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Health

TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER Serving The Community

It has been recently reported in Giving Tuesday ’ s Data Commons research arm that charitable giving is likely to return to pre-pandemic patterns in 2021 . The report also states that overall giving in 2020 increased more than 5 % from 2019 . For 60 years , Tri-City Hospital Foundation has played an important role in promoting philanthropy and well-being in our community . Thanks to the support of generous donors , even during pandemic times , the Foundation has funded millions of dollars for North County ’ s Tri-City Medical Center .

“ I have witnessed firsthand that San Diegans are committed to making this world a better place ; they have expressed that through their generous support of the Tri-City Hospital Foundation and Tri-City Medical Center ” Jennifer Paroly , President of the Tri-City Hospital Foundation shared with GB Magazine . “ Once funded , the redesign of the Tri-City Medical Center Emergency Department ( ED ) will completely renovate the medical center ’ s emergency department ’ s entrance , patient and family waiting area , lighting , triage area , and a major treatment area in the ED .”
Thanks to a generous matching grant from the David C . Copley Foundation to redesign the Emergency Department ( ED ), funds donated will be matched , two-to-one , up to a maximum of $ 1.2 million which will amplify the impact of donations on the
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