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4-year-old battling leukemia plays Santa for kids at Mary Bridge
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.
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Beware of 'button' batteries, other choking hazards for children
"At this time of year, there's more opportunity and less supervision," said Dr. Ted Walkley, an Emergency Department physician at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. "If it can be put in the mouth, a child will ingest it."
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$1 million donation to provide holistic care at cancer centers
A $1 million donation from Norman and Barbara Simon will improve access to holistic care as part of cancer treatment at MultiCare Regional Cancer Center locations throughout the South Sound.
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Heart test that saved baby in Tacoma recommended for all newborns
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."
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Mary Bridge kids find gifts for parents, siblings at Holiday Shop
"I'm going to get a big hug for this!" said 6-year-old Cameron McKeever after he wrapped up a gift that he picked out for his mother. Cameron was one of 50 young patients at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital who picked out gifts for their parents, brothers and sisters Thursday at a special Holiday Shop inside the Tacoma hospital.
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Through video chat, Santa brings cheer to children at Mary Bridge
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.
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MultiCare.org honored with national website award
MultiCare Health System's website was honored among the best health care Internet sites in the nation at the 2011 eHealthcare Leadership Awards.
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You still have time to get your flu shot
Have you gotten your flu shot this year? If not, you should. We know people have a lot of excuses. They all sound like feeble reasons when you are curled up in bed under five blankets unable to swallow, or when you or a loved one is in the hospital having trouble breathing.
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'The girl who lived is the girl who gives'
"Blitzed by glitz at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Festival of Trees Designer Day, you might not have noticed Cameron Wyman. Tall, slim and quiet, the 12-year-old Gig Harbor girl was on task Tuesday as a member of her mom's tree-design team. ... Cameron was the artists' apprentice, and their inspiration. She is the girl who lived."-- By Kathleen Merryman in The News Tribune
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Festival of Trees: Designer honors law enforcement
Theresa Wolland lost a neighbor and a friend - and the community lost a protector - two years ago when Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy Kent Mundell was killed in the line of duty. In his honor and in honor of the thousands of other law enforcement workers in Washington, Wolland designed a Christmas tree called "A Thin Blue Line" for the Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Festival of Trees.
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All decked out for a good cause
KOMO 4 TV reported Wednesday that the 25th annual Mary Bridge Festival of Trees is under way at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center. More than 70 decorated trees are on display through Sunday.
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Help fulfill 4-year-old's wish to bring Christmas to Mary Bridge
Some special friends have teamed up to help 4-year-old Iley Puloka fulfill her wish to bring Christmas to children at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma, where Iley spent last Christmas.
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Puyallup Tribe of Indians delivers generous $1 million donation
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians Tribal Council delivered a $1 million donation to the Emergency Departments of MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital and Mary Bridge Children's Hospital.
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At 11 A.M. on 11-11-11, lucky newborn arrives at Tacoma General
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.
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Dispose of unused medicine at prescription drug take-back day
To prevent prescription drug abuse, take advantage of this opportunity to clean out your medicine cabinet and disposed of expired or unused medication. In the past 12 months in Pierce County, MultiCare Health System hospitals have treated 1,278 poisonings due to drugs, medicinal agents and biological agents.
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