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  • Patient praises Good Samaritan Emergency Department, cardiac care

    Posted on Apr 17, 2012

    Chloe Taylor had no reason to think that she was suffering from a heart condition when she collapsed at home and was rushed to MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital. “How lucky we are to have a state-of-the-art hospital here in Puyallup, staffed with very capable and caring people,” Chloe says. “I couldn’t have gotten better care anywhere else.”

  • At Tacoma General, cardiac patient 'just knew I would be OK'

    Posted on Jan 11, 2012

    When tests revealed that Tim Carter was suffering from multivessel coronary artery disease, "I started thinking this could be the end of my life." After he was transported to the MultiCare Regional Heart & Vascular Center at Tacoma General Hospital, "I just knew I would be OK."

  • 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."

  • At 11 A.M. on 11-11-11, lucky newborn arrives at Tacoma General

    Posted on Nov 11, 2011

    At exactly 11 a.m. on 11-11-11, a lucky baby girl was born in the Family Birth Center at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital.

  • For Gig Harbor mom, cancer care close to home 'saved my life'

    Posted on Oct 31, 2011

    Cancer survivor Jennifer Taylor stayed near her young kids for treatment, while her doctors stayed connected to the latest and best medicine. "They saved my life," she said. "They made it possible for me to be here for my kids."

  • Outdoorsman back on the trail after innovative heart procedure

    Posted on Sep 27, 2011

    Five months after undergoing an innovative heart procedure at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, a Puyallup man has regained the active lifestyle he thought he had lost forever. Now he hopes to build enough strength to someday summit Mount Rainier - a lifelong dream for the 61-year-old who grew up in the mountain's shadow.

  • I sounded drunk. Tacoma General stroke care saves woman

    Posted on May 26, 2011

    Karen Hill sat in her bathroom getting ready to go to bed just after 1 a.m. in early January, when her fingers stopped working. She reached for her pajamas to put them on but couldn't grasp them.