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Beware of 'button' batteries, other choking hazards for children
"At this time of year, there's more opportunity and less supervision," said Dr. Ted Walkley, an Emergency Department physician at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. "If it can be put in the mouth, a child will ingest it."
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$1 million donation to provide holistic care at cancer centers
A $1 million donation from Norman and Barbara Simon will improve access to holistic care as part of cancer treatment at MultiCare Regional Cancer Center locations throughout the South Sound.
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Donated hats, gloves, socks decorate Good Samaritan Giving Trees
This winter will be a little warmer for those in need, thanks to the generosity of employees at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. For the past month, employees decorated three Good Samaritan Giving Trees with new hats, scarves, gloves, mittens and socks.
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Mary Bridge kids find gifts for parents, siblings at Holiday Shop
"I'm going to get a big hug for this!" said 6-year-old Cameron McKeever after he wrapped up a gift that he picked out for his mother. Cameron was one of 50 young patients at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital who picked out gifts for their parents, brothers and sisters Thursday at a special Holiday Shop inside the Tacoma hospital.
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Puyallup Tribe of Indians delivers generous $1 million donation
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians Tribal Council delivered a $1 million donation to the Emergency Departments of MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital and Mary Bridge Children's Hospital.
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Dispose of unused medicine at prescription drug take-back day
To prevent prescription drug abuse, take advantage of this opportunity to clean out your medicine cabinet and disposed of expired or unused medication. In the past 12 months in Pierce County, MultiCare Health System hospitals have treated 1,278 poisonings due to drugs, medicinal agents and biological agents.
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Mary Bridge, Good Samaritan win WSHA 'Best Hands on Care Award'
Two MultiCare hospitals have earned the 2011 "Best Hands on Care Award" from the Washington State Hospital Association. Above, Olympic snowboarder Shaun White demonstrates the "gel in, gel out" hand-sanitizing technique while visiting patients in February at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Center in Tacoma.
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MultiCare Health System successfully demonstrates health record
MultiCare Health System is among the first in Washington to show that its electronic health record, called MultiCare Connect, meets the requirements of a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service incentive program, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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East Pierce Family Medicine opens, gains accreditation
MultiCare Health System's newest clinic is now accepting patients, and will soon be recruiting physicians who have recently completed their degrees for a new Family Medicine residency training program.
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Nominate MultiCare's 'Amazing Nurses'
MultiCare's more than 2,000 nurses provide exceptional care for patients everyday. Here's a way to highlight their hard work on a national level.
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Flu shots now available at MultiCare clinics
Flu vaccines are now available for patients at MultiCare clinics in King and Pierce counties. Patients who would like the flu vaccine should make an appointment.
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Free vaccines offered for children, caregivers of infants
Whooping cough (pertussis) is on the rise in Pierce County, so it's a good time to take advantage of free vaccinations for children and teens, and for anyone caring for infants younger than 1.
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MultiCare among nation's 'Most Wired'
MultiCare Health System is honored for the third year in a row for its complete electronic health record that connects all hospitals and clinics..
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2,000th robotic-assisted surgery at MultiCare
MultiCare Health System surgeons reached a South Sound medical milestone when they performed their 2,000th robotic-assisted surgery.
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At Good Samaritan, artist installs garden's 1-ton centerpiece
Artist Ulrich Pakker was on site Thursday as his 1-ton steel-and-bronze sculpture was installed outside MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. Titled "Ringer, Interconnected," the ...
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