Tri-City Medical Center

Tri-City Medical Center

Type	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	Tim Moran (CEO) Steven Dietlin (CFO)
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, a 58,000-square-foot medically integrated training facility.

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

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. 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. 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. In 2009 and 2010, the hospital averaged a 70 percent early diagnosis rate of breast cancer, 10 percentage points above the national average.
• 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. The department provides 41 beds for critical injuries and illnesses, as well as six beds for less severe illnesses and injuries.
• 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. The closely affiliated Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine employs the only nationally certified wound care physician in San Diego County.
• Orthopedics: TCMC’s Orthopaedic and Spine Institute performs hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, as well as laminectomies and spinal fusions, among other orthopaedic procedures. In July 2012, Tri-City became the first hospital in San Diego County to perform a vitamin E Total Knee Replacement.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

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.

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). 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.

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 2013, this event featured more than 8,000 participants from 47 states and 30 countries

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
• Laura Mitchell - Member, Board of Directors

Executive Management Team

• Tim Moran - Chief Executive Officer
• Sharon Schultz, RN - Chief Nurse Executive / Chief Clinical Officer
• Steven Dietlin - Chief Financial Officer
• David Bennett - Chief Marketing Officer
• Glen Newhart, CFRE - Chief Development Officer, President - Tri-City Hospital Foundation
• Wayne Knight - Senior Vice-President, Medical Services
• Daniel Martinez - Senior Vice-President of Information technology
• Esther Beverly - Vice-President Human Resources
• Mary Diamond - Senior Director, Nursing
• Scott Livingstone - Senior Director, Clinical Efficiency & Alternative Care
• Ray Rivas - Senior Director, Revenue Cycle
• Steve Young - Senior Director, Ancillary Services
• Marcia Cavanaugh - Director, Risk Management
• Jodie Wingo - Director, Market Development

External links

• Official website
• This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD
• Tri-City Wellness Center