/goodsam/rss/news News RSS Feed en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:37:54 PDT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:37:54 PDT /goodsam/news/44 PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, July 25th, 2008Contact: Jennifer AalgaardPhone: 253.219.1715Email: jennifer.aalgaard@goodsamhealth.org PUYALLUP, WA- Physicians and staff at MultiCare\'s Good Samaritan Hospital are pleased to announce Mary Bridge Pediatric Care at Good Samaritan, a partnership between Good Samaritan Hospital and Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center. Through this partnership, children and their parents will be connected to the area’s most trusted children’s hospital with enhanced access to quality pediatric care in the greater Puyallup and East Pierce County community. Beginning in September, the newly expanded pediatric unit at Good Samaritan Hospital will benefit from having pediatric hospitalists on staff. The Mary Bridge Inpatient Pediatric Service will provide physician coverage for the Good Samaritan pediatric department, the special care nursery, and be available for consultation. The Mary Bridge team brings the philosophies and strengths of pediatric expertise and services to Good Samaritan. This partnership will make it possible for more children to receive inpatient pediatric care closer to home while keeping connected to their local pediatricians and providers every step of the way. “This is a very exciting time to be a part of MultiCare Health System, as we work to ensure the highest quality care for every member of our community!” says Ronn Goodnough, RN, Manager of Inpatient Pediatrics at Good Samaritan Hospital. “The new unit will have a family-centered atmosphere, featuring a family area, playroom and computer access.” Mary Bridge pediatricians staffing this program function as an extension of a child’s primary care provider, offering on-site personalized care to hospitalized children. They also serve children who do not have a pediatrician available for their hospital stay. This service is offered to all patients as well as referring community providers, regardless of their hospital privileges. Our collaborative program keeps the primary care provider updated throughout a child’s inpatient treatment. This is especially beneficial for providers in outlying communities or those not able to leave their busy office practice to make hospital rounds. Upon discharge from the hospital, a child is returned to the care of their pediatrician along with a discharge summary and follow-up phone call from the hospitalists. This pediatric hospitalist program mirrors the established program at Mary Bridge in Tacoma and the partnership formed with Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, in 2007. /goodsam/news/42 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:Todd Kelley (253) 403-1716 (TACOMA) –MultiCare Health System Chief Operating Officer George J. Brown, MD, has announced he will leave MultiCare to become the President & CEO of Legacy Health System in Portland, Ore. Dr. Brown will leave MultiCare by the end of July. Dr. Brown joined MultiCare in 1998 as Vice President of Acute Care Services & Facilities, overseeing all hospital operations of Tacoma General Hospital, Allenmore Hospital and Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. In 2005, Dr. Brown was promoted Chief Operating Officer, overseeing clinical operations across MultiCare Health System. Before coming to MultiCare, he served as Commanding General of Madigan Army Medical Center, lead agent for Region 11 of the U.S. Army, and Commander of the Army Western Regional Medical Command at Fort Lewis. He retired from active military service in February 1999. During his tenure at MultiCare, Dr. Brown was actively involved in the effort to restore Level II adult trauma care to Tacoma in 2000. Dr. Brown also led projects that brought new operating rooms to Tacoma General and Mary Bridge in 2004 and helped establish Tacoma General as the first hospital in the South Sound to offer robotic-assisted surgery for prostate and gynecological procedures. And, in 2005, the newly expanded Mary Bridge Children’s Health Center opened. In 2007, MultiCare’s electronic health record system was expanded from the outpatient clinics to Tacoma General Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Allenmore Hospital, providing a single, electronic health record for MultiCare patients. “Over the last ten years, we have grown and successfully implemented many initiatives that improve health care services to our community,” said MultiCare President and CEO Diane Cecchettini, RN. “Dr. Brown has been a catalyst for many of these initiatives, and I commend him for his many contributions over the last 10 years. We wish him well in his new endeavor.” ### MultiCare is a leading-edge, integrated health organization made up of four hospitals, numerous primary care and urgent care clinics, multi-specialty centers, Hospice and Home Health services, and many other services. A not-for-profit organization based in Tacoma, Washington since 1882, MultiCare has grown over the years in response to community needs. Today we are the area\'s largest provider of health care services, serving patients at 93 locations in Pierce, South King, Kitsap and Thurston counties. /goodsam/news/39 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Contact: Jennifer AalgaardPhone: 253.219.1715Email: jennifer.aalgaard@goodsamhealth.org Access to Good Samaritan Hospital Changes on Thursday, July 10th, 2008 PUYALLUP, WA- Access to Good Samaritan Hospital will be forever changed on July 10th, 2008. At 7:00 a.m. on July 10th, 14th Ave SE, between 4th & 5th Street SE will be closing to make room for the new $400 million Patient Care Tower. Access to the Emergency Room will be re-routed through 15th Ave SE and 5th Street SE.   /goodsam/news/34 See the June issue of South Sound Magazine for profiles of several MultiCare physicians who were named in the article, “Eight doctors who make a difference.” The article featured several South Sound physicians who make a positive impact with their patients, the community and the world. MultiCare affiliated and employed physicians featured include: Dr. George Tanbara, Co-Founder, Pediatrics Northwest Dr. Brian Kott, Interventional Neuroradiologist, TRA Medical Imaging at Tacoma General Dr. Donald Mott, Medical Staff Consultant at Good Samaritan Dr. Champ Weeks, Urologic Surgeon with MultiCare Dr. Glenn Tripp, Medical Director of the Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and Neurodevelopment Center at Mary Bridge Several other physicians nominated for the distinction were also mentioned: Dr. Ronald K. Woods, Chief of Mary Bridge/Swedish Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Dr. Chris Stefanelli, Director of Pediatric Cardiology, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Katherine Cleveland, PA, Mary Bridge/Swedish Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Patti Fuchs, RN, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Wendy Jacobs, RN, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Lynne Nelson, RN, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Mary Kessler, RN, Hematology/Oncology, Covington MultiCare Clinic Dr. Lauren Colman, Oncology, Gig Harbor MultiCare Medical Park Dr. Gregory Popich, Orthpedic Surgery/Sports Medicine, Pacific Sports Medicine Dr. Min-Chun Chen, MultiCare Regional Cancer Center Anne Flynn, OTR, MultiCare Adult Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Karen Perz, PT Program Coordinator, Vestibular & Balance Clinic, MultiCare Neuroscience Center Dr. Mario Alinea, MultiCare Occupational Medicine Paul Brimhall, Program Manager, MultiCare Transfusion-Free Medical and Surgical Program Dr. David Embrey, Program Research Coordinator, Children’s Therapy Unit, Good Samaritan Hospital Congratulations to our winners! Magazines are available at local newsstands or go to www.southsoundmag.com. /goodsam/news/38 PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: Thursday, June 26, 2008 Contact: Jennifer Aalgaard                                                                                          Phone: 253.219.1715                                                                                                  Email: jennifer.aalgaard@goodsamhealth.org   Contact: Vicki Brown Phone: 253.583.8613Email: vbrown@minw.com   A New Imaging Alliance for East Pierce County:MultiCare-Good Samaritan and Medical Imaging Northwest Grow Together PUYALLUP, WA- Ease for Hospital patients who need imaging services. That’s the reason behind a new equity joint venture between MultiCare-Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Imaging Northwest. “By pooling the resources of these two institutions, patients will have better access to the wide array of imaging services in areas convenient to them,” explains John Long, President MultiCare-Good Samaritan Hospital. The name of this new venture will be Diagnostic Imaging Northwest, and alliance of Medical Imaging Northwest and MultiCare-Good Samaritan Hospital. “Puyallup and surrounding East Pierce County is not the sleepy little farming communities they were when I first came to this area 25 years ago,” states Andrew Levine, MD, Chair, Medical Imaging Northwest, LLP. “Neither is Good Samaritan Hospital.” As the community has evolved, so has the medical staff, with an increasing array of specialty and subspecialty clinicians. The growth has allowed residents to stay close to home to have their medical needs met. This will be further enhanced with the upcoming building of the MultiCare-Good Samaritan Patient Care Tower, already in progress across the street from the current Good Samaritan Hospital. It is this growth that inspired MultiCare-Good Samaritan to contact Medical Imaging Northwest 18-months ago about providing more collaborative imaging services to the residents of East Pierce County. Beginning in October 2008, Medical Imaging Northwest and MultiCare-Good Samaritan will operate imaging facilities at multiple locations in East Pierce County, including downtown Puyallup at Puyallup Imaging Center, South Hill at Sunrise Imaging Center and Bonney Lake at Bonney Lake Imaging Center. The services this new joint venture will provide include 3 fully digital centers that house High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), Radiography and Fluoroscopy, Interventional Radiology, Ultrasound, Digital Mammography, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy and Bone Densitometry. ### MultiCare is a leading-edge, connected organization made up of four hospitals including Allenmore Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children\'s Hospital and Tacoma General Hospital, numerous primary care and urgent care clinics, multi-specialty centers, Hospice and Home Health services, and many other services. A not-for-profit organization based in Tacoma, Washington since 1882, MultiCare has grown over the years in response to community needs. Today we are the area\'s largest provider of health care services, serving patients at 93 locations in Pierce, South King, Kitsap and Thurston counties. Medical Imaging Northwest is a group of private practice radiologists, technologists and staff committed to providing the finest medical imaging technology to our patients, and the communities we serve. Medical Imaging Northwest offers a broad range of services at multiple locations and provides quick, accurate reporting. We attract highly trained physicians (board certified radiologists with fellowship and/or subspecialty training) and registered radiologic technologists with advanced certifications and multiple capabilities. We own and operate American College of Radiology accredited imaging centers in Puyallup and Bonney Lake and provide professional services for the radiology departments of MultiCare-Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup and Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma. We also serve MultiCare clinics in Auburn, Covington, Tacoma and Gig Harbor. /goodsam/news/37 Press Release:For Immediate ReleaseFriday, June 20th, 2008Contact: Jennifer Aalgaard253.219.1715Todd Kelley253.403.1716 PIERCE COUNTY, WA- Greg Rolsma, of University Place, was crowned Pierce County’s Biggest Winner on Saturday, June 14th, after completing the Roman Meal Sound to Narrows 5K run. Rolsma lost 46 lbs. and 15.8% of his body weight while competing for the last 14 weeks with 19 other contestants from across Pierce County. For his achievement, Rolsma won an 18-month membership to Pierce County’s YMCA, three sessions with a Registered Dietician, and a two night stay at the Sleeping Lady Lodge in Leavenworth. Rolsma, a proud father of two, said his son, a football player for Central Washington University, was a big motivator for him. “I saw how fit my son was from playing on the team, and I knew I could follow his lead,” said Rolsma. Rolsma, who works for Frontier Bank, frequently dines out and entertains and the advice from the MultiCare Dietician helped him make positive choices in “real life.” His wife took regular walks with him and helps with food preparation and choices at home. The trainers and dietitian for Rolsma’s team, the Black Team, said that he was a leader; organizing group activities on the weekend, serving as the team cheerleader and encouraged everyone to reach their goals. “I am extremely proud of Greg and all his accomplishments throughout the program, he did an awesome job,” said Michele Schaper, MultiCare Wellness Dietician. “Greg was an absolute pleasure to work with and I will miss seeing him on a weekly basis.” Runner-Up Coming in a close second, Scott Andrews of Tacoma, lost 50.6 lbs, 15.5% of his body weight. Heather Nighbor of Gig Harbor was the female winner, losing 23.8 lbs, 13.1% of her body weight. Nighbor is just 20 lbs away from her goal weight. The team that lost the most was the Black Team, from East Pierce County, with a total loss of 153.4 lbs, 11.5% weight loss. Biggest Winner Competition MultiCare Center For Healthy Living, in partnership with Pierce County Gets Fit, began Pierce County\'s Biggest Winner program in 2007. Four teams of five Pierce County contestants were chosen to compete to lose weight over a 14-week period. Each team represents four different regions in Pierce County (Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Lakewood and East Pierce) and includes a community leader and a business representative from their region. This 14-week program included before and after health assessments, individual sessions with a Registered Dietitian and Certified Trainer, nutrition and fitness classes, a 12-week exercise program at the YMCA, and lots of encouragement along the way. For more information on Pierce County Gets Fit, Pierce County Biggest Winner and the MultiCare Center For Healthy Living, visit www.piercecountygetsfit.com. /goodsam/news/33 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, June 9th, 2008  Contact: Jennifer AalgaardPhone: 253.219.1715Email: jennifer.aalgaard@goodsamhealth.org Good Samaritan Outpatient Laboratory Relocating June 16th PUYALLUP, WA- On June 16th, the Good Samaritan Hospital Outpatient Laboratory will be relocating to the new Rieder Medical Building at 1701 3rd St SE, Suite 301 in Puyallup, located just three blocks from Good Samaritan Hospital. Previously located in the main hospital, the new Outpatient Laboratory will provide easy access and convenient parking, extended service hours including Saturdays, reduced wait times to less than 15 minutes typically, and private draw rooms. The new facility also allows for a quick one-stop registration process lowering time spent at the facility dramatically. Hours of operation are Monday thru Friday, 7:00 am - 5:30 pm, Saturday, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm. You can call the new Outpatient Laboratory at 253.697.4696. The addition of the Rieder Medical Building has inspired practices to relocate to Good Samaritan’s growing campus allowing physicians easy access to patients that may be staying at the hospital. Examples of some of the practices currently in the Rieder Medical Building include, Good Samaritan Family Medicine at Puyallup, Dedicated Women’s Health Specialists, and Neurology & Neurosurgery Associates. For more information on the Rieder Medical Building, please call 253.697.2029. ### MultiCare is a leading-edge, connected organization made up of four hospitals including Allenmore Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children\'s Hospital and Tacoma General Hospital, numerous primary care and urgent care clinics, multi-specialty centers, Hospice and Home Health services, and many other services. A not-for-profit organization based in Tacoma, Washington since 1882, MultiCare has grown over the years in response to community needs. Today we are the area\'s largest provider of health care services, serving patients at 93 locations in Pierce, South King, Kitsap and Thurston counties. /goodsam/news/31 PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: Thursday, June 5th, 2008Contact: Jennifer AalgaardPhone: 253.219.1715Email: jennifer.aalgaard@goodsamhealth.org PUYALLUP, WA- Good Samaritan Family Medicine at Puyallup is pleased to share that Dr. Charles Nam and Dr. Joel Estrada, Internal Medicine Specialists, have moved to a new office space located in the Rieder Medical Building at 1701 3rd St SE, Suite 300, Puyallup, just blocks from Good Samaritan Hospital. The new clinic is equipped to offer easy access and convenient parking along with a comfortable lobby in a new building. The expansion of space also allows for Dr. Estrada to expand his practice, as he is accepting new patients. Hours of operation are Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am -5:00 pm. Please call 253.697.5767 for more information on Good Samaritan Family Medicine at Puyallup or to schedule an appointment. The addition of the Rieder Medical Building has inspired practices to relocate to Good Samaritan’s growing campus allowing physicians easy access to patients that may be staying at the hospital. Examples of some of the practices planned to relocate to the Rieder Medical Building include, Good Samaritan Outpatient Laboratory, Dedicated Women’s Health Specialists, and Neurology & Neurosurgery Associates. For more information on the Rieder Medical Building, please call 253.697.2029. /goodsam/news/28                                                                        Good Samaritan Opens Starbucks on June 2nd   PUYALLUP, WA- Good Samaritan Hospital is celebrating the opening of a Starbucks June 2nd, 2008. The coffeehouse is located in the Main Lobby of the Hospital and is operated by Avascend.The opening of this Starbucks location allows Good Samaritan to bring the Starbucks Experience to its customers. Patients, visitors, guests and employees can now enjoy a beverage on-the-go, or relax in the coffeehouse\'s comfortable seating area. The new Starbucks coffeehouse will offer a full beverage menu - including espresso drinks, brewed coffees, Frappuccino® blended beverages, and Tazo® tea, as well as, pastries and other baked selections. Starbucks® merchandise, including mugs, CDs and other gift items are available. \"We have more than 2,200 employees at Good Samaritan who are anxiously awaiting the opening of Starbucks. This is one of the many new relationships we are creating at Good Samaritan to exceed the expectations of patients and their families at a quality institution,\" said John Long, President Good Samaritan. “It\'s a very exciting time at Good Samaritan.”   Good Samaritan Hospital is striving to become the regional medical center of choice for residents of East Pierce County and providing outstanding customer service is one step leading to that goal. “We are very energized at the opportunity to provide this convenience to our patients and visitors,” said Long. “We hope to expand this service as the demand grows.” The initial hours of operation are 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.   ### Founded in 1952, Good Samaritan Community Healthcare has grown and evolved into Good Samaritan Hospital, an affiliate of parent company, MultiCare Health System. Good Samaritan provides comprehensive healthcare to eastern Pierce County. Our expanding healthcare services include an acute care hospital in Puyallup, family medicine clinics, outpatient surgery center, comprehensive mental health program, outpatient specialty care clinics, outreach programs to support varying social service needs of our community. /goodsam/news/25 Patient Care Tower Patient Room Mock-ups YOU ARE INVITED AND URGED TO COME!! Please plan to take a tour and see examples of our future In-patient care spaces. You will tour a Critical Care Room and an Emergency Department Treatment Room. Refreshments will be served. Dates: Thursday May 22 Monday May 26 through Thursday May 29 Monday June 2 through Thursday June 5 Times: 7:30 to 9:30 am 11:00 am to 1:00 pm 2:00pm to 4:00 pm (other tour times on request – just call Jamie at 697-1756) Location: 419 15th Ave SE Puyallup, WA Just up the hill from the main hospital entrance to the building on 15th Ave between 4th and 5th. /goodsam/news/23 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jennifer AalgaardPhone: 253.219.1715Email: jennifer.aalgaard@goodsamhealth.org Date: April 23rd, 2008 GOOD SAMARITAN IS FIRST HOSPITAL GOING GREENPUYALLUP, WA- Good Samaritan’s $400 million replacement hospital, scheduled to be completed in December 2010, is the first hospital in Washington State to seek the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council. LEED certification shows that the building is constructed with energy and resource conservation and efficiency. Good Samaritan is one of the first hospitals in the state of Washington seeking to achieve this certification.Good Samaritan is dedicated to providing a healthy environment of care and our new facility will provide that and more. The new tower will include the ability to treat and recycle water, a “green roof”, locations for outdoor respite, and water efficient landscaping. While separately these items may not seem significant, but together they provide a huge impact on the environment in means of conservation of water and limited energy usage.While going green positively impacts our environment, it also impacts the hospital’s efficiency. It lowers costs, increases productivity and decreases patient recuperation time. Studies show that patient access to natural light decreases depression, improves sleep and eases pain. The affect is not limited to patients; staff is affected by natural light as well. Access to natural light increases Vitamin D levels which have been shown to improve mood and perception which, in turn, enhances the patient experience.While achieving LEED certification is a goal, Good Samaritan is dedicated to making a positive, lasting impression on the City of Puyallup for years to come and this includes protecting the environment.Puyallup is becoming the example of “going green.” The City of Puyallup is also seeking LEED certification for its newly constructed City Hall that is slated to open in late summer. It is our collaborative hope that Good Samaritan and the City of Puyallup will serve as examples of what is to come for construction in East Pierce County and to continue to serve our communities while being cognizant of our footprint on the future.Stay tuned for more on Good Samaritan’s construction and how this is a great time to be a resident of East Pierce County.For more information on the new tower, please visit www.goodsamhealth.org. For more information on the LEED certification, please visit www.usgbc.org. ###Founded in 1952, Good Samaritan Community Healthcare has grown and evolved into Good Samaritan Hospital, an affiliate of parent company, MultiCare Health System. Good Samaritan provides comprehensive healthcare to eastern Pierce County. Our expanding healthcare services include an acute care hospital in Puyallup, family medicine clinics, outpatient surgery center, comprehensive mental health program, outpatient specialty care clinics, outreach programs to support varying social service needs of our community. /goodsam/news/20 Monday, April 21, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:Todd Kelley (253) 403-1716 (TACOMA) – MultiCare Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Diane Cecchettini, RN, has received the CEO IT Achievement Award for 2008 from Modern Healthcare Magazine and the Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS). Ms. Cecchettini was only one of three CEOs nationally to receive the recognition and the only CEO in Washington State The award recognizes healthcare CEOs who demonstrate leadership and a commitment to using information technology to advance their organizations’ goals. A five-judge panel consisting of two CEOs chosen by Modern Healthcare and three chief information officers chosen by HIMSS selected Ms. Cecchettini and two others out of 37 nominees. \"Diane’s vision of an ideal patient experience is to create a seamless, easy, valued, and sustainable continuum of health care that enhances the experience of both the patient and the provider,\" said Florence Chang, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. \"Technology is one of the core strategies that MultiCare uses to fulfill that vision, and the investment in those technologies not only changes the way we deliver care but makes health care better, safer, and more convenient for the patients in the communities we serve.\" Ten years ago, MultiCare Health System became the first health system in the south Puget Sound to implement an electronic health record (EHR) for patients at its ambulatory clinics in Pierce and south King Counties. In 2007, MultiCare implemented this leading edge technology at Tacoma General Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Allenmore Hospital, providing a single, electronic health record for all MultiCare patients, whether they are seen in a clinic or a hospital. MultiCare is now one of few health systems in the nation to have system-wide electronic health records. Called MultiCare Connect, the system allows immediate, secure access to a single, comprehensive health record each time a patient visits a MultiCare hospital or doctor. \"A health record reflects a lifetime of health care for a patient, including immunizations, allergies, prescriptions, surgeries, lab reports, x-rays and more,\" said MultiCare Chief Operating Officer George J. Brown, M.D. \"This wealth of immediately accessible, secure information helps our physicians assess patients’ needs in order to provide them with the best possible care.\" In addition to the EHR, MultiCare has recently made investments in radiology, imaging, and voice recognition software. With the new Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) a radiologist can read and access images from any computer at any time through a secure web portal. The voice recognition software improves turnaround time of transcribed reports and is another step toward our goal of a film-less radiology system. # # # MultiCare is a leading-edge, integrated health organization made up of four hospitals, numerous primary care and urgent care clinics, multi-specialty centers, Hospice and Home Health services, and many other services. A not-for-profit organization based in Tacoma, Washington since 1882, MultiCare has grown over the years in response to community needs. Today we are the area\'s largest provider of health care services, serving patients at 93 locations in Pierce, South King, Kitsap, and Thurston counties. /goodsam/news/22 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Contact: Jennifer AalgaardPhone: 253.219.1715DATE: Monday, March 3, 2008 Email: jennifer.aalgaard@goodsamhealth.org Puyallup MOMS Group Gives to Kids at Good Samaritan\'s Emergency DepartmentPUYALLUP, WA- Good Samaritan would like to thank the MOMS Club of Puyallup who recently assembled and delivered 200 packets of crayons and paper for kids who visit the Emergency Department.“This donation shows how much our communities really care for one another,” said Penny Larkins, Volunteer Coordinator for Good Samaritan Community Healthcare. “We can’t say ‘thank you’ enough to the MOMS Club.”For more information on how you can contribute to Good Samaritan, please call Penny Larkins at 253.697.1523.More About MOMS Club of PuyallupMOMS Club International is a non-profit organization designed to support stay-at-home moms. They participate in fun, child-friendly activities during the day and support the community through service projects. They hope to provide an opportunity for lasting mother to mother friendships.The MOMS Club of Puyallup serves Puyallup, Sumner, Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps and Edgewood. ###Founded in 1952, Good Samaritan Community Healthcare has grown and evolved into Good Samaritan Hospital, an affiliate of parent company, MultiCare Health System. Good Samaritan provides comprehensive healthcare to eastern Pierce County. Our expanding healthcare services include an acute care hospital in Puyallup, family medicine clinics, outpatient surgery center, comprehensive mental health program, outpatient specialty care clinics, outreach programs to support varying social service needs of our community.