Tri-City Medical Center

Last year, more than 107,000 American lives were lost to drug overdose, according to the CDC. Today on Overdose Awareness Day, we encourage you to: Remember those we’ve lost from drug overdose Encourage substance use disorder support and recovery for those struggling with substance use in your life  Continue the fight to end overdose by sharing prevention strategies The California Department of Public Health provides resources available to those struggling with substance use. Click this link to for more information: https://bit.ly/4cAyGkb

Whether you’re spending time at the beach, park or just hanging out in your backyard this holiday weekend, we'd like to remind you to stay safe in the sun. Excessive sun exposure, in addition to causing skin problems like wrinkles, discoloration, and even skin cancer, can also lead to eye damage. The sun’s ultraviolet rays can damage the cornea, lens, and retina, resulting in cataracts, macular degeneration, and other vision problems. So, whether you're going for a run, working in your yard or kicking back by the sea, remember to wear your sunglasses and reapply your sunscreen often! Just a friendly reminder from your friends at TCMC! 

As we all get ready for the Fall, its a good time to remind ourselves to get the vaccinations we, and our precious family members, need. If you or your loved ones might need immunization from serious diseases like the Flu, COVID or pneumonia, our Tri-City Primary Care physicians are available to help. Click here to schedule an appointment today:https://bit.ly/4dEC6UA

Tri-City Medical Center is proud to have earned a #GetWithTheGuidelines STEMI Receiving Center Silver award from the American Heart Association (AHA). This award demonstrates our hospital's adherence to the latest, research-based clinical guidelines to support better outcomes for patients. Each year, about 285,000 people in the U.S. experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a heart attack caused by a complete blockage in a coronary artery, according to the AHA. Like all heart attacks, this requires timely treatment to restore blood flow as quickly as possible. Click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/46ZcJKv

Dialectical Behavioral Health Therapy is an evidence-based method of treatment designed to improve the quality of life for individuals with a wide variety of disorders including mood disorders, personality disorders and substance use disorders.   At TCMC’s Behavioral Health Services, our therapists can help you improve your quality of life and achieve your mental health goals with this targeted practice, which often includes group therapy.   Call us at 760-940-5051 to make your appointment today!

TCMC family member Mahin Nassim, one of our Clinical Lab Scientist Microbiologists, recently retired after working for 36 YEARS at our community hospital! “The atmosphere, the life-long friendships, the way people treat each other and especially the way they deeply care about our patients. It’s why I chose to stay (at TCMC) all of those years,” said Nassim. THANK YOU, Nassim, for your love and care for thousands and thousands of patients over the years. Your work in the lab helped many in our community live longer, happier and healthier lives. 

Are you up to date on your vaccines? If you're unsure, take this quick and easy quiz from the CDC to see what vaccines you might need during National Immunization Awareness Month:  https://bit.ly/46LXS5T If you need a vaccine, booster or medical check up, our physicians and Tri-City Primary Care group would be happy to assist you. Click here to make your appointment today:  https://bit.ly/3S9dtpg

Tri-City Medical Center was recently named a 2024 Honor Roll Hospital for Superior Performance in Opioid Care by the California Health & Human Services Agency (CalHHS), in partnership with Cal Hospital Compare and the Hospital Quality Institute. To receive this honor, TCMC met performance criteria in CalHHS’s Four Domains of Care:  ·       Safe & effective opioid use ·       Identifying and treating patients with opioid use disorder ·       Harm reduction ·       Applying cross-cutting opioid management best practices TCMC's Opioid Stewardship Committee was established by Director of Pharmacy Ellen Langenfeld and physician champion Dr. Ole Snyder last year. Along Substance Use Navigator, Cecilia Kalivas, the Committee has helped TCMC has make tremendous strides in providing much needed services to our patients. “Our efforts are not just about treatment – they are about saving lives,” said Ellen.

Tri-City Medical Center is proud to be recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) for our commitment to providing high-quality cardiac arrest care in our hospital. TCMC was recently honored with AHA's Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation Silver Award for ensuring that our patients have the access to best practices and life-saving care while they are in our hospital. For more information on this prestigious award visit: https://bit.ly/3X004n7

Did you know anxiety disorders are the most common of all mental health conditions?    And that it is possible to recover from – and manage – your anxiety?   Our therapists at TCMC Behavioral Health can help you understand your anxiety and what triggers its symptoms, as well as helping you to avoid behavior that reinforces anxiety.   Call us at 760-940-5051 to get started on TCMC’s Anxiety Recovery Track TODAY!