Balboa Hospital Courtyard

Today I tried to schedule my child for his annual checkup, but they told me they were booked up until the end of the year. They asked me to call back next week to try for next year. Over two months of waiting... an appointment for a child... at a military hospital in San Diego. It's a nightmare.

Had a trebel hook lodged in my hand for over 3 hours, waiting for them to see if I had tricare before they took care of me. Mind you, I had nothing numbed, not a single bit of help from them until they saw I was covered for medical care; I'm active duty military going on now for 11 years. Mind you, my father was with me & is on a breathing machine. It was 2am. After reminding them this and that I needed to get this taken care of so I could take my father home, I waited another hour, and still nothing. After pressing the concern a few time, and noticing them laughing and joking around outside of my room, I ended up leaving and went to an urgent care instead where I was taken care of in less than 20 minutes; that time included the line I was in. All bills were covered under tricare. & to

The cafeteria is awful and very limited on food they have Subway and a McDonald's and a Starbucks that you can eat from which is much better. It is a hospital it is a very big place and requires a lot of walking. Bathrooms are hard to find. The staff is wonderful And very helpful.

Lot of construction going on, but the open air compound is nice and fragrant with plants aplenty. Food options I've noticed are Wetzels Pretzels, subway, mini Starbucks. ATMs on site.

Pretty