Missions Accomplished
The life worth living is giving for the good of others.- Booker T. Washington
Since its creation, the Foundation has raised over $39 million. Many of the hospital's most mission-critical facilities have been built by Foundation initiatives. We were instrumental in garnering support for:
Bedside Medication Barcode Initiative
With the philanthropic support of individuals, foundations, and businesses, Tri-City Medical Center is a regional leader in patient safety with its bedside medication barcode initiative. This system substantially reduces the risk of medication errors, and the discomfort and disability they can cause. See how the system works, and how it will help protect every person who is a patient at Tri-City Medical Center. Please consider supporting this patient safety initiative with an online donation.
Nursing Education and Scholarships
Because of the growing need for quality healthcare staff throughout the world and a strong belief in the continued success of our local healthcare employees, the Tri-City Hospital Foundation awards educational scholarships to current employees of Tri-City Medical Center. These scholarships are made possible through contributions from private/public donations and endowments.
Scholarships are awarded to deserving individuals committed to working to better healthcare at Tri-City Medical Center. Tri-City Hospital Foundation does not discriminate among applicants on the basis of age, gender, race, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.
For more information on the Nursing Education Program at Tri-City Medical Center, please contact the Tri-City Hospital Foundation at (760) 940-3370.
Singh and Genentech Nursing and Allied Health Scholarships- August 29, 2008
Tri-City Hospital Foundation has awarded a total of 24 scholarships to employees at Tri-City Medical Center working toward nursing and allied health degrees. The scholarships were made possible because of the generous support of the Harry Singh Jr. & Family Scholarship Fund that underwrote 18 scholarships (total $52,000) which was leveraged by an additional six awarded by the Genentech Corporation (total $15,000).
The scholarships, ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 each, were awarded in time for tuition and books! The award amounts depended on the type of nursing or allied health degree. A panel of ten Tri-City Medical Center staff and Tri-City Hospital Foundation staff and Board of Trustees conducted interviews and spent time getting to know the employee scholars. All of the interviewers expressed how impressed they were with the applicants and how rewarding it was to be able to assist the employees in their quest to better themselves and their families. Several of them have worked on successive degrees for five, ten, and even fifteen years, all the while working at Tri-City Medical Center and supporting their families.
Fifteen of the 18 Singh Fund scholars are working toward nursing degrees, 8 toward their RN (registered nurse) degree; 4 toward the BSN (Bachelors of Science in Nursing) degree; and three toward their MSN (Masters of Science in Nursing) degree. Another three employees are in classes for Allied Health degrees or certification; including a BS degree in respiratory therapy, a doctorate of physical therapy degree, and radiographic technician certification. The scholars represent an ethnically and culturally diverse group.
64-slice CT scanner
Tri-City Medical Center's new GE VCT 64-slice CT scanner became operational on July 18, 2007. This state of-the-art imaging equipment provides our community with some of the best diagnostic medical equipment available. At this time, it is the only CT scanner of its kind in all of San Diego County that is adjacent to, and continuously available to the Emergency Department.
