Grossmont Hospital Foundation celebrated a major milestone this morning – signing and lifting the final beam for the frame of the new Sharp Grossmont Hospital for Neuroscience building!
Simply calling or texting 988 or chatting 988Lifeline.org will connect you to compassionate care and support for mental health-related distress. #988Lifeline
To kick off our holiday celebrations, we all came together to play a holiday trivia and share home-cooked meals with one another!
What are you most excited to see on your dinner table this holiday season?
COVID-19 Vaccine 12+ - no appointment required!
Check out the goodies we'll be giving away at our Family End of Summer Palooza this August!
All centered around your wellbeing, we want you and your loved ones to feel healthy inside and out #EastCountyHealth
Our GHD Health Career Pathways students are continuing to learn despite not being in the classroom in engaging ways!
Check out Annika's story (from Valhalla High School) of what she's learning & how she's applying it to the outside world:
GHD Little Things | Mental Health Awareness
Breast Cancer Symptom Check Reminder
**Donations of Masks to Sharp Grossmont Hospital**
Sharp Grossmont Hospital is accepting donations of face masks starting Monday morning (March 23).
Designated drop off location:
Brier Patch
9000 Wakarusa St.
La Mesa, Ca 91942
(Off of Murray Drive -- Wakarusa is the street behind the hospital.)
Donations accepted at the half circle driveway in front of Building K.
M-F from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thank you everyone for this great outpouring of support.
Just a little #wellnesswednesday fun! Thank you Daphne Miller with the County of San Diego for coming out today to talk about the Grossmont Center #mallwalkers program and other fitness opportunities right here in the neighborhood.
Meet Isabelle Termulo, 2019 GHD Healthcare Hero
Our #MondayMotivation is Isabelle's story, a 2019 Healthcare Hero who clocked over 1,000 hours as a junior volunteer at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. Today, she's in the middle of her next chapter, getting higher education and training to be a merchant marine.
There are all kinds of ways volunteers show up in the health field. Do you know a "Healthcare Hero" donating their time to make a difference in East County? Nominate them today for local recognition: grossmonthealthcare.org/healthcareheroes
“The time is always right to do what is right” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Black History Month, we want to acknowledge and celebrate some pioneers in American History. America would not be the country we know it today without you.
Enjoy the narration by the kids of our future.
Thank you.
#blackhistorymonth
Frank Pucharski, 2019 Healthcare Hero
Meet Frank Pucharski, one of last year's volunteer #HealthcareHeroes who serves GHD residents through his work with ElderHelp of San Diego.
Do you know a volunteer "Healthcare Hero" like Frank? We want to hear from you! Nominate a local resident for recognition by March 6 - find all criteria and stories of recent Heroes at: grossmonthealthcare.org/HealthcareHeroes #FeelGoodFriday
#FlashbackFriday to the last of our Healthcare Heroes from 2018. Rick Doremus has served since 1995 as a board member for the Home of Guiding Hands (HGH), an El Cajon-based nonprofit that provides services, training and advocacy to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families.
Nominate a peer online, and we'll work together on sharing their stories! Deadline is TODAY: bit.ly/2ukcMQI
2018 Healthcare Heroes
#tbt to another one of last year's Healthcare Heroes. Shawn Kelly volunteers with Trauma Intervention Programs San Diego to provide on scene emotional and practical support following a traumatic event, such as an accident or death of a loved one.
Do you know a Healthcare Hero? Nominate them for recognition today. Deadline is MARCH 8: bit.ly/2ukcMQI
2018 Healthcare Heroes, Chuck and Jan Vermillion
#FlashbackFriday to another one (well...two) of last year's Healthcare Heroes. Spring Valley residents Jan and Chuck Vermillion are volunteer drivers for the American Cancer Society - San Diego Road to Recovery Program, which provides rides to/from doctor’s appointments and cancer treatments for patients who don’t have transportation.
Do you know a Healthcare Hero? Nominate them for recognition today. Deadline is MARCH 8: bit.ly/2ukcMQI