Eligibility
The Bannister Family House is available to family members and support persons of patients at UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest and Thornton Hospital in La Jolla (one room per family). Guests must live at least 65 miles from the hospitals, and they must stay a minimum of three nights
There are no medical services provided at the house. In some cases, a person who has been discharged but still needs to be near the hospital may move into the house with a caregiver if space permits.
Priority is given to life threatening circumstances as opposed to procedural surgeries/diagnostic testing. Consideration is also given to financial need.
Room Fees
Although subject to change, the nightly rate for a one-bedded room (sleeps a maximum of three people including babies and children) is $30 per night. Two–bedded rooms (sleep a maximum of five people including children and babies) are $40 per night. Third-party payers may be charged at a higher rate than the family rate.
For referral information contact the Care Coordination Department at (619) 543-5730 or call the Bannister Family House at (619) 543-7977.