Tri-City Medical Center (Tri-City or TCMC), founded in 1961, is a full-service, acute care hospital in Oceanside, California. Located 40 miles north of San Diego, Tri-City serves three major cities in the Northern County of San Diego County: Oceanside, Vista, and Carlsbad. The hospital also owns and operates the nearest outpatient service, as well as the Tri-City Health and Fitness Complex in Carlsbad, home to the Tri-City Wellness Center, an integrated 58,000 square foot medical training facility.
TCMC is managed by Tri-City Healthcare District, California Health District.
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Tri-City Medical Center was founded in 1961 after voters were selected to form Tri-City Hospital District, approving the issue of bonds to pay for land and construction costs. At that time, the northern part of San Diego County was a rural area with little medical infrastructure, and community leaders from Carlsbad, Oceanside, and Vista knew that the region needed a modern local hospital to grow. The finished product, originally named Tri-City Hospital, is the result of their delivery.
When Tri-City Medical Center was first opened, it was a relatively small facility, with only 42 staff physicians; as the North County population continues to grow, it quickly becomes clear that hospitals need to be expanded. In the 1970s, responding to requests, Tri-City added a cardiopulmonary laboratory, an additional surgical suite, and a 42 bed maternity unit. In the 1980s, the hospital expanded further, adding four-floor wings and renovating existing facilities. It also increases the reach of its services, creates mental health units and dialysis centers, and begins providing cardiac rehabilitation. By the time Tri-City Hospital changed its name to Tri-City Medical Center in 1985, the hospital had also developed magnetic resonance imaging centers, neonatal intensive care units, and updated emergency departments.
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Medical Specializations
As a full-service public hospital, Tri-City Medical Center provides a range of health care services, including behavioral health services, home health care, and rehabilitation services. The following services, however, are considered to be their medical specialty: Cancer: Accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, Tri-City cancer services provide chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunity or targeted therapy, and radiation therapy therapy. In 2016, Tri-City Medical Center became one of the first hospitals in San Diego that offers intraoperative radiation therapy for patients with early-stage breast cancer.
Research
Tri-City Medical Center conducts more than 20 clinical research studies annually, often close to the medical staff of the University of California, San Diego. TCMC also conducts research in partnership with physicians and independent practices, regional child care facilities, primary care facilities, and outpatient care satellite.
Current hospital research focuses on the following areas: breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, cellulitis, endocrinology, haematology/oncology, hepatology; infections, mental health, pneumonia, and stroke.
Current Facilities and Operations
The main campus of Tri-City Medical Center is located at 4002 Vista Way in Oceanside, California. The fitness complex, better known as Tri-City Wellness Center is located at 6250 El Camino Real in Carlsbad. The 58,000 square foot facility is an integrated health campus that sets the stage for an environment focused on total wellbeing, from daily healthcare to training and rehabilitation of sports performance. Currently, two service lines, Physical Therapy and Heart Rehabilitation operate within the facility.
Adjacent to Tri-City Wellness Center, located at 6260 El Camino Real, is a Wound & amp; Hyperbaric drugs. Together, the hospital system has partnerships with over 700 doctors and handles nearly 200,000 outpatients each year, about 17,000 of whom are being treated.
388 hospital licensed beds are used for various ends. Tri-City treats about 92,000 patients per year on an outpatient basis and over 70,000 patients per year through the 24-hour Emergency Department. Tri-City also provides nearly 2,600 babies per year.
TCMC has expanded its facilities to increase its service range. In recent years, Tri-City has built the Orthopedic and Spine Institute (2011), Cardiovascular Health Institute (2010), Tri-City Medical Office Building in Carlsbad (2010), Tri-City Wellness Center (2009), and Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Medicine (2008).
UC San Diego Health and Tri-City Healthcare District completed in August 2016 agreement between two organizations, entering an affiliate designed to provide expanded health care for patients in North San Diego County.
Community Engagement
Tri-City Medical Center sponsors Carlsbad Marathon & amp; Half marathon. By 2016, the show features nearly 7,000 participants from 47 states and 30 countries.
In 2016, Tri-City Medical Center announced a three-year partnership with the American Heart Association to sponsor an annual liver road in Oceanside, California, beginning in September 2017.
Leadership
Board of Directors
- James Dagostino, DPT, PT - Chairman
- Laura Mitchell - Vice Chairman
- Leigh Anne Grass, RN, BSN, PHN - Secretary
- Julie Nygaard - Treasurer
- RoseMarie V. Reno - Secretary Assistant
- Cyril F. Kellett, MD - Treasurer Assistant
- Larry Schallock - Member, Board of Directors
Executive Management Team
- Steven Dietlin - Chief Executive Officer
- Sharon Schultz, RN - Chief Nurse Executive/Chief Clinical Officer
- Scott Livingstone - Chief Operating Officer
- Ray Rivas - Chief Financial Officer
- Glen Newhart, MBA, CFRE - Chief Development Officer, President - Tri-City Hospital Foundation
- Carlos Cruz, JD, MHA - Chief Compliance Officer
- Susan Bond, Esq., LL.M., R.N. - General Counsel
- Esther Beverly, MSHR, SPHR, SHRM-SC - Vice President of Human Resources
References
External links
- Official website
- This hospital is in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD
- Tri-City Health Center
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