MultiCare Health System

MultiCare Neurosciences
MultiCare Neurosciences Program offers care throughout Pierce and South King counties.

Services include: stroke intervention, inpatient care at Tacoma General and Allenmore hospitals, outpatient surgery at the MultiCare Covington Clinic, Good Samaritan Surgery Center and the Frank S. Baker Center; sleep study clinics at five locations throughout the region; and other services such as EEG testing and patient rehabilitation.

Primary Stroke Center Certification & Gold Plus Award

JC Gold Seal
 MultiCare has been awarded an advanced certification for primary stroke centers by The Joint Commission, which is one of the best signals to the community that the quality care we provide is effectively managed to meet the unique and specialized needs of stroke patients.



Gold Stroke Award 2012Tacoma General Hospital ensures that patients receive treatment quickly and in accordance with nationally accepted standards. That's why they have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award.

In the News

Ken Smith - Stroke Victim Walking in Park crop
“I think I’m supposed to thank you for saving my life,” said Ken Smith to Dr. Alison Nohara, a endovascular interventional neuroradiologist at MultiCare, who performed a successful surgery for Smith after he suffered a stroke that was potentially life-threatening.

Watch Ken's Story>>>