Sharp Grossmont Hospital

COVID-19 hospitalizations are growing across San Diego County, as more people are being treated for the virus, this is also putting a strain on our intensive care units. As of Sunday afternoon the ICU capacity for the Southern California region, which includes San Diego and ten other counties, is now at 12.5%. “It is definitely a fear of mine that…

More than 100 COVID-19 patients in San Diego County are being treated at Intensive Care Units (ICU) and many of them are on ventilators. Among those responsible for running the machines are respiratory therapists. The coronavirus outbreak has made the job especially challenging. “As a front care worker, I have to not only worry about transmitting this disease to other...

Respiratory therapists are working closely with COVID-19 patients to run ventilators. NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo has more.

A U.S. postal employee suffered a medical issue while driving in La Presa and died in a crash Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol said.

Sharp Grossmont Hospital medical staff were treated to a generous surprise when Grammy award-winning singer Lizzo donated meals to those on the front lines in the battle against the novel coronavirus.

Grammy award-winning singer-rapper Lizzo donated meals to Sharp Grossmont Hospital workers as a token of her appreciation to health care workers.

The family of a 23 year-old man who escaped from an ambulance and later jumped from a nearby bridge to his death is suing the hospital and ambulance company for failing to prevent the tragedy.

A family is suing AMR and Sharp Health for the death of their son.

Two San Diego County sheriff’s deputies were honored for their actions that saved the life of a cross-country skier who fell into an icy lake in Pine Valley earlier this year.

A Sharp Rees-Stealy La Mesa Urgent Care spokesperson confirmed there was no measles exposure at the facility Wednesday evening.

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea has more on what was almost the county’s first measles case.

Border Patrol agents arrested a suspected human smuggler accused of ramming his car into marked patrol vehicles during a dangerous pursuit near the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend.

In an update to a story NBC 7 reported last month, 50 more women have joined a class-action lawsuit against Sharp Grossmont Hospital for its decision to secretly record some surgical procedures.

Dozens of more women joined a class-action lawsuit against Sharp Grossmont Hospital over hidden cameras in labor and delivery operating rooms. NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia has more.

Two more women, who were secretly recorded while giving birth and undergoing surgical procedures at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, are suing the hospital, joining dozens of other women.

New victims are coming forward in a suit against a Sharp Grossmont Hospital, claiming they were secretly recorded when they were vulnerable and exposed. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has more.

Dozens of women are suing Sharp Grossmont Hospital, claiming they were secretly recorded when they were vulnerable and exposed.

Sharp Grossmont Hospital issued an apology Friday after 50 more women, in addition to 81 who filed a lawsuit last week, came forward with claims they were recorded in secret during gynecological surgeries.

NBC 7’s Danica McAdam spoke to women who had their gynecological surgeries recorded in secret.

More than 80 woman are suing Sharp Grossmont Hospital for secret recordings in operating rooms. NBC 7’s Danica McAdam has more.