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• Boy at Mary Bridge sends get-well message to his friend, a tiger

  Posted on Mar 5, 2013
  

  A tiger cub who is recovering from a critical illness received a note of encouragement this week from another young patient who knows what it's like to go through multiple medical procedures. “I was diagnosed with leukemia the same week that Berani was born,” said 8-year-old Paul Dawkins as he explained his special connection with the 6-month-old tiger.

• 5 stretches to do every morning

  Posted on Mar 4, 2013
  

  Stretching is an important part of a daily routine -- both for stress relief and to keep muscles and joints limber. But many people say they don’t have time for it. Here is a quick routine of five moves you can do in bed, either as an energizer when you wake up in the morning or as a way to help you relax and wind down before sleep. 

• Riding through the elements

  Posted on Mar 1, 2013
  

  Every year, hundreds of cyclists suit up for the Alaska Airlines Courage Classic, a 173-mile bicycle tour over three of Western Washington’s most well-known mountain passes. With this year’s ride less than 160 days away, and with spring weather still a month away, we asked Mark Craddock, a 10-time Courage rider and top fundraiser, to share his favorite tips for training in inclement weather.

• Mom of healthy toddler thanks Tacoma General for life-saving care

  Posted on Feb 28, 2013
  

  August 2010 was a life-changing month for Angie Hart. On August 7, Hart’s brother-in-law Chadd was killed in Kentucky. On August 8, the expectant mother was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome and rushed by ambulance to MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. On August 9, Bailey Rainn Miller was born by emergency cesarean section – nine weeks early and weighing just 2 pounds, 13 ounces.

  
  

• Mary Bridge patient and family helping design new PICU

  Posted on Feb 27, 2013
  

  Young Riley Bridge and her parents, Dana and Josh, spent more than a month at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. Today Riley and Dana are part of a design team charged with making our new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU ) a better place for kids and the people who love them.

  
  

• Presidential maladies: George Washington's emergency care

  Posted on Feb 26, 2013
  

  In honor of Presidents Day this month, we've asked MultiCare's health experts to look back at the ailments of past U.S. presidents, then offer their perspective on how these conditions might be treated differently today. Fourth in our series is George Washington's emergency end-of-life care.

  
  

• Presidential Maladies: JFK's adrenal disease

  Posted on Feb 21, 2013
  

  In honor of Presidents Day this month, we've asked MultiCare's health experts to look back at the ailments of past U.S. presidents, then offer their perspective on how these conditions might be treated differently today. Third in our series is John F. Kennedy and his Addison's disease.

• We tried it: a 'fizzy' facial

  Posted on Feb 20, 2013
  

  Tucked away in a quiet corner of the MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical Park is perhaps the last thing you expect to see during a trip to the doctor’s office: a fully functioning medical day spa.

  As a gal who’s never been able to resist a good trip to the spa, I knew I had to check it out.

• Recipe: pasta e fagioli soup

  Posted on Feb 19, 2013
  

  Soups are a fantastic way to incorporate a variety of vegetables, beans and herbs into your diet. A good goal is to consume 3-5 (or more!) servings of vegetables each day, and soups are also an excellent way for families, picky eaters and vegetable lovers-alike to eat their veggies. 

  
  
  Preparing soup at home is also an excellent way to cut back on sodium in food to improve heart health. Waiting to add salt to taste until the end of the cooking process gives vegetables, spices, and herbs a chance to bloom into their full flavor palate. By doing this you may find you use much less salt or that don’t miss it.

• Presidential maladies: gout and Grover Cleveland

  Posted on Feb 18, 2013
  

  In honor of Presidents Day this month, we've asked MultiCare's health experts to look back at the ailments of past U.S. presidents, then offer their perspective on how these conditions might be treated differently today. This look at President Grover Cleveland's poor lifestyle choices and ensuing complications is the second in our series, "Presidential Maladies."

• For 5 years, test has found hidden heart defects in newborns

  Posted on Feb 14, 2013
  

  Hidden heart defects in five healthy-appearing newborns have been found and fixed, thanks to a quick and painless test that’s celebrating its fifth anniversary today at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. Since Feb. 14, 2008, more than 10,000 day-old babies have received the screening that is free to all children born at Tacoma General. Called pulse oximetry, the test detects low levels of oxygen in the blood, which may be indicative of a heart defect.

• Diabetes Q&A: Do I have diabetes? What are the symptoms?

  Posted on Feb 8, 2013
  

  We receive a lot of questions about diabetes at the MultiCare Center for Diabetes Education, so we thought it would be helpful to share some of our answers. After all, diabetes affects 25.8 million people in the U.S., about 8.3 percent of our population.

• Do something healthy: Derek Hough visits Tacoma

  Posted on Feb 7, 2013
  

  Derek Hough of Dancing with the Stars fame paid a visit to Tacoma, Wash. Feb. 6, 2013, for MultiCare Health System's 13th annual "Do Something Healthy" event. Past visitors have included Shaun White and Jillian Michaels.

• Recipe: edamame dip

  Posted on Feb 6, 2013
  

  Replace heavy dips with this light, creamy hummus. Traditionally hummus is made from garbanzo beans (chickpeas), but this recipe gets a fresh take with edamame (green soy beans) as the star ingredient. Edamame (pods and shelled) are found in the frozen food section of your supermarket and are rich in protein. They can also be added to salads, soups, or steamed in their shells and served as a healthy snack.

• MultiCare In The News: Feb. 4, 2013

  Posted on Feb 4, 2013
  

  This week's roundup of selected news stories that feature MultiCare Health System employees, patients, hospitals or clinics.
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