Sharp HealthCare
With an enduring commitment of more than 40 years, Sharp HealthCare has proudly supported YWCA San Diego County through special events, including our annual Golf Classic.
About Sharp
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system based in San Diego. The Sharp system includes four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three affiliated medical groups, a health plan, and numerous outpatient facilities and programs.
As San Diego’s health care leader, Sharp has an unwavering commitment to excellence and passion for caring. At the forefront of Sharp’s commitment to excellence is The Sharp Experience, a sweeping performance improvement initiative launched in 2001. This initiative has resulted in numerous advances in clinical outcomes, patient safety enhancements, and organizational and service excellence.
Philanthropy in Our Community
In 1944, Thomas E. Sharp lost his son — 22-year-old San Diego pilot Donald N. Sharp — who gave his life for his country on a mission with the B-26 Marauders of the US Army Air Forces. To honor his son, Thomas E. Sharp made a generous donation to fund the first Sharp hospital. It was to be a health care organization designed not for profit, but for people; committed to the care, health and well-being of the San Diego community.
Since that time, Sharp HealthCare has held true to this commitment, providing much-needed services to the underinsured and uninsured. In fiscal 2021, Sharp provided more than $500 million in community benefit. But this commitment extends further, thanks to the hundreds of thousands of hours devoted by Sharp team members to programs beyond our medical facilities. As we look to the years ahead, Sharp will continue to go above and beyond and spend each day providing care and programs that set community standards, exceed community expectations, and honor the sacrifice of Donald N. Sharp, during both ordinary and extraordinary times.
