2010 Gala ~ Corporate Honoree

Grossmont Healthcare District

The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD), a public agency formed in 1952 to build and operate Grossmont Hospital, supports various health-related community programs and services in San Diego’s East County region. The District is governed by a five-member board of directors, each elected to four-year terms, who represent more than 500,000 people residing within the District’s 750 square miles service territory. The District serves the community in many different ways.

As stewards of the public trust, the Grossmont Healthcare District strives to provide the best resources and information to address the unmet healthcare needs of our community to the greatest possible extent consistent with available resources. In addition, the District serves as landlord of the Hospital, including ownership of the property and buildings, on behalf of local taxpayers. In 1991, the District leased the Hospital’s operations to Sharp Healthcare under a 30-year lease that runs through the year 2021.

The District also operates the Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library at Briercrest Park. The public library, which opened in 2002, is a comprehensive consumer health library specializing in providing reliable health information, accessible both on-site and via the Internet. The District also operates a Conference Center and smaller meeting rooms that are available to community based, non-profit, health-related organizations for lectures, seminars, workshops and classes.

The Grossmont Healthcare District has been supporting the JDRF Promise Ball for eight years now, donating over $38,000 in sponsorship. Thanks to the support of GHD and other Promise Ball Sponsors, JDRF is currently funding $4.9 million in support for over 25 research projects right here in San Diego.