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Gardening with the MultiCare grounds crew: choosing rose plants
Spring is here, and not only is it a great time to plant new shrubs, such as roses, it is also when the selection of roses at local nurseries is at its best.
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Electronic health records cut paper - on Earth Day and every day
If you're a MultiCare patient, your electronic health record eliminates the need for paper records — on Earth Day and every day.
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With LEED Gold, every day is Earth Day at Good Samaritan
From rain gardens to green rooftops full of native plants, every day is Earth Day at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. In fact, Good Samaritan's Dally Tower became the first inpatient hospital in Washington state to receive the LEED Gold award for sustainable construction and design.
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Runners to put hand over heart at finish line of upcoming races
As a way to honor and pay their respects to the Boston Marathon, runners around the world will place their hand over their heart when they cross the finish line in upcoming races. Word has spread on Twitter with the tag #handsoverhearts.
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Tips for parents: child sexual abuse prevention
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to recognize that we can each play a part in promoting the social and emotional well-being of children and families in communities.
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Young man's legacy lives on through gift of organ donation
April is National Donate Life Month, a time to commemorate those who have received or continue to wait for lifesaving organ, eye and tissue transplants. More than 2,000 people in the state of Washington and 115,000 people in the United States are awaiting lifesaving organ transplants. Transplantation gives hope to thousands of people with organ failure and provides many others with active and renewed lives. Here’s one story of how this happened at MultiCare.
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Child psychologist offers 5 ways to help kids process tragedy
Children may feel anxiety if they hear people talking about the explosions at the Boston Marathon, or see graphic images or media coverage. For advice about how to talk to kids and help them express their feelings, we turned to Bob Beilke, Ph.D., a pediatric and clinical child psychologist who has worked for 21 years at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center in Tacoma, Wash.
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One of oldest nurses in U.S. still going strong at Tacoma General
More than 67 years after See-See Rigney, RN, graduated in 1946 from the Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing, she's still going strong as a staff nurse in Surgical Services. Born in 1925, she'll celebrate her 88th birthday on May 8.
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Take charge of your health on National Healthcare Decisions Day
National Healthcare Decisions Day, which takes place Tuesday, April 16, is an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding health care and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be.
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Chicago woman working to collect 900 pillowcases for Mary Bridge
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital may not be the most obvious charity of choice for a Chicago seamstress. But it was the Tacoma, Wash. hospital that first inspired Rhonda Buss to give back, so it’s Mary Bridge driving her effort to collect 900 pillowcases to cheer sick children.
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Build a healthier sandwich for National PB&J Day
April 2 is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. Celebrate the healthy way by giving your PB&J a nutrient makeover with whole-wheat bread and 100 percent fruit spread.
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Teens bring ukulele, Taylor Swift tunes to Mary Bridge
Wednesdays are special at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.
They’re the days when Gig Harbor High School seniors Alexa DeYoung and Mara Kramer visit to cheer young patients with guitar, ukulele and the healing powers of Taylor Swift.
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Register now for Northwest Corks & Crush on May 18 to support CTU
Raise your glass in support of a good cause at Northwest Corks & Crush, a gala dinner and auction to benefit Children’s Therapy Unit at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.
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Students with Hilltop Artists install glass art at Mary Bridge
Drop by drop, one glass sphere at a time, waves of color illuminated the sky and washed away the gray. Inside two newly built skybridges at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma, students with the Hilltop Artists program carefully filled floor-to-ceiling windows with more than 1,500 hand-blown glass floats.
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Easter Bunny makes appearance at Mary Bridge Health Center
Children who visited the Mary Bridge Health Center on Friday received Easter gift baskets and pictures with the Easter Bunny, thanks to the generosity of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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