MultiCare Health System

• Adult Day Health
• Ambulatory Treatment Unit
• Behavioral Health
• Boutique
• Breast Health
• Cancer Center
• Children's Therapy Unit
• Community Programs
• Diabetes Care
• Emergency and Urgent Care
• Employee Assistance
  Program
• Facial Plastic Surgery
• Family Birth Centers
• Good Samaritan Healthcare
  Resource Center
• Heart Care
  • Premier Facilities
  • Chest Pain Center
  • Skilled Surgeons
  • Advanced Surgeries
    • Cardiac Catheterization
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery
       
    • Ventricular Assist Devices
      (VAD)
    • Vascular Surgery
    • Electrophysiology
     
  • Cardiac Health &
    Rehabilitation
  • Heart Wellness
  • Men's Heart Advantage
  • Women's HeartAdvantage
  • Locations
   
• Mobile Health Services
• Home Health
• Hospice and Palliative
  Care
• Laboratories Northwest
• Medical Imaging
• MultiCare Center For
  Healthy Living
• MultiCare HealthWorks
• Neonatal Intensive Care
  Unit
• Orthopedics
• Neurosciences
• Pain Management
• Primary Care Clinics
• Rehabilitation
• Robotic Technology
• Senior Services
• Spa
• Sports Medicine
• Surgical Services
• Tobacco Cessation
• Transfusion Free Medical
  and Surgical Program
• Urology
• Vein Therapy
 

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Open-heart surgery is performed in the state's most technologically advanced surgical facility at Tacoma General Hospital, by surgeons who are nationally recognized as being among the best in their field. They are assisted by highly skilled and experienced surgical teams that perform more than 450 open-heart surgeries every year. Thanks to their expertise, our cardiac outcomes are among the best in the nation.

Coronary Bypass Surgery
When the arteries that supply the heart are severely blocked, bypass surgery is often the best option. Sections of a vein, usually taken from the patient's leg, are grafted onto the blocked vessels to restore full blood flow to the heart.

Valve Surgery
Damaged valves within the heart can impair its ability to pump blood. Damaged heart valves can be fixed surgically, or if necessary, replaced with new valves made of animal tissue or synthetic materials.