MultiCare Health System

Vitals - A MultiCare Blog

Search The Blog

Media Contacts

Back To Blog

• Video: Tutus, capes, hats bring smiles to patients at Mary Bridge

  Posted on Jan 24, 2013
  

  Thanks to the efforts of Janay Conner, a huge collection of superhero capes, fairy wings, magic wands, tutus and flower hats will allow children to dress up during visits to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center. KOMO-4 News was there to capture the moment.

• Video: Good Samaritan innovations featured on Discovery Channel

  Posted on Jan 20, 2013
  

  A TV program that aired last week on The Discovery Channel highlighted the innovative work at the Children's Therapy Unit at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash.

• Today Show: Soldier surprises wife 15 minutes before birth of son

  Posted on Nov 26, 2012
  

  Watch this clip from the "Today Show," which shared this sweet story from MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital: Spc. Matt Arehart traveled from Afghanistan to surprise his wife just 15 minutes before their son was born.

• MultiCare Center for Healthy Living video series wins Telly Award

  Posted on Sep 12, 2012
  

  The 2012 international Telly Awards honored the MultiCare Health System video series “Ready, Set, Go! 5210,” produced by Tacoma-based Triniti Media with the MultiCare Center for Healthy Living.

• Surgeon gives young patient a hands-on lesson with da Vinci robot

  Posted on Feb 13, 2012
  

  A young hospital patient who dreams of becoming a doctor received a hands-on lesson in robotic-assisted surgery at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. The News Tribune was here to cover the visit: "Puyallup teen goes from gown to scrubs and robots."

• Photos: Seattle Mariners bring smiles to children at Mary Bridge

  Posted on Jan 27, 2012
  

  A moose on the loose delighted young patients -- and a few grownups as well -- on Thursday at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Center in Tacoma.

• Photo gallery: Snow and ice around MultiCare Health System

  Posted on Jan 20, 2012
  

  View a collection of images from around MultiCare after a winter storm Jan. 18-20 brought snow and ice to Western Washington.

• 4-year-old battling leukemia plays Santa for kids at Mary Bridge

  Posted on Dec 29, 2011
  

  VIDEO: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital was filled with Christmas spirit on Friday night, all thanks to one little girl, a four-year-old who is quite familiar with the hospital. Her only wish was to play Santa's helper and give gifts to children who won't make it home for the holidays. 

• Heart test that saved baby in Tacoma recommended for all newborns

  Posted on Dec 21, 2011
  

  A baby's heart defect was detected thanks to a painless test offered to newborns at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. "I feel very lucky that we decided to do the test. I feel very lucky that we were at Tacoma General," the boy's mother told KING 5 TV. "I think the stars aligned. Somebody was looking out for us, for him, and it essentially saved his life."
  

• Through video chat, Santa brings cheer to children at Mary Bridge

  Posted on Dec 13, 2011
  

  Thanks to video chat equipment normally used for telemedicine visits between doctors and patients, Santa Claus greeted young patients in their hospital beds Tuesday at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma.

  
  

• Dale Ostrander update: 'Good Morning America' at Good Samaritan

  Posted on Sep 6, 2011
  

  Dale Ostrander's rehabilitation at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash., was the topic of a "Good Morning America" segment broadcast Tuesday. Dale's parents say their son's survival is nothing short of a miracle. Watch the video here, or read the full story at ABC News.