Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital

Between here and Aurora, Mesa Vista is WAY better. My son was there and all of the staff were really nice, helpful and seemed to truly care, especially the doctors! The rooms were clean and the food edible and they actually talk to the kids, let them watch tv, read books and do activities. If you get a choice Mesa vista is the way better choice.

This place is too much… Dr fidelio said i didnt need to come in hospital. he has not spoken to me. so he is now diagnosing with telekinesis. This dude is a Quack, and i want him off my case… Sharp feedback i already emailed you… Fidelio loves to shock people and will try to talk you into his ECT therapy that simply RUINED my memory, Im now 5 years post ECT and messed up still… he says «Very unusual» yeah this is my life you are messing with, GO too ucsd and get ketamine therapy if you are really suffering… Old senile man running that hospital by telekinesis…

My child was admitted into the Child and Adolescent Unit (CAP 3) in December 2015. I was very impressed with the attention and loving care provided by Nurses. Mr. U, Gregory, Todd, Peter and Otilia in particular where extraordinary! Thank you for your excellent work and care. Psychiatrist Dr. Venus Paxton was very attentive and demonstrated her commitment to the children and her job through her actions and communication with me. She was amazing! Some of the lower level Mental Health Associates could use some additional training. A woman by the name of Brittany was very aggressive in her demeanor and was pushy with a 12 year old girl about sitting on another child’s bed when the staff before her had allowed her to do so an hour earlier. When I brought it up to her, she became argumentative with me in front of the children in CAP3. I directed her to speak with the Charge Nurse about her response and the inconsistencies in enforcing unit rules. She was the only person I encountered that didn’t meet the high level standards of conduct and care that I experienced there. There does appear to be a need to ensure consistency between lower-​level staff in the day time and evening about the boundaries that they set for some of these children. Overall, as a unit, they were organized, kind and kept me well-​informed. They answered whatever questions I had and were very supportive. The food was very good and they provided plenty. I liked it when the staff ate with the children. It provided more of a family setting and lowered stress and anxiety for my child. Very grateful for this great team!

the hardest decision I’ve ever had to face was. coming into alcohol detox for the first time in my life, I was scared, emotional and afraid of how I would be without alcohol. From the moment I stepped foot into sharp mesa vista I was treated with compassion, these wonderful nurses I’ll never forget, Cathy whom did my intake –thank you for encouraging me to take the step, to the nurses on CDRP, Nurse Linda. thank you for lifting me up with hope, Nurse Andy. thank you for motivating me to take charge of my life and helping me see my strengths Nurse Carol. thank you for helping me to see I needed to love myself. From the nurses, group counselors, doctors, .It wasn’t just a «take your meds facility», I felt it was someone actually saying «your not alone, I’m here «thank you from the depths of my soul, my life path is forever changed.

Mesa Vista hospital saved my life many times. I highly recommend this hospital. I appreciated the support of the staff and my doctor. When you are in crisis, you need a safe place to go and Mesa Vista always provided that for me. I couldn’t have made it through many trails without their inpatient and outpatient programs. Each staff has a gift. And I found it a comforting place. Hospitalization is not easy but Mesa Vista makes it easy as possible. I would like to thank them for keeping me whole when I when I came in so broken.

This review is only referring to the Mid-​City adult outpatient program. In one word, worthless. It is not worth the money the insurance pays. They are unsupportive, uncaring and sometimes even clueless. It is full of patient drama (like high school). I was constantly approached by other patients for money and/​or cigarettes. Although the staff is aware of this behavior, they do nothing to limit it. I attended the program for months and absolutely did not improve.
On a positive note, the psychiatrist was wonderful and caring.

Basically about a month ago my wife went into Sharp mesa vista for physcosis and major depression!!! She has Bypolar one disorder. she was in the emergency room for almost three days and when the private ambulance came and picked her up we gave them her medication list not only do they have her medication list on file in the computers but we gave them the list since her last discharge so what happened they screwed up on her medication she was without her neruontin tompamax and luvox for almost 6 days!!! she almost had a major cezure or could have died!!! i called them and asked why she was not getting those medications they admited they made a mistake and she finally got those medications!!! after almost 6 days. right now i am in the process of looking up a medical malpractice attorney and looking to get some sort of resouloution. because this hospital and sharp memorial are very horrible hospitals the way they treated her. they can’t do this to people and we are not going to let them get away with it period. we at first thought about it said lets not worry about it but how many other people have they might done this to we are not going to let them get away with this we are going to fight for our medical rights and not let them get away with it PERIOD!!! sharp is the worst hospital ever!!!

Really about 3.5 Stars. I just came here for some blood work. The massive parking garage almost assures you’ll go beyond the first hour free parking. The upside is that I could get the fasting blood work done at my convenience… which happened to be Saturday morning. I was the only patient there, so I managed to eek out the free parking by a few minutes.

My mother was recently released from the behavioral unit for seniors. She has multiple issues including anxiety depression and an addiction to pain medicine. Dr. Khalafian is an exceptional psychiatrist. He is kind compassionate and very sensitive to the patient’s needs yet he also understands the pharmacological agents that are necessary to bring the chemistry of the brain back into a more balanced approach. He called me at least twice to inform me on my mother’s condition and prognosis. He and the nursing staff were well on top of most of the issues that my mother faced. They were very attentive to her needs and yet realistic to what they could achieve as goals. Also, my mother’s social worker Tracy was a very efficient at setting up the necessary discharge contacts to ensure that my mother would receive further treatment. The issues of mental health are complex and difficult at times but Mesa Vista has done an exceptional job and continues to have a deep sense of commitment to its patients.

I came here for the IOP DBT program after my therapist strongly recommended me to come here.
So this place is full of people who refuse to listen to you. They’re more about focusing on the skills they want to teach you and telling you what to do. If you have any issues or question anything they easily explain it away or go into a lecture of willingness vs. wilfulness. When my gut feeling was screaming out to me and I told them that I needed to do whatever, they told me that that wasn’t my wise mind and that it was my emotions. Wow, they found very sly ways of saying you’re being over-​dramatic without having to literally say that. Brava. Of course at the time since I have very little self confidence I just listened to them instead of listening to myself. It’s sad really. These people are supposed to help you, but instead they just tell you what to do and to do as they say.
They don’t offer support, they make promises they can’t keep or just really they’re so time crunched that they literally can’t do much for you. I’m seriously, they’re always rushing from here to there, were late all the time for the sessions and breaks, and were constantly drinking coffee. For a program that focuses on being mindful and self care, they sure do the exact opposite. Also, they constantly boast that it costs insurance $ 700 for us to be there. Well, you don’t really get $ 700 worth of service.
So they wanted me to go on Zoloft even though before I began I told them right away that I didn’t want to be on drugs. I told my therapist that who was supposed to be in contact with them. Well, 1 week into the program they have you see a psychiatrist. Mine told me that I needed to be on drugs in order to stay in the program or they were going to kick me out. When I said that I thought I had a choice and that I had already gone over this with my DBT therapist he went and got 2 more people to back him up. So it was me and 3 professionals in a tiny room with them all telling me that I most definitely needed to be on drugs. I don’t drink alcohol, I don’t do illegal drugs, and I barely even take pain meds when I need to. I’m just not a fan of drugs of any sort. And they didn’t care. They didn’t listen to me. Well, since I was hella pressured I did indeed give in. But you know what? They act like drugs are a cure. But they’re not. They can be a tool, but you need to have other tools too and lots of support. So yeah, the skills can be your other tools, but I didn’t have the support of my therapist because she was emotionally abusive. I didn’t see it at the time, but a lot of time has passed and I can look back and be like «oi, the signs were so obvious.» They didn’t see it either. They just saw a person who needed to be on drugs. Well those drugs can only help if you have other help. I didn’t. So those drugs didn’t help me, they made me want to kill myself even more. Yay! BTW, I would later learn that I indeed did have a choice and didn’t need to be on any drugs to be in the program. Wonder why I had to learn that after the fact.
They have you fill out this survey thing everyday that assess where you are mentally. Like seriously, near the end I had 10 for suicidal ideation. They don’t do anything with this information. They just go, «oh, just use the skills and you’ll be okay: D» Again, tools can only work for certain situations. The skills do come in handy for some things but not for deep serious things. It’s really absurd how much stock they put into these skills. And they want you to use them just to use them. One day I started crying because I was talking about a traumatic event. They wanted me to use the skills right away! NO. All I needed to do was cry it out. Instead, I was told what I needed to do and it really made me feel like my reaction was the wrong reaction and that I shouldn’t be feeling that way. I get a lot of anxiety when I think of that still. It’s like, instead of just crying and letting it go, they instilled more shame and it stays on my mind grapes. Doesn’t seem very therapeutic.
I wouldn’t recommend going here. I would instead say to go see a different therapist. Maybe see more than 1. Try some group meetings. I’ve stayed in contact with some and this program didn’t help them. I’ve seen people leave because it wasn’t helping them. This program can’t help a lot of people because it’s so compact and the staff is so over-​worked. Mental health takes time and patience and this program can do neither.

Checked myself in here for an alcohol detox. Not something I’d normally broadcast to the world but the experience was so far and above what I was expecting I had to give them their just praise. The intake staff were fantastic and processed me in very short order. The food was nowhere near what you would expect from a hospital. They have a buffet with their own grill man who will make you a variety of hot items at all 3 meals. Plus, it’s all you can eat! All of the staff were friendly but the exceptional 2 that stuck with me were Lynda, the nurse who does vitals in the evenings, and Ken, who ran many of the groups. Lynda always had a kind word and made me smile every time I saw her, making my days brighter than they should have been, all things considered. Ken, I credit as an integral part in the 36 days of sobriety I have today. His straightforwardness and harsh truths were exactly what a realist like me needed to hear. I still have the book Ken and the pizza man is teaching me how to make the pizza, not the salad guy.

Really good hospital — they probably do more therapy for their inpatient people than any other hospital that isn’t private. They also run groups for PTSD, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy. The psychiatrists are more into medicating you and then medicating your symptoms, which I’m not a fan of.

Warning to all parents DO NOT PLACE YOUR CHILD HERE!!! I allowed my child to be admitted to CAP 3. My child has been drugged beyond recognition, they denied him food when he was hungry despite knowing he has special needs, and they are giving me the run around with his discharge date. Do not believe them when they say they will call you before giving medications. They are lying they do not call. They are also not equipped to handle children with special needs. I am currently in the process of filing a complaint with the state.

Eating disorder program:
Though the hardest thing I’ve ever done, this program CHANGED MY LIFE. It sometimes seemed things were spiteful or harsh, but I learned this was my perception & everything they did was intentional to break a habit that was no longer working for me. Likely why it was so often incredibly gut wrenching & uncomfortable. BUT, if you can get past the hard stuff you’ll go through, utilizing the skills/​tools & support given and HAVE COMPLETE FAITH IN THEIR PROCESS, YOU CAN RECOVER!
One of the hardest parts for many, myself included, was learning to trust the team. They don’t doubt themselves because they KNOW what they do works, and upon exiting I told them to keep in mind that as ED patients we don’t necessarily know this, we often don’t trust others.
Long story short, Dr. S in incredibly brilliant, passionate, and experienced in the world of eating disorders, even if she does come off strong. She runs an incredible program and all staff individualize patient care so you can learn new coping skills to live a life FREE of your ED, but you MUST learn to trust the process they offer. I promise, promise, promise that it works.

The DBT intensive outpatient program here is exceptional. The group is small, which I appreciate immensely. The staff is all incredibly nice & do their best to make you feel at ease. There’s a garden with benches & a fountain if you need/​want to take a relaxing break. When you’re in one of their intensive outpatient programs, you get a meal coupon/​ticket and you can have lunch for free in their cafeteria. Btw, there’s super yummy hot chocolate in the cafeteria :) I brought my travel coffee mug & just filled it up.
I have also been inpatient here & despite the fact that there’s no smoking on the hospital campus they will give you a nicotine patch if you need it. Also when I was inpatient, I didn’t have any of my personal belongings, but they have me the best quality travel size personal hygiene zippered bag with good quality shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash, toothpaste, a toothbrush, a chap stick & I can’t remember what the last thing was, maybe lotion… Hmmmm
AND…
Awesome gift shop here at Sharp Mesa Vista. Incredibly reasonable prices. From what I understand is most of the sales go right back into funding the hospital. Check this place out. They have a bunch of great jewelry at killer prices. And the elderly woman who was working when I went in was the sweetest woman.

I wasn’t going to write a review. I didn’t think that I needed to because I already told a lot of the staff how great they were to my child. To me they are all saints for the concern that they showed and the care that they provided. My son had to be assigned in CAP3 for almost two weeks back in April. He was released and had a relapse a month later. He was actually hoping to go back to CAP3 at Mesa Vista. I am not proud about it, but I would say that its a testament to the type of environment that they create. Well unfortunately he is currently at CAP at Rady Children’s Hospital and I hate to say it but there is a huge difference. I will say that I like most of the staff there, but Sharp Mesa Vista has their stuff together when it comes to making parents feel welcome, having messages returned, and keeping the parent abreast of medications and assessments. Not that I want my child to be in any type of confinement, but I can say that the staff at Sharp Mesa Vista create a very positive environment for youth who are having behavioral challenges.

So… I’m now a two-​time (out)patient in the Cognitive Therapy program. The five star update is solely for that program, as it’s my most recent and relevant experience, and I really want to emphasize its quality. For inpatient, please see my previous review. (A quick word about inpatient: I certainly don’t mean to contradict people’s negative reviews, but 72 hour holds are pretty much mandated by law if someone appears to be a danger to themselves or others. Hospitals tend to err on the side of caution as it’s a potential life-​saver/​liability depending on what action they take. In addition, there are also privacy laws that restrict information given out about patients, which is frustrating but a necessary precaution. Just an FYI…)
Caveat: the fact that I’ve done the COG outpatient program twice is NOT a reflection on its quality; I was pretty young the first time around, and didn’t take it very seriously. Its quality this time around (2013) is also greatly improved.
I don’t give five stars lightly, ESPECIALLY for mental health-​related services. The COG program is absolutely amazing, and I highly recommend it. If you or someone you know is in need of positive change and their thinking and behavior patterns are holding them back from succeeding and achieving their full potential, this is the place to go. Yes, I may sound like a motivational speaker, but I’m dead serious. I’ve been «in the system» for about 17 years now, with a pretty bad history and a fistful of diagnoses, and this was one of the most helpful experiences I’ve had. No, I’m not «cured,» but this program has had a major impact on my thought processes and a good start on behavioral improvement as well.
Most people in this program are not like me – they have often recently suffered a breakdown due to life circumstances or an accumulation of trauma/​shittiness, so if that better describes you, don’t hesitate to sign up. As I mentioned before, you do need to meet certain criteria to be in this program, so it is largely people who are not currently having serious behavioral problems or thought disorders. It’s extremely intense and includes a lot of very specific techniques and theories related to cognitive and behavioral change. Although this sounds complicated, it is taught and reviewed and applied over and over until it becomes simple, intuitive, and natural. The other aspect is group therapy, which can be somewhat confrontational in a very loving way and is incredibly helpful.
The therapists and psychiatrists are top-​notch, and I just can’t recommend this program enough. If you take it seriously and are open to seeing your thoughts, behaviors, life history, and those around you in a new way that may initially be unsettling, you WILL change for the better.

Seeing all the bad reviews, I had to put in my own 2 cents:
I went to the Outpatient program here (never inpatient) and it CHANGED MY LIFE. The doctors (specifically Dr. Fidaleo) and all the therapists in the Cognitive Outpatient Program were OUTSTANDING. I have been using mental health providers for 18 years and I have never come across such quality. So I HIGHLY recommend the Cognitive Outpatient Program.
(I can’t speak to the quality of the inpatient care)
May we all be healthy and free from suffering.

THIS PLACE NEEDS TO BE REPORTED BY EVERYONE!
The rudest staff I have ever dealt with. They pretend they can’t hear you on the phone. They treated me like crap when I was concerned about my friend, that was being kept there against his will. They wouldn’t let him out. We had to involve the police. My friend was in for drug rehab. After admission, they told him, NO leaving for forty days. They made him go cold turkey and no medication to help. He was in a bad way. They held him for 72 hours and took away his phone. It took a turn for the worse as of 2013.

it began with a call to whoever answered the phone at mesa vista Sun. morning. I mentioned I was deppressed and that I was wondering if thery had any beds open as I wanted to detox from alcohol.
She told me they didn’t have any beds at the time but kept me on the phone asking questions about why I was deppressed, ect.
The next thing I know there are police at my door (as this lady «assumed» I might want to harm myself, which I never mentioned to her to her in any way)
I was just depressed.
The police came in, told me they were taking me to SCRIPPS hospital and putting me on a «72 hr. hold».Basically, they’re keeping you 3 days against your will, just because someone I talked to on the phone“thought” I might harm yourself. .
A 3 day lockdown is not a help to someone who’s just depressed.
I take a lot of meds. for my heart, cholesterol, deppression, pain, etc.
They didn’t give me any of my meds throughout the day nor any food.
After 8 hours (and seeing the DR only twice) the hospital psych. came in to question me about my condition. After about an hour of talking with her, she told them to release me. Thank god for this lady.
If you do happen to call Mesa Vista, Be VERY, VERY aware of what information you give them as they basically can have you locked up for 3 days.