Past News & Updates

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December 14, 2021

Grossmont Healthcare District Combats Health Care Worker Shortage Crisis with Scholarships

Strengthening the health care workforce is a priority due to pandemic-induced burnout
La Mesa, Calif. (Dec. 13, 2021) – The Grossmont Healthcare District’s (GHD) annual scholarship cycle has opened with opportunities offered to local residents working or studying in the health field within GHD boundaries.

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November 29, 2021

Grossmont Healthcare District Commits up to $4 Million in Matching Funds Toward Development of New Center for Neurosciences at Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Sharp HealthCare executives Chris Howard, Scott Evans and Grossmont Healthcare District Board President Virginia Hall at Grossmont Hospital Foundation gala in support of Sharp Center for Neurosciences

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November 18, 2021

Let’s Talk Turkey About Thanksgiving’s Myths and Misinformation

Letter to the editor published by East County Californian, November 11, 2021
Gloria Chadwick, RN

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August 24, 2021

Deadly Fentanyl a Growing Ganger to East County

As published in The East County Californian, August 2021
by Virginia Hall, RN

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August 13, 2021

Grossmont Healthcare District Helps Hundreds of Local Families Prepare for the School Year at Inaugural End of Summer Event

The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) supported hundreds of East County San Diego families at their three-day Family End of Summer Palooza event, giving away essentials to prepare for back to school.

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July 8, 2021

Herrick Health Library Reopens with New Additions for Families

La Mesa, CA (July 2021) – After sixteen months of closed doors, the Herrick Health Library recently announced its reopening with an expansion to the Children’s department and a return to in-person programming.

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June 24, 2021

Grossmont Healthcare District and Sharp HealthCare celebrate 30-year Anniversary of Public/Private Partnership

Original lease to operate Grossmont Hospital signed in 1991; voters have since extended to 2051

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May 27, 2021

Relationship Trauma: Prevention, Education, and Empowerment

Center for Community Solutions is a nonprofit whose mission is to end relationship and sexual violence by being a catalyst for caring communities and social justice. Their prevention programs use education as a tool to break the cycle of violence and prevent violence before it happens. CCS believes that violence is preventable: violence is a learned behavior and therefore can be unlearned…

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May 17, 2021

Mental health: Vulnerable Populations Left Behind

As published in The East County Californian, May 2021
By Randy Lenac

A group photo featuring people holding a giant check for $6,000 donated to JDRF International.

May 14, 2021

Grossmont Healthcare District Hosts Grant Funding Workshop to Support Health Organizations

Virtual Workshop Kicks Off New Grant Cycle for Nonprofits Serving East County

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May 3, 2021

Illinois Healthcare Executive Christian Wallis Selected as New CEO of the Grossmont Healthcare District

La Mesa (May 3, 2021) —- The Grossmont Healthcare District announced today that Christian Wallis of the Chicago area has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer for the public agency supporting health related programs and services in East San Diego County.

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March 24, 2021

Grossmont Healthcare District Partners with Local Organizations to Increase Needed Accessibility to COVID-19 Testing

Champions for Health loads test kits, courtesy of Grossmont Healthcare District, into their van to prepare for distribution in hard-to-reach communities

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March 22, 2021

Grossmont Healthcare District Awards $205,400 in Scholarships to East County Students

Growing demand in the healthcare field is met with local investment in training and education of frontline workers

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March 11, 2021

Healthcare District Awards $1.3 Million in Grants in 2020-2021 to Prioritize East County’s Health Needs

To further advance the foundations of healthcare in East County, the Grossmont Healthcare District awarded over $1.3 million in grants and sponsorships to local nonprofits and health organizations during the fiscal year of 2020-21.

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February 16, 2021

Could Bacteria Buildup on Your Glasses Cause COVID-19?

As published in The East County Californian, February 2021

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January 26, 2021

The Growing Need for Rural Health Care Providers

As a leader in the rural and low-income community, San Ysidro Health is an innovative, dynamic health organization committed to providing services to all who need them. Originally established along the border in 1969, the organization was founded by seven women in search of medical services for their children. Fifty years later, San Ysidro Health now provides innovative services to more than 107,…

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January 21, 2021

Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Grossmont Healthcare District Partner to Host COVID-19 Vaccination Superstation

Sharp Grossmont Hospital in collaboration with the Grossmont Healthcare District and San Diego County Health and Human Services are hosting a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic for local health care workers. On its first day, over 850 health care workers received their first dose of the vaccine.