Tri-City Medical Center

Coordinates: 33°11′7.91″N 117°17′25.63″W / 33.1855306°N 117.2904528°W / 33.1855306; -117.2904528

Tri-City Medical Center
Community Owned
Industry Healthcare
Founded Oceanside, United States (1961 (1961))
Founder Community Leaders (Business and Political)
Headquarters Oceanside, California, United States
Area served
 Tri-City, California
Key people
 Steven Dietlin (CEO)
Services Heart Care, Orthopaedics, Robotic Surgery, Emergency Services, Women's Care, Cancer, Behavioral Health
Revenue US$400 Million
Number of employees
 2,300
Website www.tricitymed.org

Tri-City Medical Center (Tri-City or TCMC), founded in 1961, is a full-service, acute-care public hospital in Oceanside, California. 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,[1] a 58,000-square-foot medically integrated training facility.

TCMC is administered by the Tri-City Healthcare District, a Health District of California.[2]

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.[3] 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.

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.[4] The following services, however, are considered to be its medical specialities:

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.[17]

Facilities and Current Operations

Tri-City Medical Center's main campus is located at 4002 Vista Way in Oceanside, California. It’s 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 wellness campus that sets the stage for an environment focused on total well-being, ranging from day-to-day health maintenance to sports performance training and rehabilitation. Currently two service lines, Physical Therapy and Cardiac Rehabilitation operate within the facility.

Adjacent to Tri-City Wellness Center, located at 6260 El Camino Real is the Tri-City Laser & Aesthetic Center and the award-winning Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine. 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.

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.[18]

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).[19][20][21][22] 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.[23]

The Hospital in Popular Culture

As a sign of its commitment to the community, Tri-City Medical Center hosts the annual Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon. In 2016, this event featured more than 8,000 participants from 47 states and 30 countries[24]

Leadership

Board of Directors

Executive Management Team

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Tri-City Medical Center. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Berlin, Courtney. "Tri-City Medical Center Awarded Re-Accreditation by the Joint Commission" (PDF). tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tri-City Medical Center (tricitymed.org)". Oceanside Healthcare. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Our Services". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Treatment and Care". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Report on Breast Cancer Early Diagnosis". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Emergency Medical Services". Count of San Diego. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Vega, Jose. "Joint Commission Certified Stroke Centers by State". about.com. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Treatment and Care". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Emergency Department". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Tri-City Medical Center Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation" (PDF). tricitymed.org. Society of Chest Pain Centers. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Wound Care". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Orthopaedic and Spine Institute". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  14. ↑ "Vitamin E total knee replacement performed at Tri-City Medical Center". News Medical. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Robotically Guided Surgery". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "Childbirth Center". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Sponsors / CRO / Professionals". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  18. ↑ "Cardiovascular Health Institute 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  19. ↑ "My Health, My Community" (PDF). tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  20. ↑ "Tri-City Medical Center’s Orthopaedic and Spine Institute Opening in April". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  21. ↑ "Tri-City Medical Center – Heroic Health". Oceanside Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  22. ↑ Gastaldo, John. "Reluctant hospital district signs option to buy Wellness Center". Union Tribune. U-T San Diego. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  23. ↑ "Vision 2020 Campaign". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  24. ↑ "Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon". tricitymed.org. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

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