Larry B. Anderson - CEO Update

On Mar. 29, Tri-City Medical Center was named one of "100 Great Hospitals in America” by the editors of Becker's Hospital Review. Selected from over 5,700 hospitals, Tri-City Medical Center was recognized as an innovator in medical treatments, research, technology and care delivery as well as an anchor of health in the country.

 

Larry B. Anderson

 

On Feb. 1, I had the honor of presenting NICU Manager Nancy Myers with a plaque acknowledging Tri-City Medical Center’s Modern Healthcare Spirit of Excellence Award for Patient Safety for developing Code Caleb, a new hospital code for babies under 60 days old. Myers led the team of NICU and ER staff that wrote Code Caleb, named for Caleb Peltier, who was saved two years ago.

 

Larry B. Anderson

 

Recently, I participated in a Q&A discussion with Becker’s Hospital Review.  Link is provided.  Thanks.

https://www.tricitymed.org/news/ceos-improvement-plan/

 

Larry B. Anderson

 

Earlier this month, Tri-City Medical Center teamed up with Qualcomm Life Inc. and Valued Relations Inc. to leverage QLI’s 2net Hub to further reduce hospital readmissions. This program will be provided to patients in the comfort of their homes within 48 hours of being discharged from the hospital, and will allow us to track their vitals through a remote monitoring device developed by Qualcomm.  This is another very exciting and innovative technology that will allow us to continue to deliver high-quality, coordinated care to the community.

 

Larry B. Anderson

 

Please take a moment to view this panel discussion on healthcare reform presented by Tri-City Medical Center on Sept. 18 in collaboration with the San Diego Regional Alumni Group of the Drucker School of Management.  Members of the panel included myself; Deborah A. Freund, president of Claremont Graduate University; Allen Sugerman, CFO of Miramed; and Irma Cota, CEO of North County Health Services. 

Link

Larry B. Anderson

 

Daniel, Casey and Caleb Peltier (pictured below) were welcomed at last month’s board meeting and presented with a plaque on behalf of the NICU to thank the Peltiers for their efforts advocating for Assembly Bill 1731.  The new legislation requires hospitals to screen newborns for congenital heart disease.  Nancy Myers, RN, and Dr. Hamid Movahhedian who helped save Caleb Peltier two years ago, also were on hand to present the award.

 

Larry B. Anderson

 

I’m pleased to announce that Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation requiring hospitals to screen newborns for congenital heart disease. Tri-City Medical Center began administering this test earlier this year and worked with the March of Dimes to get this bill passed. The legislation was inspired by Caleb Peltier, the son of D.J. and Casey Peltier of Vista who was saved by Tri-City staff. Read more: 

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/18/tp-infant-heart-testing-law-cheered-by-parents/

 

Larry B. Anderson

 

Tri-City Medical Center recently performed the very first Vitamin E Total Knee Replacement in San Diego County.  To read more about this innovative procedure, please read the enclosed link. 

Enjoy!

https://www.tricitymed.org/news/2012/knee-surgery/

 

Larry B. Anderson

 

On May 17th, 2012 the Becker's Hospital Review released its report of the "50 Hospitals With the Lowest 30-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Attack Patients."  Tri-City Medical Center ranked 5th on this prestigious list.  I would like to thank the entire Tri-City staff for their continued hard work and dedication in making achievements like this possible.

Keep up the good work!

 

Larry B. Anderson

 

I'm extremely pleased to announce that Tri-City Medical Center was named one of the "100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" nationwide.  The recognition in the April 6th edition of Becker's Hospital Review is a testament to the amazing environment we've all helped to create here at Tri-City.

 

Larry B. Anderson