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VIDEO: Award honors Dr. Yolanda Duralde as 'Health Care Champion'
The Business Examiner's 2013 Health Care Champions honored Yolanda Duralde, MD, Medical Director of the Child Abuse Intervention Department at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Center.
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Protect yourself: 6 things to know before giving to charity
Not all charities claiming to help sick children are really helping sick children. That's the disturbing bottom line in a new report from CNN, the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
But luckily for would-be donors, there are legitimate places to donate – if you know where to look.
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Family Medicine Residency programs welcome new residents
The Family Medicine Residency programs at MultiCare Health System welcomed their newest groups of first-year residents today.
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'He went limp and sank' - Nurse saves the life of drowning boy
Without a sound, the 5-year-old boy was drowning. He couldn’t yell for help because his head was underwater. He didn’t struggle. He didn’t splash. Only his hands, waving softly, broke the surface 30 yards from shore.
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NICUs, Explained
NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. These units provide the highest level of care available for severely ill or premature newborns, as designated by the Washington State Department of Health. But did you know that NICUs are divided into multiple categories?
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Gluten-free diet questions? Here are 5 answers and a recipe
As a wellness dietitian with the MultiCare Center for Healthy Living, we're always meeting with patients and community groups to talk about food choices and nutrition. Here are some answers for those who are curious about gluten-free diets.
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Moms choose Tacoma General for highest level of NICU baby care
Baby Jadelynn, pictured above, weighed 1 pound, 10 ounces when she was born at 24 weeks. Only one Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Tacoma is certified to care for all premature and critically ill newborns like Jadelynn, no matter how small their size or how complex their condition. That’s why mothers who want the highest level of NICU care for their baby in Tacoma choose the NICU at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital.
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Catching Her Breath
Breathing. It’s not something most of us think about much. But when you have severe asthma, like Rae Torres, breathing is often the only thing on your mind.
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MultiCare leading the way with low-dose CT scans for kids, adults
Anytime a TV talk show highlights the benefits of low-dose radiation CT scans, the phones starts ringing inside the medical imaging department that serves Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Tacoma General Hospital. The most common question: “When my child was scanned recently, was it on the low-dose machine?” If they brought their child to Mary Bridge, parents don’t have to worry.
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For 11th year, MultiCare one of top 100 Integrated Health Systems
Becker's Hospital Review has named Tacoma-based not-for-profit MultiCare Health System one of the "100 Integrated Health Systems To Know." This is the 11th consecutive year MultiCare has ranked in the Top 100.
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MultiCare MedSpa: 5 more tips to be a 'Massage Insider'
I realized after my first blog post ("5 ways to be a Massage Insider") that there are almost limitless things that a massage insider can know, so here are five more tips to keep in mind the next time you get a massage.
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'Walk a Mile in Her Shoes' to help prevent violence against women
Anyone can participate, but men are encouraged to wear high heels for the one-mile walk that starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at Pioneer Park in downtown Puyallup, right after the Meeker Days 5k Fun Run that begins at 9 a.m.
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Our daughter's journey with cystic fibrosis, and why we have hope
Six days after our daughter was born, we received a phone call that changed our life. Our baby Lucy had tested positive for cystic fibrosis. Two hours later, we were face to face with Dr. David Ricker in the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center. At that time, we didn't know that Lucy's form of cystic fibrosis would prove to be the first genetic mutation that researchers were able to correct.
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MultiCare announces new members of Foundation boards
MultiCare Health System has announced new volunteer board members of the MultiCare Health Foundation, the Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation, and the Good Samaritan Foundation.
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Dale Chihuly visits Mary Bridge to see Hilltop Artists glass work
Dale Chihuly, the world-renowned glass artist and Tacoma native, visited MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital on Wednesday to check out the new glass art installation created by the Hilltop Artists program. "Beautiful," Chihuly said. "Nice work."
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