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Children's Therapy Unit to benefit from Northwest Corks & Crush
The young patients might not realize it while they're throwing a ball or pedaling a tricycle, but their treatment-disguised-as-play is truly the result of a team effort. Now you can support their team just by attending Northwest Corks & Crush.
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Register now for Northwest Corks & Crush on May 18 to support CTU
Raise your glass in support of a good cause at Northwest Corks & Crush, a gala dinner and auction to benefit Children’s Therapy Unit at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.
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Good Samaritan wins national health care construction award
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital's Dally Tower recently received the prestigious Vista Award in the category for new construction. The award recognizes the importance of teamwork in creating an optimal health care environment on projects that succeed from pre-planning through construction to operation.
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Patient feels 'love and compassion' at cancer center in Puyallup
When Bill Clark finished up his last round of chemotherapy at the MultiCare Regional Cancer Center in Puyallup, the nurses treated him to the foods he’d inexplicably craved during his six months of treatment: a giant Slurpee and three beef jerky sticks. Clark still laughs – and tears up a little – talking about it. “Those gals have so much grace and love and compassion for people,” Clark says. “I couldn’t have gotten any better care.”
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Video: Good Samaritan innovations featured on Discovery Channel
A TV program that aired last week on The Discovery Channel highlighted the innovative work at the Children's Therapy Unit at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash.
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Good Samaritan partners with Puyallup school to teach teen safety
Six girls ages 12 to 15 are more aware of personal safety and healthy relationships, thanks to a collaborative partnership between Good Samaritan Behavioral Healthcare and the Puyallup School District, made possible by a grant from The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation.
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Good Samaritan unveils LEED Gold award for 'green' Dally Tower
Architects and construction officials joined Puyallup leaders, community members and hospital employees to unveil a plaque that was awarded by the Green Building Certification Institute in honor of the sustainable design and construction of the new Dally Tower at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.
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Patient praises Good Samaritan Emergency Department, cardiac care
Chloe Taylor had no reason to think that she was suffering from a heart condition when she collapsed at home and was rushed to MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital. “How lucky we are to have a state-of-the-art hospital here in Puyallup, staffed with very capable and caring people,” Chloe says. “I couldn’t have gotten better care anywhere else.”
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Amid whooping cough epidemic, ensure immunizations are up to date
Whooping cough (pertussis) has reached epidemic levels in Washington, the state DOH announced today. Find out where to get free immunizations for children and caregivers of infants.
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'Green' Dally Tower is first hospital in state to earn LEED Gold
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital's Dally Tower is the first inpatient hospital facility in Washington state to receive the Green Building Certification Institute's LEED Gold award.
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Chamber recognizes Good Samaritan Hospital for innovation
The Puyallup/Sumner Chamber presented the 2012 Business Innovations award to MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital for the new family medicine residency training program at East Pierce Family Medicine.
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You still have time to get your flu shot
Have you gotten your flu shot this year? If not, you should. We know people have a lot of excuses. They all sound like feeble reasons when you are curled up in bed under five blankets unable to swallow, or when you or a loved one is in the hospital having trouble breathing.
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AMR gives ambulance to Good Samaritan Medical Explorers Post 905
MultiCare Good Samaritan Medical Explorers Post 905 received a donated ambulance from American Medical Response air medical division CEO Randy Strozyck, who himself was a medical explorer with Post 905 from 1972 until 1975.
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Outdoorsman back on the trail after innovative heart procedure
Five months after undergoing an innovative heart procedure at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, a Puyallup man has regained the active lifestyle he thought he had lost forever. Now he hopes to build enough strength to someday summit Mount Rainier - a lifelong dream for the 61-year-old who grew up in the mountain's shadow.
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Garden opens at Good Samaritan to honor community's support
A new Community Garden opened on the MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital campus in Puyallup. This garden is dedicated to our community who has supported the mission and vision of MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital for many decades.
