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• Innovative tool for cancer treatment now available in South Sound

  Posted on Oct 20, 2010

  When the diagnosis is cancer, people want options. At the MultiCare Regional Cancer Center in Tacoma, Northwest residents and their doctors now have more options than ever.

• Come shake our hands: MultiCare hospitals win Best Hands-on Care

  Posted on Oct 18, 2010

  MultiCare's four hospitals have earned the 2010 "Best Hands-on Care Award" from the Washington State Hospital Association. The award announced Oct. 13 recognizes Mult...

• Tacoma General Hospital wins "Consumer Choice Award"

  Posted on Oct 18, 2010

  TACOMA - Only one hospital in Pierce County stands among the nation's top medical centers, according to the largest and most comprehensive consumer study of U.S. health care. ...

• Seattle Mariners honor community service at MultiCare

  Posted on Oct 15, 2010

  The Seattle Mariners organization on Wednesday recognized the Tacoma Rainiers and two individual players with the 2010 John Ellis Award for community service, which included work that benefited Mult...

• Shop for a Cause at Macy's to benefit Eldercare at Good Samaritan

  Posted on Oct 12, 2010

  What's better than shopping with a purpose? The 5th annual "Shop for a Cause" fundraiser Saturday at all Macy's stores will benefit charities nationwide, including one of our very own programs. Wi...

• Walk to benefit breast cancer awareness

  Posted on Oct 4, 2010

  Join 500 of your closest friends and neighbors to show strength in numbers during Come Walk with Me, which benefits programs that support women with breast cancer. The 3.1 mile walk starts at 9 a.m....

• NFL Hall-of-Famer to speak in Tacoma on prostate cancer October 6

  Posted on Sep 27, 2010

  WHAT: Former NFL cornerback Mike Haynes and MultiCare Urologist Dr. Douglas Sutherland will encourage men to "Know Your Stats about Prostate Cancer®," the second-leading caus...

• MultiCare's CIO Receives 2010 Asian American Pioneers Award

  Posted on Sep 2, 2010

  Florence Chang, the Senior Vice President of clinical support services and MultiCare's Chief Information Officer, is one of eight winners of the 13th annual Asian American Pioneers award. ...

• Columbia Bank employees win Million Minute Mission

  Posted on Aug 17, 2010

  Employees at Columbia Bank won the Million Minute Mission Award for logging the most minutes of physical activity in the MultiCare Center for Healthy Living Million Minute Mission fitness event. ...

• Door-to-door salespeople don't represent Mary Bridge

  Posted on Aug 16, 2010

  Mary Bridge Children's Foundation is advising South Puget Sound residents to beware of fundraising scams that claim to benefit kids at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma...

• MultiCare Cancer Center recognized for breast cancer therapy

  Posted on Aug 16, 2010

  MultiCare Regional Cancer Center has been named a Center of Excellence in accelerated partial breast irradiation for its use of the SAVI applicator, an advanced therapy for breast cancer. The R...

• MultiCare among most wired health care organizations

  Posted on Aug 3, 2010

  MultiCare Health System is one of the nation's 100 Most Wired health care organizations for the second year, according to Hospital & Health Network magazine. MultiCare is one of the ...

• MultiCare Breast Health receives perfect review for fifth year

  Posted on Aug 2, 2010

  MultiCare's breast health centers received their fifth consecutive perfect review from the FDA's Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) program. The FDA found that MultiCare Auburn H...

• Do You Know Your Calorie Number?

  Posted on Jul 22, 2010

  Claire Kjeld, Registered Dietitian with MultiCare's Center for Healthy Living was featured on Q13 news talking about the importance of know your calorie number. Click the here to see the story.Multi...

• Mary Bridge Neurologist Named "Top Doc" by Seattle Magazine

  Posted on Jul 6, 2010

  George Makari, MD, pediatric neurologist at Mary Bridge Pediatric Neurology Clinic, was named as Seattle Magazine's Top Doc. ...
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