Patient Services
UC San Diego Health System provides the following patient services:
Entertainment Resources
During your hospital stay, enjoy the following:
- Books
- Magazines
- Crafts
- Puzzles
- Games
- Video and music lending library (at the request of your nurse)
Volunteer Services will be happy to deliver these items to your room. Call 619-543-6370 for more information.
Ethics Consultation Team
The Ethics Consultation Team can meet with and advise patients and families facing difficult ethical decisions, such as end of life care. All matters discussed remain private. Your doctor or nurse can tell you how to contact this team.
Interpreter Services
UC San Diego Health System ensures access to interpreter services, including:
- Trained interpreters
- Language Line Services
- American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters
- Network Interpreting
Our medical staff may access these resources for language interpretation.
Lost and Found
Lost and found items are turned in to the Security Services Office.
To contact the Security Services Office, call:
- UC San Diego Medical Center - 619-543-3762
- UC San Diego Thornton Hospital - 858-657-6420
Mail and Flower Deliveries
A UC San Diego Mail Services staff member delivers mail daily to hospitalized patients.
It is important to have all deliveries properly addressed with the following:
- Your complete first and last name
- Hospital
- Room number (if available)
Please note that flowers may not be allowed in some intensive care units.
Meal Services
Nutrition Services provides patient meals, guest meals, and nutritional counseling.
For questions about your meal services, please call the Support Services Call Center at 619-543-2255.