Adult Day Health- Ambulatory Treatment Unit
- Behavioral Health
- Boutique
- Breast Health
- Cancer Center
- Children's Therapy Unit
- Community Programs
- Diabetes Care
- Emergency and Urgent Care
- Employee Assistance
Program - Facial Plastic Surgery
- Family Birth Centers
- Good Samaritan Healthcare
Resource Center - Heart Care
- Mobile Health Services
- Home Health
- Hospice and Palliative
Care - Laboratories Northwest
- Medical Imaging
- MultiCare Center For
Healthy Living - MultiCare HealthWorks
- Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit - Orthopedics
- Neurosciences
- Pain Management
- Primary Care Clinics
- Rehabilitation
- Robotic Technology
- Senior Services
- Spa
- Sports Medicine
- Surgical Services
- Tobacco Cessation
- Transfusion Free Medical
and Surgical Program - Urology
- Vein Therapy
Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) are mechanical pumps designed to take over the function of the heart, and are utilized when the heart is to weak to pump blood sufficiently in the critically ill patient.
The duration of this support, or ”bridge”, is specific to the unique circumstances of each patient. They are typically used for those awaiting a donor heart, “bridge to transplantation”, or those who need temporary support until they can recuperate from a damaging heart attack, “bridge to recovery”.
While these advanced therapies have been available at MultiCare for several years, we continue to be a leader when it comes to new techniques. MultiCare has assembled a team of experts to develop a new program to offer VADs as a long-term alternative for people with severe heart failure who may not be candidates for a heart transplant. For these patients, VADs may help them live longer, better lives. This, currently, is a program that only a few sophisticated medical centers can provide.