Scripps Emergency Room - Encinitas

Q: How does On My Way work?

Use On My Way to find the nearest Emergency Room location and make an informed decision on where to go. Once you login to MyScripps, you will also complete some of the check-in process ahead of time. If you don’t have a MyScripps account, sign up today to use our Emergency Room On My Way feature. This is not an appointment. The approximate wait time is based on patients seen in the past hour. It is not a guarantee and is subject to change at any moment.

Scripps Encinitas offers emergency care in Northern San Diego

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas has served North County’s coastal communities since 1978. The emergency department is located inside The Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion at Santa Fe Drive and I-5. All Scripps ERs are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Whenever a situation is life-threatening, call 9-1-1 immediately. Learn which symptoms should be evaluated in an emergency room.

Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion

354 Santa Fe Dr.
Encinitas, CA 92024
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Emergency Services: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

ATM

Cafeteria

Chapel or meditation room

Coffee cart

Electric car charging stations

Free parking

Gift shop

Healing garden

Imaging

Pet therapy

Pharmacy

Spiritual care

Valet parking

Wi-Fi

The Leichtag Foundation Critical Care Pavilion

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Take a photo tour

Swipe through the slides to see what to expect during your visit.

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Expanded care

The facility expands emergency and inpatient care in North County.

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Growing demand

The building increases the hospital’s inpatient bed count to 194.

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Natural light

Natural light fills three separate intake rooms.

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Emergency room

The first floor houses a 26-bed emergency department.

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Calming environment

Imaging suites feature high ceilings and tropical accents.

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Medical-surgical inpatient rooms

36 private inpatient rooms feature sunset or rooftop garden views.

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New helistop

An air ambulance approaches our rooftop helistop.

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Fast transport

Fast transport is available to transport patients to one of our trauma centers.

Information for patients and visitors

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas is located on a busy medical campus. Below you’ll find tips to make your visit as seamless as possible.

You can enter the Scripps Encinitas campus in several ways. Our main entrance at 354 Santa Fe Drive, located at a traffic light, brings you in front of the hospital. There is a separate emergency room entrance farther down Santa Fe Drive, near the roundabout at Santa Fe and Devonshire Drive. You can also access the hospital and other medical buildings from Devonshire Drive.

Download and print our campus map (PDF, 1.4 MB).

Emergency Care

Find the address and services of Scripps emergency rooms, including our locations in Encinitas, La Jolla, Hillcrest and Chula Vista.

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Roneet Lev, MD, an emergency room physician, discusses the dangers of illicit fentanyl and how to protect your loved ones.

Jul 20

Scripps ER Geriatric Program Featured in Media Coverage

Andrew Accardi, MD, said that all four Scripps emergency departments received geriatric accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Sep 16

Scripps ER Geriatric Program Featured in Media Coverage

Andrew Accardi, MD, said that all four Scripps emergency departments received geriatric accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Sep 16

All 4 Scripps Emergency Departments Accredited for Geriatric Care

Scripps Health’s hospital emergency departments have been awarded a designation that recognizes a high level of specialized care to older patients.

Oct 28

Scripps ER Doctor Pleads With Public to Stay Home for Holidays

In a San Diego Union-Tribune article, Scripps emergency physician Juan Tovar, MD, pleaded with the public to help avoid spreading the coronavirus further.

Dec 28

Scripps CMO Says Hospitals Bracing for COVID-19 Spike After Thanksgiving

Chief Medical Officer Ghazala Sharieff, MD, told KPBS that Scripps Health is bracing for a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations following the Thanksgiving...

Nov 18

How does On My Way work?

Use On My Way to find the nearest Emergency Room location and make an informed decision on where to go. Once you login to MyScripps, you will also complete some of the check-in process ahead of time.

If you don’t have a MyScripps account, sign up today to use our Emergency Room On My Way feature.

This is not an appointment. The approximate wait time is based on patients seen in the past hour. It is not a guarantee and is subject to change at any moment.