Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system serving the San Diego region. It operates 4 acute-care hospitals, 5 specialty hospitals, 3 affiliated medical groups, and a comprehensive health plan, employing more than 20,000 people and working with approximately 2,700 affiliated physicians.
The organisation's clinical operations span hospital-based acute and specialty care, outpatient medical services through affiliated physician groups, and health plan administration. Its technical domains centre on hospital operations, medical group practice management, health plan administration, patient-centred clinical care, and quality improvement initiatives oriented toward high reliability.
Sharp HealthCare's stated mission is to be the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine, and the best place to receive care. The organisation frames this through a philosophy it calls The Sharp Experience, which emphasises treating people rather than patients and combines medical science with the art of caring. A core commitment is achieving zero harm and zero defects across employees, physicians, patients, and families.