Grossmont Healthcare District (based in La Mesa) is a special district supporting health-related community programs and services in San Diego’s East County region. This position offers an exciting opportunity for executive-level management professionals with career emphasis in health policy, health programs, and/or public health to join the District as its new Chief Executive Officer. Career…

LA MESA, Calif. (December 8, 2020) – The impact of COVID-19 has nearly doubled the need for food assistance in San Diego County, according to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, a grant recipient of the Grossmont Healthcare District.

LA MESA, Calif. (Dec. 4, 2020) – The Grossmont Healthcare District recently announced new scholarship opportunities worth more than $210,000 for local students and professionals working in or entering the healthcare field.

As published in The East County Californian, November 2020
by Robert “Bob” Ayres

LA MESA, CA (November 6, 2020) —- The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) today announced that Barry Jantz has decided to retire effective March 31, 2021, and will initiate an executive search for a new Chief Executive Officer.

As published in Santee Magazine, Summer 2020
by Virginia Hall, RN

Letter to the editor published by East County Californian, July 10, 2020
By Scott Evans, CEO, Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Barry M. Jantz, CEO Grossmont Healthcare District

Letter to the editor published by East County Californian, July 10, 2020
Gloria Chadwick, RN

LA MESA, Calif. (June 25, 2020) — Residents of the Grossmont Healthcare District can once again access the consumer health information collection at the Herrick Community Health Care Library, which reopens with curbside pickup service on June 30.

LA MESA, Calif. (June 11, 2020) – As the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates statewide healthcare workforce shortages, the Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) recently announced $227,000 in scholarships to promising local students pursuing health careers in fields of growing demand.

Volunteers are a significant part of care teams in local health organizations, working alongside doctors, nurses, community health workers, neighborhood navigators, paramedics, pharmacists, and many others to address the community’s medical and social needs. Each year, the Grossmont Healthcare District recognizes volunteer “Healthcare Heroes” who improve health and quality of life for East Region…

La Mesa, CA (April 6, 2020) —- The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) board of directors today authorized an emergency grant program for COVID-19 relief funding of $255,000, in support of area community clinics as well as front-line caregivers at Sharp Grossmont Hospital.

There has been a lot of recent discussion among state policymakers about severe physician shortages in California, as well as what to do about it. Not only do these shortages hurt local patients’ ability to access care, they also lead to longer wait times and higher costs. One bill that has garnered media attention is AB890, which proposes to give nurse practitioners autonomy to practice without…

(last updated: July 13, 2020)

LA MESA, Calif. (Feb. 13, 2020) —- February is Low Vision Awareness Month, reminding Americans there’s no better time to show your precious eyesight some love.

Meet our new Herrick Library Director, Rachelle Georger Kierulff! She officially joins us on Tuesday, January 21 and will work with our healthcare district team to take Herrick Library into its next chapter.

LA MESA, Calif. (Jan. 14, 2020) —- The Grossmont Healthcare District board recently approved $3 million in support of behavioral health programs at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, which will be fully matched by federal funding to provide critical hospital services for the most underserved populations.