As the South Bay's largest provider of health care
services for women and infants, Sharp Chula
Vista Medical Center is committed to helping you
through each stage of life — be it welcoming a new baby into
your family or undergoing a gynecologic procedure.
Whether it's before, during or after birth,
we're here to help meet your needs.
Women cared for at Sharp Chula Vista have access to private
labor and delivery suites, a dedicated room for
cesarean section deliveries, cord blood banking, a Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit, breastfeeding support,
a breastmilk donor program and a full range
of gynecologic procedures.
Let's take a look.
We offer free parking at our visitor parking structure
behind our Ocean View Tower and designated
emergency parking structure.
Sharp Chula Vista is a secure campus.
At night, the hospital is locked for the safety of
our patients.
If you need to come in between the hours of 9 pm
and 6 am, please enter through
the Emergency Department, which is located to the south
of our Ocean View Tower entrance.
Upon arrival, you'll be screened and given a mask.
Our hospital staff will escort you to our dedicated elevators
that will direct you to Women's and Infants' Services on
the third floor.
Your designated support person will be registered,
will receive a special wristband at the time
of check-in, and will accompany you if you are admitted.
We suggest that the support person brings your personal
belongings along with their own.
They should anticipate to be with you throughout your
entire hospital stay.
If you are a new patient, we recommend you preregister by
filling out the appropriate forms,
which may be obtained from your doctor or at the
hospital's information desk, which is located in the lobby.
Please have your photo ID and insurance card when you arrive
at the Women's and Infants' Services reception desk.
Sharp Chula Vista uses a secure state-of-the-art identification
system to expedite the check-in process.
You will then complete triage paperwork.
The Women's and Infants' Services Department is
comprised of various areas that serve specific purposes.
In triage, we assess the conditions of you and your baby
to see if you need to be admitted.
Scheduled cesarean deliveries will also go into
triage first.
We will contact your doctor to let them know you're with us.
Laboring mothers will be assessed to determine the stage
of their labor.
Your stay in triage can last 30 minutes to a few hours.
After triage you will labor, deliver your baby, and recover
in one of our spacious suites.
These areas were designed with your comfort in mind.
You'll be joined here by your designated support person.
Each private room is equipped with aromatherapy and a peanut
ball for comfort throughout your delivery.
We also offer state-of-the-art operating room suites for women
delivering their babies via cesarean birth.
For the safety of you and your baby, you will be
escorted into one of our postpartum rooms.
While in recovery, you will have access to breastfeeding
support and your baby will receive several in-room
health screenings, including a hearing test.
A convertible sleeper sofa allows your support person to
spend the night, and will receive sheets,
a blanket, pillow
and nutritious
complimentary meals.
You will be given a New Beginnings book that holds a
wealth of information regarding postpartum care,
newborn care and breastfeeding.
Specialized doctors and nurses care for the most fragile of
newborns in this area.
After a few days, you will receive a follow-up phone call
from one of our staff to check on you and baby.
We know the birth of a baby is a very special occasion.
At Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Women's
and Infants' Services, we are honored to be part of your
most memorable experiences.
We look forward to caring for you and your baby.