The Scripps Mercy Hillcrest Trauma Catchment is located relative to the freeways as:

• A. South of the 94, East of the 805
• B. North of the 94, West of the 805
• C. North of the 94, East of the 805
• D. South of the 94, West of the 805

Answer: (A)

Think of the trauma catchment in terms of big freeways acting as map boundaries. The Scripps Mercy Hillcrest area sits in the southeast quadrant when you divide the city by these two freeways: it is below the east–west freeway and to the right of the north–south freeway. In other words, it’s south of the 94 and east of the 805, which is why that description is the correct one. If you were north of the 94 or west of the 805, you’d be describing a different part of town, not the Hillcrest catchment.