid out-of-network charges.
Most primary care offices in Hillcrest can order lab work and refer you to an in-network lab. Some practices have on-site phlebotomy for routine blood panels, CBC, metabolic panels, and thyroid function tests. Results typically arrive within one to three business days and are shared through the ordering physician's patient portal.
The W Arbor Drive corridor radiating from UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center concentrates the densest cluster of medical facilities in San Diego County. UC San Diego Health Medical Offices South, McGrath Outpatient Pavilion, and Imaging Healthcare Specialists all sit within a few blocks of the hospital.
Balboa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center provides skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation nearby. The corridor also houses specialty clinics, outpatient surgery centers, and diagnostic labs operated by UC San Diego Health. Parking is tight around the hospital campus — the medical office buildings generally have their own lots or validated parking.
Scripps Mercy Hospital on Fifth Avenue is the closest hospital to the Bankers Hill sub-community — roughly a five-minute drive south along Fourth or Fifth Avenue. UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center on W Arbor Drive is about the same distance heading northwest. Both are Level I trauma centers with full emergency departments.
For non-emergency medical needs, Sharp Rees-Stealy Downtown Urgent Care is also accessible from Bankers Hill in under ten minutes via Fourth Avenue heading south into Downtown. Bankers Hill residents effectively have three-way access to major medical infrastructure without leaving a small geographic radius.
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