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*Francisco Valle, TCMC’s Vice President of Marketing, Community Relations, and Special Projects, was awarded “Health Professional of the Year” at the 2013 San Diego Latino Champions Awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR|url=http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/30/tp-health-professional-of-the-year/|work=U-T San Diego}}</ref>
*Francisco Valle, TCMC’s Vice President of Marketing, Community Relations, and Special Projects, was awarded “Health Professional of the Year” at the 2013 San Diego Latino Champions Awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR|url=http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/30/tp-health-professional-of-the-year/|work=U-T San Diego}}</ref>
*In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review recognized Tri-City as the sixth best hospital in the nation in terms of [[heart attack]] patient readmission rates.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jamie|title=50 Hospitals With the Lowest 30-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Attack Patients|url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/50-hospitals-with-the-lowest-30-day-readmission-rates-for-heart-attack-patients.html|work=Becker's Hospital Review|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref>
*In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review recognized Tri-City as the sixth best hospital in the nation in terms of [[heart attack]] patient readmission rates.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jamie|title=50 Hospitals With the Lowest 30-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Attack Patients|url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/50-hospitals-with-the-lowest-30-day-readmission-rates-for-heart-attack-patients.html|work=Becker's Hospital Review|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref>
*In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review named '''Tri-City Medical Center''' one of the “100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.”<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare|url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/100-great-places-to-work-in-healthcare.html|work=Becker's Hospital Review|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref>. The process Becker's uses comes into question as an alternate version of the climate at Tri-City is revealed. Former CCO files a suit in which he alleges the CEO Larry B. Anderson created an environment more incline to discriminate and harass <ref>>{{cite news|last=Burgin|first=Aaron|title=Watchdog Reporter|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Jun/06/suit-hospital-ceo-berated-the-unhealthy/
*In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review named '''Tri-City Medical Center''' one of the “100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.”<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare|url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/100-great-places-to-work-in-healthcare.html|work=Becker's Hospital Review|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref>. The process Becker's uses comes into question as an alternate version of the climate at Tri-City is revealed. Former CCO files a suit in which he alleges the CEO, Larry B. Anderson, created an environment more incline to discriminate and harass <ref>>{{cite news|last=Burgin|first=Aaron|title=Watchdog Reporter|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Jun/06/suit-hospital-ceo-berated-the-unhealthy/
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*In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review named Tri-City Medical Center’s CEO Larry B. Anderson one of the “300 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know” in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gamble|first=Molly|title=300 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know|url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/300-hospital-and-health-system-leaders-to-know.html|work=Becker's Hospital Review|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref>
*In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review named Tri-City Medical Center’s CEO Larry B. Anderson one of the “300 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know” in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gamble|first=Molly|title=300 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know|url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/300-hospital-and-health-system-leaders-to-know.html|work=Becker's Hospital Review|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref>
*In 2011, TCMC received the [[American Heart Association|American Heart Association/American Stroke Association]] Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the second consecutive year. It is one of only 317 U.S. hospitals to win the award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold Plus for Stroke Care - Again|url=http://www.tricitymed.org/news/2011/another-gold-plus-award-for-stroke-care/|work=tricitymed.org|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref>
*In 2011, TCMC received the [[American Heart Association|American Heart Association/American Stroke Association]] Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the second consecutive year. It is one of only 317 U.S. hospitals to win the award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gold Plus for Stroke Care - Again|url=http://www.tricitymed.org/news/2011/another-gold-plus-award-for-stroke-care/|work=tricitymed.org|accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref>

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Tri-City Medical Center
Company typeCommunity Owned
IndustryHealthcare
FoundedOceanside, United States (1961 (1961))
FounderCommunity Leaders (Business and Political)
Headquarters
Oceanside, California
,
United States
Area served
Tri-City, California
Key people
Larry B. Anderson (CEO), Larry Schallock (Chairperson)
ServicesHeart Care, Orthopaedics, Robotic Surgery, Emergency Services, Women's Care, Cancer
Revenue$400 Million
Number of employees
2,300
Websitewww.tricitymed.org

Tri-City Medical Center (Tri-City or TCMC), founded in 1961, is a full-service, acute-care public hospital in Oceanside, California. In 2013, Becker’s Hospital Review named Tri-City Medical Center one of the “100 Great Hospitals in America.[1]” Becker's Hospital Review list is based on hospitals' quality of care and service to community. The hospitals listed have fewer than 550 beds and minimal teaching programs, and are often located in rural areas as the only hospitals in their communities. Whether independent or part of a larger health system, the hospitals have worked with limited resources to continually provide the quality of care and the experience patients expect.[2]

Located 40 miles north of San Diego, Tri-City serves the three major cities in the North County section of San Diego County: Oceanside, Vista, and Carlsbad. The hospital also owns and operates nearby outpatient services, as well as the Tri-City Health and Wellness Complex in Carlsbad, home to the Tri-City Wellness Center,[3] a 58,000-square-foot medically integrated training facility.

A multiple-time recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, TCMC is administered by the Tri-City Healthcare District, a Health District of California.[4]

History

The Tri-City Medical Center was founded in 1961 after voters elected to form the Tri-City Hospital District, approving a bond issue to pay for the cost of land and construction. At the time, northern San Diego County was a rural area with little medical infrastructure, and community leaders from Carlsbad, Oceanside, and Vista knew the region needed a modern local hospital in order to grow. The finished product, originally named the Tri-City Hospital, was the outcome of their labor.

When Tri-City Medical Center first opened, it was a relatively small facility, with only 42 physicians on staff; as North County’s population continued to grow, it quickly became apparent that the hospital would need to expand. In the 1970s, responding to demand, Tri-City added a cardiopulmonary lab, additional surgical suites, and a 42-bed maternity unit. In the 1980s, the hospital expanded further, adding a four-story wing and remodeling existing facilities. It also increased its range of services, creating a mental health unit and a dialysis center, and began providing cardiac rehabilitation.[5] By the time Tri-City Hospital changed its name to Tri-City Medical Center in 1985, the hospital had also developed a magnetic resonance imaging center, a neonatal intensive care unit, and an updated emergency department.

Awards and Recognition

  • Becker’s Hospital Review named Tri-City Medical Center one of the “100 Great Hospitals in America,” recognizing it as a leader in innovative healthcare services and technologies.
  • Modern Healthcare named Tri-City’s former director of nursing and current longtime board member RoseMarie Reno its “Trustee of the Year” for a large hospital.[6]
  • Francisco Valle, TCMC’s Vice President of Marketing, Community Relations, and Special Projects, was awarded “Health Professional of the Year” at the 2013 San Diego Latino Champions Awards ceremony.[7]
  • In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review recognized Tri-City as the sixth best hospital in the nation in terms of heart attack patient readmission rates.[8]
  • In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review named Tri-City Medical Center one of the “100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.”[9]. The process Becker's uses comes into question as an alternate version of the climate at Tri-City is revealed. Former CCO files a suit in which he alleges the CEO, Larry B. Anderson, created an environment more incline to discriminate and harass [10].
  • In 2012, Becker’s Hospital Review named Tri-City Medical Center’s CEO Larry B. Anderson one of the “300 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know” in the nation.[11]
  • In 2011, TCMC received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the second consecutive year. It is one of only 317 U.S. hospitals to win the award.[12]
  • In 2011, Tri-City’s Wellness Center was named “Best Gym in San Diego County” for the third consecutive year by the viewers of local TV station 10 News.[13]
  • In 2010, Tri-City Medical Center was named the “Wound Care Facility of the Year” at the 7th Annual International Symposium for Hyperbaric Oxygen and the Future of Healing.[14]

Medical Specialties

As a full-service public hospital, Tri-City Medical Center provides a wide range of healthcare services, including behavioral health services, home health care, laser and aesthetics, and rehabilitation services.[15] The following services, however, are considered to be its medical specialities:

  • Cancer: Accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, Tri-City’s cancer service provides both chemotherapy and hormone therapy treatment, and contains a 30-bed cancer inpatient unit.[16] In 2009 and 2010, the hospital averaged a 70 percent early diagnosis rate of breast cancer, 10 percentage points above the national average.[17]
  • Emergency Services: The TCMC Emergency Department contains a San Diego County designated Heart Attack Receiving Center, as well a Joint Commission designated Primary Stroke Receiving Center.[18][19] The department provides 41 beds for critical injuries and illnesses, as well as six beds for less severe illnesses and injuries.[20]
  • Heart Care: Tri-City Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Health Institute provides cardiothoracic surgery, interventional radiology, and vascular surgery, among other cardiological services. The recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Primary Stroke Centers, the Institute also became, in 2009, the first nationally accredited Chest Pain Center in San Diego County.[21][22] The closely affiliated Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine employs the only nationally certified wound care physician in San Diego County.[23]
  • Orthopedics: TCMC’s Orthopaedic and Spine Institute performs hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, as well as laminectomies and spinal fusions, among other orthopaedic procedures.[24][25] In July 2012, Tri-City became the first hospital in San Diego County to perform a vitamin E Total Knee Replacement. Tri-City is also one of only seven hospitals in the nation to use Vertebral Motion Analysis (VMA), a noninvasive test that captures X-ray videos of the spine in motion.[26]
  • Robotic Surgery: Tri-City uses robotic systems to perform a number of surgical procedures, and is the only hospital in San Diego County with more than one such system: the hospital implements the Da Vinci Surgical System to perform select procedures in general surgery, gynecology, heart care, orthopaedics, and urology; the Mazor Robotic Renaissance System to perform select spinal surgeries; and Blue Belt Technologies’ NavioPFS to perform partial knee replacements.[27]
  • Women’s Care: Tri-City Medical Center has the second largest neonatal intensive care unit in San Diego County (second only to Rady Children’s Hospital), with more than 100 registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses.[28]

Research

Tri-City Medical Center performs more than 20 clinical research studies a year, often in close affiliation with the University of California, San Diego medical staff. TCMC also conducts research in partnership with independent physicians and practices, regional pediatric care facilities, primary care facilities, and outpatient treatment satellites.

The hospital’s research currently focuses in the following areas: cardiovascular disease; cellulitis; endocrinology; hematology / oncology; hepatology; infection; mental health; pneumonia; and stroke.[29]

Facilities and current operations

Tri-City Medical Center’s main campus is located at 4002 Vista Way in Oceanside, California. Its second campus, the Tri-City Health and Wellness Complex, is located at 6260 El Camino Real in Carlsbad; the Complex comprises the Tri-City Wellness Center and secondary locations of Tri-City’s Occupational Medicine program and award-winning Wound Care Center.[30] Together, the hospital system employs more than 500 physicians and handles nearly 200,000 outpatient visitors a year, about 17,000 of whom are admitted.[31]

The hospital’s 397 licensed beds are utilized to a wide variety of ends. Tri-City treats around 92,000 patients a year on an outpatient basis, and about 70,000 patients a year through its 24-hour Emergency Department. Tri-City also delivers nearly 3,000 babies a year.[32]

Recently, TCMC has been expanding its facilities in order to increase its range of services. In the last six years, Tri-City has built the Orthopaedic and Spine Institute (2011), the Cardiovascular Health Institute (2010), the Tri-City Medical Office Building in Carlsbad (2010), the Tri-City Wellness Center (2009), and the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine (2008).[33][34][35][36] In the near future, Tri-City hopes to expand further by building a central power plant, an outpatient services building, and/or a new hospital building for its intensive care unit and emergency department, among other ideas.[37]

In recent years, Tri-City Medical Center has been the presenting sponsor of the Mercury Insurance Open, a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) event held annually at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad.[38]

TCMC also hosts the annual Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon. In 2013, the marathon featured more than 8,000 participants from 47 states and 30 countries.[39]

One of the hospital’s most famous patients is former NFL Rookie of the Year Willie Buchanon, who underwent a successful double knee replacement.[40]

Leadership

Board of Directors

  • Larry Schallock—Chairperson
  • Cyril F. Kellett, MD—Vice Chairperson
  • Julie Nygaard—Secretary
  • RoseMarie V. Reno—Treasurer
  • Ramona Finnila-Assistant Secretary
  • James Dagostino, DPT, PT-Assistant Treasurer
  • Paul V. L. Campo – Member, Board of Directors

Executive Management Team

  • Larry B. Anderson—Chief Executive Officer (Placed on leave September 3, 2013)[41]
  • Casey Fatch—Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer
  • Sharon Schultz, RN—Chief Nurse Executive / Chief Clinical Officer
  • Kathy Naylor—Chief Human Resources Officer
  • David Bennett—Chief Marketing Officer
  • Matthew Soskins—Compliance Officer
  • Michael DeMott—Vice President, Operational Improvement and Service Excellence
  • Francisco J. Valle—Vice President, Marketing, Community Relations, and Special Projects
  • Rob Velasco—Vice President, Information Technology
  • Wayne Knight—Executive Director, Healthcare Reform & Contracting
  • Mary Diamond—Senior Director, Nursing
  • Scott Livingstone—Senior Director, Clinical Efficiency & Alternative Care
  • Ray Rivas—Senior Director, Revenue Cycle
  • Robert Walsh—Senior Director, Finance / Comptroller
  • Steve Young—Senior Director, Ancillary Services
  • Marcia Cavanaugh—Director, Risk Management
  • Jodie Wingo—Director, Market Development[42]

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