Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute (SPCI) is the newest, most advanced cardiology hospital on the US West Coast. It has 168-patient rooms and 60-ICU beds. The facility houses two hybrid operating rooms and four catheterization labs. The Prebys Institute s a tertiary referral center. The emergency room, located in the same building on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, has 51-beds and a 15-bed observation unit. It is a regional STEMI, trauma and stroke center.
Sixty percent of cardiovascular care in San Diego County is provided by Scripps. The Prebys Institute is the tertiary referral center for the cardiac disease in the Scripps Health system and a quaternary referral center for the region.