🌱 Tri-City Medical Center Press Conference + Grant For Child Safety

Hey, everybody. It's Thursday in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in our community.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and beautiful. High: 71 Low: 42.

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Here are the top three stories in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton today:

1. Nurses from Oceanside's Tri-City Medical Center will be holding a press conference at the hospital today, Nov. 17, to protest staffing shortages and patient care concerns. Registered nurse Cathy Cronce who works in the post-anesthesia care unit said, "Nurses have been demanding that hospital administrators address the chronic and widespread problem of short staffing that causes delays in care and potentially puts patients at risk, but management refuses to listen." The press conference is scheduled for noon; nurses plan to go to the Tri-City Medical Center board meeting afterward to raise their concerns directly to those in charge. (National Nurses United)
2. U.S. News & World Report has ranked a total of 11 San Diego County long- and short-term care facilities as "high performing" on their 2022-2023 Best Nursing Homes list. Of the county's 37 total facilities, here are those that made the "high performing" category on the list: Carlsbad By the Sea, Encinitas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Escondido Post Acute Rehab, Grossmont Post Acute Care, La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, La Mesa Healthcare Center, La Paloma Healthcare Center, Paradise Valley Health Care Center - National City, Villa Coronado Skilled Nursing Facility, and Villa Las Palmas Healthcare Center. (Patch)
3. San Diego County Government recently announced it has been awarded a $250,000 grant for a car seat safety program. The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will be used toward education classes and outreach events about properly installing and using safety seats for children in underserved communities. Funds will also be used to help distribute child safety seats. (Press Release Desk)

Today in Oceanside-Camp Pendleton:

• Oceanside Morning Farmers’ Market At MainStreet Oceanside (9:00 AM)
• New Parent Support Program - Baby Boot Camp At L.I.N.K.S House (9:00 AM)
• The Merry Wives Of Windsor At MiraCosta College Theatre (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• San Diego passed a ban on single-use polystyrene foam recently which will go into effect in April 2023. Oceanside will be the only San Diego County coastal city allowing the use of styrofoam at that time. (Times of San Diego)
• Five new homes have been listed for sale in the Oceanside-Camp Pendleton area. Available properties range from a 1,103 sq. ft., three-bed, two-bath home for $625,000 to a $1.95 million home with three beds, three baths, and 3,812 sq. ft. Get all the property details at the link. (Oceanside-Camp Pendleton Patch)
• Are you looking for a new family member with four paws? Check out the list of adoption-ready pets in the Oceanside-Camp Pendleton area at the link! (Oceanside-Camp Pendleton Patch)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.