Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego - Address and Parking

Scripps Mercy offers hospital and emergency care in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood

Scripps Mercy Hospital has served central and downtown San Diego since 1890. The San Diego campus is located near the corner of 5th Avenue and Washington Street in Hillcrest, within walking distance of clinics, restaurants and shops.

Scripps Mercy Hospital consists of two campuses in San Diego and Chula Vista.

4077 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
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619-294-8111

Main Phone: 619-294-8111

Imaging: 619-862-6500

Visiting Hours: 8 am - 8:30 pm

Emergency Services: The ER is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Physical Rehabilitation

Mon - Fri 7 am to 4:30 pm

619-849-4470

Labor and Delivery: Open 24 hours a day. Enter through main hospital entrance. Go to Labor and Delivery on the 3rd floor.

Cafeteria Hours

6:30 am - 7:30 pm

10:30 pm - 1 am

Imaging Hours

Outpatient:

CT: Mon - Fri 7 am - 5 pm
Interventional Radiology: Mon - Fri 7 am - 5:30 pm
MRI: Mon - Sat 7 am - 6:30 pm, Sun 9 am - 3:30 pm
Nuclear Medicine: Mon - Fri 8 am - 3:30 pm
Ultrasound: Mon - Fri 8:15 am - 2:30 pm, Sat - Sun 10 am - 11 am
X-ray: Mon - Fri 6:30 am - 8:30 pm, Sat 7 am - 7 pm, Sun 8:30 am - 4 pm

ATM

Cafeteria

Chapel or meditation room

Coffee cart

Gift shop

Paid parking (cash and credit)

Pet therapy

Spiritual care

Valet parking

Wi-Fi

Information for patients and visitors

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is located on a busy medical campus. Below you’ll find tips to make your visit as seamless as possible.

Because Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is in a high-traffic neighborhood, we recommend allowing extra time for travel.

Our main entrance is on 5th Avenue between Washington Avenue and Lewis Street, with parking available in the adjacent multilevel structure on Lewis.

Download and print our campus map (PDF, 520 KB).

Scripps charges for parking after 30 minutes. Our rates are as follows:

First 30 minutes: Free
31 minutes to 4 hours: $6
4 hours to all day: $12
Maximum per day: $12

Parking fees must be paid using our self-pay kiosks. They accept all payment types (cash, debit and credit cards as well as tap to pay including Apple Pay and Google Pay) and are conveniently located in the visitor parking structures.

Self-parking for disabled visitors and clergy is free. Visitors with disabilities must present their parking placards to parking gate attendants. Clergy can receive validation from the hospital security office.

For your convenience an ATM is located on the first floor of the hospital, near the coffee cart in the lobby.

General hospital visiting times are 8 am - 8:30 pm, but may be adjusted based on the patient’s needs or wishes. Learn more about our hospital visitation policy, including guidelines for children and service animals.

If you’d like to give or send flowers or gifts to a hospitalized patient, Scripps offers two convenient options. Learn more about our on-site and online gift shops.

If you’re from out-of-town or traveling from another country, we're here to help plan your visit and support you during your stay.

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Heart Care

Scripps Health has San Diego’s best hospitals for heart care and heart surgery. Get comprehensive cardiac treatment options from an expert cardiologist.

Heart Tests and Heart Disease Diagnosis

Scripps has advanced cardiovascular imaging and diagnostics technologies used by the best heart specialists to test for heart disease and diagnose conditions.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

The cardiac rehabilitation program at Scripps Health helps patients recover from heart surgery and other heart conditions through our excellent care.

Heart Surgery

Learn about the different types of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery performed at Scripps by our team of nationally recognized heart surgeons.

Surgery

Learn more about surgical care at Scripps Health in San Diego, including minimally invasive procedures and outpatient options.

Intensive Care

Critical care doctors in the intensive care units (ICU) at Scripps in San Diego care for patients following surgery, critical illness or trauma care.

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego shares a campus with many physician offices and medical buildings, including the O’Toole Breast Care Center. We’re home to notable specialty services, including a 24-hour emergency room that is a Level I Trauma Center, outpatient physical rehabilitation, minimally invasive robotic surgery and our childbirth unit (including a Level II neonatal intensive care unit).

The Woltman Family College Building on the Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego campus, a historic structure built nearly a century ago to train nurses, has taken on a new purpose providing nonclinical cancer support. Services include patient navigation, pastoral counseling, family consultation, meditation, a patient resource library and more.

We are ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the best in the nation in urology specialty care, as well as in several of our programs, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, colon cancer surgery, prostate cancer surgery, stroke and leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.