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For Oklahoma doctors and first responders, an emotional 24 hoursMysterious respiratory illness strikes 7 in Alabama; 2 deadU.N.: H7N9 flu outbreak has cost $6.5 billion so farTornado survivors: A 48-hour window of opportunityCourt strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion banAimee Copeland: ?I was reborn as someone different?
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RN was once Mary Bridge patient, with same view of Frisko Freeze
Frisko Freeze, the iconic Tacoma hamburger stand, is the dominant view from Karla Jo Tupper’s office window at the Mary Bridge Health Center. It’s the same view she had 38 years ago as a child, when she was rushed to Mary Bridge for emergency surgery that saved her life.
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Grays Harbor Hospital, MultiCare to form affiliation network
Grays Harbor Community Hospital and MultiCare Health System announced today they have signed a Letter of Intent to establish an affiliation network between the two health systems.
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MultiCare Profiles: Mary Bridge Health Center employees praised
As a way to highlight their work, staff members at the Mary Bridge Health Center decided to make an effort to offer praise for one another. The following employees and departments were honored with these compliments.
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Kid health: entice picky eaters with themed meals
Let's face it, we all have those standard meals we eat every week. It’s often hard to break out of old habits and get creative with meals that won’t cause a serious uprising. So how about trying themes?
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Video: Man walks away from stroke thanks to fast coordinated care
Ken Smith’s stroke happened without warning. But the South Hill man says his life was saved by the urgent response to his stroke at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, followed by surgery at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital.
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Learn about 'Angelina Jolie' genetic test for breast cancer risk
A genetic test that helped Angelina Jolie opt for a preventive double mastectomy can be ordered locally through the MultiCare Genomics Institute and the MultiCare Regional Cancer Center.
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Dr. John Lenihan among first in U.S. with new robotic GYN surgery
Bellybutton breakthrough: At MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Dr. John Lenihan is among the first surgeons to perform robotic single-site gynecological procedure in the United States.
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Hospital grades: Straight A's for Tacoma General, Good Samaritan
Only two hospitals in the South Sound received top grades on their report cards this week.
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Nurses Week: Celebrating skill and compassion through the decades
While National Nurses Week runs through Sunday, May 12 (Florence Nightingale's birthday), patients benefit every day from a long tradition of dedicated individuals who offer healing, comfort and expert care.
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Summer safety: 7 tips to prevent kids from falling out windows
In Pierce County, falls are the most common unintentional injury that requires a hospital stay for a child.
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To heal fast, busy mom with MS chooses robotic surgery in Tacoma
With three young children waiting at home, Janelle Winstead didn’t have time for a long recovery after surgery. So when her gallbladder needed to be removed, the Tacoma mother was thankful she had the option to choose daVinci robotic surgery by Dr. James Rifenbery just down the street at MultiCare Allenmore Hospital in Tacoma, Wash.
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Photo: Bellybutton ready for bikini after daVinci robotic surgery
Robotic surgery with the daVinci Surgery System means that people with abdominal pain who need their gallbladder removed can opt for surgery with fewer incisions, minimal scarring and faster recovery, according to Dr. James Rifenbery. Here are some answers to common questions, as well as some photos from inside the operating room.
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MultiCare Profiles: Child Life Specialists help comfort kids
To highlight the work of the Certified Child Life Specialists at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center, we asked them why they love helping young patients.
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City's first hospital, Tacoma General, celebrates 131st birthday
The first hospital in Tacoma is celebrating its 131st birthday. On April 29, 1882, Tacoma General Hospital was born in a former dance hall in Old Town.
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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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