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  MultiCare In The News: Jan. 27, 2013

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  This week's roundup of news stories that featured MultiCare employees, patients, hospitals or clinics.

  Becker's Hospital Review
  Jan. 25, 2013
  “CEO Diane Cecchettini: Gaining Ground for Women Leaders at MultiCare Health System”
  Diane Cecchettini, RN, has served as president and CEO of MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, Wash., since 1999. She is the first woman and nurse to hold the CEO position in the five-hospital system's history.

  KOMO 4 News (pictured above)
  Jan. 24, 2013
  Video: “Hospital becomes fantasy land thanks to viewer donations”
  Sometimes what seems like a simple wish erupts with an overwhelming response. Today's fairy tale ends with a woman's wish being our viewers' command. Because on this day, the halls at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma turned into fantasy land filled with caped crusaders and princesses.

  KOMO 4 News
  Jan 22, 2013
  Video: "KOMO 4 viewers come through to help sick kids feel like princesses"

  KOMO 4 News
  Jan. 21, 2013
  Video: “Local woman helping sick kids feel like princesses”

  The News Tribune
  Jan. 21, 2013
  “At first reluctant, construction workers see results by starting shifts with ergonomic workouts”
  For the past few months, Sellen Construction has had crews working Tacoma General Hospital projects. And, each morning at precisely 7 a.m., patients and staff glancing out of the hospital in any of three directions have seen those crews – hard hats, boots and all – stretching and doing balancing exercises. (To read more about the construction project, visit http://multica.re/WMTQ1a)

  The News Tribune
  Jan. 20, 2013
  “Air-quality problems, flu outbreak keeping Pierce hospitals busy”
  

  Puyallup Herald
  Jan. 23, 2012
  "Health experts: It's never too late to get a flu shot"
  Dr. David Chen, the vice president of medical affairs at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, said MultiCare Health System has had more than 100 patients test positive for flu during the past month. Compared with last year’s flu season, Chen said MultiCare is experiencing about three times the number of cases of flu. Not all of those cases are being admitted to the hospital.

  Posted on Jan 27, 2013 in In the News