Edgemoor Hospital

On October 5 of last year, our brother Radford suffered a catastrophic brain aneurysm and a carotid artery dissection while in Ocean Beach. He was admitted to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he remained for over two months. During that time, he endured two strokes--one caused by a bleeding ulcer--as well as the placement of a stent in his brain to relieve pressure. To say he underwent at least six surgeries is likely an understatement. Thanks to an extraordinary surgical team and, without question, God's grace, he survived a moment when we were preparing to remove life support and organ donation was already being discussed. There is no doubt in our minds that his survival is nothing short of a miracle. Following this ordeal, we faced the overwhelming challenge of finding a long-term skilled

This skilled nursing facility (it is not a nursing home) has won numerous awards and accolades, and for good reason. Edgemoor was my son's home for nearly 8 years. During that time he received outstanding and loving care from the entire staff--from the doctors to the nurses to the maintenance staff to the security staff. Edgemoor serves a very special population that can be difficult and challenging--on a good day. Their communication with our family was excellent and any concerns or complaints were handled quickly and efficiently. When our son fell seriously ill and needed hospice care, the Edgemoor doctors stepped in to provide loving and palliative care until he passed in a place where he felt love and joy. (The photos shown here are from the old Edgemoor, the new facility is state-of-t

The medical director here is Dr. Rebecca Ferrini and the only way I would bring a loved one here is if they hire a new medical director. Dr. Ferrini illegally changed my mother's advanced health care directive from comfort care to full code against my mother's legally expressed wishes and my orders as well as I was my mother's power of attorney. Dr. Ferrini also kicked my mother out so cruely in her final days to the hospital when she had no medical reason to be sent there. After just one day the hospital tried to release my mother back to Edgemoor Hospital as she was stable and had no reason medically to have been sent there in the first place but Dr. Ferinni refused even though my mother had a legal seven day bed hold. She basically kicked my mother out of her home just because of a sist

Really had a good experience visiting. Everything was clean, garden area was beautiful.

That is a picture of the demolished old Edgemoor Hospital sometime before 2009. Probably best if you have the new hospital as the thumbnail.