San Diego and Imperial counties are home to 35 hospitals and integrated health systems. This report looks at public policy priorities, supportive initiatives and resources.

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Tri-City dedicates sculpture honoring doctors

The physicians at Tri-City Medical Center were honored for their 50 years of service to the hospital with the unveiling on Feb. 22 of "Fathers of Medicine," a bronze sculpture depicting the three Greeks whose teachings laid the foundation for modern medicine -- Asklepios, Hippocrates and Galen. 

Palomar Pomerado Health fulfills Hedco challenge grant

Echocardiograms, the standard diagnostic tool in the fight against heart disease, will be available in 3-D at Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) thanks to the generosity of the Hedco Foundation. 

Sharp focuses on care management

Sharp HealthCare is navigating the changing payer and provider landscape by banking on two words: care management. 

Employers accelerate efforts to bring health benefit costs under control

Against the backdrop of uncertainty created by health reform, employers are accelerating their efforts to bring health benefit costs under control. 

Navy studying Tri-City's tracking system

When folks at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego started to explore how they could improve their system for tracking medical supplies, they heard that Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside was one of only a few hospitals using Pyxis. 

Grant applications available to nonprofits

The Tri-City Healthcare District is accepting grant applications from nonprofit agencies serving residents of Carlsbad, Oceanside, and Vista. 

Thomson Reuters ranks PPH in top 20% of 300-plus health systems studied

Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) has been named a top U.S. health system based on system-wide performance by Thomson Reuters, which rates hospitals across the nation. 

Kaiser Permanente tackles obesity in Lemon Grove with $1 million grant

The Community Health Improvements Partners, a San Diego nonprofit, has received a $1 million grant from Kaiser Permanente to promote healthy eating and active living in Lemon Grove through an alliance of community partners focused on improving community health. 

Kaiser Permanente first S.D. hospital to go live with solar power

Kaiser Permanente San Diego went live with solar power on Jan. 20, becoming San Diego County's first hospital to receive a significant amount of its energy from the sun. 

Tri-City launches Health Link

Looking for a doctor? Need to make an appointment? Curious how to locate a support group or educational class? 

Tri-City's Tele-Care is here

What a difference it can make to hear a friendly voice every day. 

Kaiser Permanente to offer free workshops

Kaiser Permanente will host free Get Healthy San Diego Workshops to the public every month in 2012 to provide the “latest research, advice and tools for San Diegans to kick-start a healthy lifestyle,” the health care provider said in a Friday release. 

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Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 semifinalist: Mary Fisher

May 7, 2013 -- Daily Transcript reporter Tierney Plumb speaks with SkinMedica CEO Mary Fisher about her path to running the company and what sets SkinMedica's products apart from others in the market. Fisher is a semifinalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 San Diego awards.

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Howard Asher on health care

Dec. 5, 2012 -- George Chamberlin and Howard Asher, CEO of Abnology, discuss how the "art of medicine" -- health care -- has evolved into a science-based business.

Dr. Sherry Franklin on the state of the health industry

Dec. 5, 2012 -- George Chamberlin and Dr. Sherry Franklin, owner of Pediatric Endocrinology of San Diego and president of the San Diego County Medical Society, discuss the state of the health industry in the United States in light of the Affordable Care Act.

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